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The
University welcomes Professor Michael Arthur
from Southampton University as Vice-Chancellor
from 1 September 2004.
See here for more details. |
| It's
not quack science - farm animals to get herbal
remedies |
| Leeds
research into herbal remedies in the farmyard
could soon see pigswill garnished with garlic
and cows chewing on cinnamon-flavoured cud. |
| Leeds
welcomes new Vice Chancellor |
| At
its meeting on December 11, Council appointed
professor Michael Arthur as the University’s
new Vice-Chancellor. |
| Fees
plans discussed by Leeds |
| Proposals
to implement across-the-board undergraduate
fees of £3,000 from 2006/7 – should
Parliament approve the Higher Education Bill
– are going through the committee process. |
| Nuffield
to assess school fruit scheme |
| The
Nuffield Institute has been awarded a £500,000
contract to assess the impact of the National
School Fruit Scheme. |
| Throwing
new LIGHT on human proteins |
| The
Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics
(LIGHT) is the only UK academic centre to be
included in the Human Proteome organisation
(HUPO), the most important international scientific
collaboration since the human genome project. |
| David
gives time to back jumbo conservation scheme |
| Media
Services TV producer David Felber has completed
work on Wild at Art – a documentary project
that aims to raise more than £20,000 to
support wildlife and conservation charities.
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| Leeds
offers a positive experience |
| Working
hard and doing well at university is fun, according
to the UK’s biggest survey of student
satisfaction. |
| The
future of employment . . . the ‘hourglass’
economy |
| Academics
and the general public think they know where
employment in Britain is heading. |
| Mechanical
engineering helps research into the liver |
| Artificial
glass livers being developed at Leeds could
help those suffering from liver failure, and
improve understanding of how the organ works,
researchers believe. |
| New
year’s honours for Leeds academics |
| Academics
from dentistry, social policy and geography
at Leeds have been recognised in the new year’s
honours list. |
| Climate
warning makes global impact |
| The
vibrantly coloured Boyd’s forest dragon
is just one of a million species which are threatened
by global warming, according to Leeds-led research
which made front pages and news broadcasts around
the world. |
| Chairs |
| Recent
Chair appointments at the University. |
