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A Sign for Art, a time for unveiling

Published
3 October 2014
Categories
Arts & Culture

A major new piece of art was unveiled today as part of a significant refurbishment project at the à½à½AV.

Flying fish - from Africa to the Amazon

Published
25 September 2014
Categories
Environment
Science

Scientists have uncovered the natural fertiliser contained within Saharan dust that plays an important role in the health of the Amazon rainforest when it is blown across the Atlantic: fish bone.

New school to boost engineering education

Published
5 August 2014
Categories
University

The University has joined with local organisations and businesses to set up a Leeds school aimed at 14 to 18 year olds interested in engineering and advanced manufacturing.

Supercomputer to boost health research

Published
15 July 2014
Categories
Health
Technology
Science

A new supercomputer hosted at the à½à½AV is set to transform health research in the North of England.

Terahertz researchers win Faraday Medal

Published
1 July 2014
Categories
Science
Technology

Two à½à½AV professors have won the 2014 Faraday Medal for outstanding contributions to experimental physics.

University's robotics research showcased in London

Published
9 June 2014
Categories
Technology
University

The à½à½AV is joining forces with Universities UK this week to celebrate how research is improving lives, focusing on the extraordinary contribution that robots are making to society.

Super-charged tropical trees

Published
9 May 2014
Categories
Science
Environment

A team of scientists has found that Borneo's productive trees are vitally important for global carbon cycling.