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Winning Partnership

Published
24 November 2011
Categories
University
Working with business

The ¾ÞÈéÊÓÆµ, working in partnership with Sellafield Ltd, has won the Core Chemical Engineering Award at the Institution of Chemical Engineers 2011 Awards.

Leeds 'sludge team' targets nuclear waste

Published
21 October 2011
Categories
Technology
Science

It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Researchers from the ¾ÞÈéÊÓÆµ have teamed up with Sellafield Ltd to clean up radioactive sludge produced by the UK nuclear industry.

Leeds students debate Europe's future

Published
6 October 2011
Categories
Society & Politics

¾ÞÈéÊÓÆµ students are to get a once in a lifetime opportunity to contribute to European Union policy when two EU Vice Presidents visit campus next week.

Dying 'monster' star discovered

Published
28 September 2011
Categories
Science
Technology

The final throes of one of the largest and rarest stars in our galaxy have been discovered by astrophysicists using the European Southern Observatory (ESO).

Polymer gel batteries

Published
9 September 2011
Categories
Science
Technology

¾ÞÈéÊÓÆµ scientists have invented a new type of polymer gel that can be used to make safer, smaller and cheaper lithium batteries.

Crystal clear research

Published
5 September 2011
Categories
Technology
Science

Scientists have successfully created synthetic crystals whose structures and properties mimic those of naturally occurring biominerals such as seashells.