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G8
campaigning has raised awareness of
the debt problems faced by African countries
– but their inhabitants have also
had to contend with severe climate change,
with disastrous effects on water resources,
agriculture and health. An international
collaboration involving the University
aims to discover what controls the volatile
West African climate. |
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| Strategy
shaped by staff and students |
Staff
and students across the campus have contributed
positively in their hundreds to the University’s
new strategy.
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| Academic’s
trials and celebrations |
| Lecturer
Garry Lyons has won a prestigious Royal Television
Society (RTS) award for his work on the Channel
4 drama, Leah’s Trials |
| Einstein,
‘spooky action’ and the future of
computing |
A
groundbreaking group of theoretical and experimental
physicists is coming together to experiment
with a phenomenon that disturbed Einstein
and which could one day make super-fast quantum
computers a possibility. |
| A
world-class visual identity |
The
way we present ourselves says a lot about
who we are. Our visual identity must convey
our attributes of quality, professionalism
and unity. Work is in progress to update our
visual identity to provide a clear, consistent
and coherent image of the University. |
| Tap
into cheaper, greener water |
A
five-year collaboration between the University
and Yorkshire Water will give researchers
access to over £16m to provide even
high quality water and service, and protect
the environment. |
| Settling
an old score |
| Music
that has languished unheard for nearly 400
years has been brought back to life by a Leeds
academic. |
| New
talent and future classics |
Some
of the best of the University’s creative
talent has been on display at the many graduate
shows on campus and across West Yorkshire.
These included acclaimed sculpture in Huddersfield,
a stunning campus fashion show and an entire
house on Woodhouse Lane taken over by fine
artists. |
| Can
nature deliver nanotechology’s promise? |
Computers, telephones, music players keep
getting smaller and more powerful, but the
technology making this possible can only be
shrunk so far. Leeds researchers have won
£2.6m to develop the ‘disruptive
technology’ of the century by exploiting
nature’s ability to work on the nanoscale
– heralding a revolution in the way
our gadgets operate. |
| Caring,
sharing – and a fleet car named Desire |
A
new car club is the latest in a range of green
transport initiatives on campus.
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| Staff
who keep on learning – it's a matter of
Logik |
Ever
wanted to get to grips with Indian head massage
or increase your French vocabulary? The University
is leading the way in staff learning thanks
to the new learning opportunities giving information
and knowledge (LOGIK) centre which will open
to staff across campus later this summer.
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| ((23
x 5) x 3) + (72 - 23) = 161 years’ service |
Three
members of the school of mathematics will
shortly have completed 40 years full-time
service to the University – while a
fourth retires this year after clocking up
41 years as a lecturer. |
| FAQs:
Andrew Smith |
Dr
Andrew Smith from transport studies tells
the Reporter about juggling teaching,
research and a new family. |
| Leader
column |
This
month Professor Michael Arthur discusses the
University's mission to 'make a major impact
on global society'. |
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