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Malaria innovation nets Gates' attention
Every year there are more than 350 million new cases of malaria, but a revolutionary mosquito net being developed by Leeds textile experts with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation could offer better and more sustainable protection from the disease.

Graduate flies the flag in space
NASA astronaut and Leeds graduate Piers Sellers took a University flag with him on-board the space shuttle Discovery in his mission to the international space station.

Well-being results out
Over 70% of University staff have reported healthy levels of well-being in the second annual staff survey completed earlier this year.

The science behind summer holidays
Leeds School of Earth and Environment and the Interdisciplinary Institute of Earth, Energy and Environment embark on a project to explain the fascinating science behind tourist attractions across the region.

Quicker, cleaner computers are in sight
Leeds physicists are leading a new £2.3m project to make new materials which would allow computer memory and other components to use magnetism rather than conventional electrical charges, paving the way for smaller, faster gadgets.

Fellows in a class of their own
Leeds' staff have scooped the maximum possible number of National Teaching Fellowships in the annual awards to teachers and support staff in higher education, rewarding excellence in teaching.

The shape of learning at Leeds
Learning and teaching support for staff and students, including quality assurance and enhancement, staff development, support for student skills and online resources will be brought together from August 2006 in one new service called Learning and Teaching Support.

Students support each other
The new University peer mentoring programme begins this September in the schools of Business, Geography and Law and the Faculty of Biological Sciences.

Supervisors clean up with new responsibilities
Changes to the role of the cleaning supervisor have resulted in a more efficient and effective cleaning department.

New Jag for the LADS
The latest phase of the major upgrading work to the Leeds Advanced Driving Simulator (LADS) saw its central feature - a cut-down S-type Jaguar - arrive on campus earlier this month.

All together now
The issues of faith, race, age, disability, gender and sexuality are among the subjects being explored by academics from across the University through Leeds Social Sciences Institute (LSSI), launched this summer.

Leader column
Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Arthur reflects on the academic year.

A step up for climbing
Among the improvements at SportLeeds this summer is the new climbing wall - but a piece of the old one will play a part.

Students designs on success
Leeds students proved themselves 'top-draw' [sic] designers on 29 June, as they scooped six prestigious prizes at the Designers and Art Directors (D&AD) Global Student Awards Ceremony.

FAQs
Alec McAllister talks about his job as Multilingual Computing Co-ordinator in ISS.