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| The
first 3D maps of the UK underworld are
to be created in a new £2.2m project
which will save the UK millions of pounds
by reducing the amount we dig up our
roads. Researchers from Leeds will help
to locate underground pipes and cables,
by finding a way to integrate existing
digital and paper-based records and
link these with data from satellite
and ground-based positioning systems. |
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| The
Watch Man |
| Science and art
are to join forces in an Arts Council funded
project looking at the impact of trauma on
memory in later life. Artist Shona Illingworth
and professor of cognitive psychology, Martin
Conway are developing an exhibition, The Watch
Man, which will tour London, Toronto and Milan
next year. |
| Going
neutral marks green first for Geography |
| Leeds has the
first ‘carbon-neutral’ Geography
school in the UK, through projects such as
tree-planting in West Yorkshire and low energy
lighting in South Africa. |
| Cool
nanotechnology |
Huge reductions
in heating bills, safer surgery and the next
generation of miniaturised computers are among
the potential benefits of new nanotechnology
developed at Leeds. |
| The
unseen impact - could adult diseases be caused
by food and chemicals before birth? |
300,000 women from across Europe are to take
part in a project involving the Leeds Institute
of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics (LIGHT),
to look at the ‘unseen’ effects
of food and chemicals on the unborn child. |
| Proteins
and the people behind the science |
Biochemistry and law have joined forces in
an unprecedented project to help Europe recruit
and retain the best young scientists in membrane
protein research - a vital field focusing
on TB, meningitis and ‘superbug’
infections as well as human diseases like
diabetes and depression. |
| A
top one-stop shop |
Architect’s impressions for the new
student services building have been unveiled,
with work due to start on the site soon. |
| Leader
column |
Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Arthur talks
about the importance of University staff and
how the University is working to support them. |
| Fear,
frustration, fulfilment in Pakistan quake zone |
When Kamran Siddiqi
watched the horror of the Pakistan earthquake
unfold through newspaper and TV reports, he
knew he had to do something to help. |
| Kids
get down to the business of languages |
Hundreds of Yorkshire
teenagers have been learning about the value
of learning a foreign language during conferences
at the University of Leeds. |
| They’re
panning for a golden future |
When David Bond
and Maura Kelly were married in Ilkley last
month, the rings they exchanged were made
from gold they panned from a freezing Scottish
river. |
| HEFCE
announces a sizeable funding increase |
| The
University’s grant from the higher education
funding council for England (HEFCE) has risen
to £130.6m for 2006-07, an increase of
5.7% on the current academic year. |
| Chinese
welcome to parsonage |
Chinese visitors
to Haworth can now read all about the village’s
famous literary family in their own language,
thanks to students from the school of modern
languages and cultures. |
| FAQs |
Catherine
Cho talks about work in the University secretariat. |
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