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Staff festival - it's back
Staff Festival 08 is ready to take over campus once again!

When is DNA not proof of guilt?
A new course at the University of Leeds being launched on 17 September will help lawyers tackle difficult decisions about when and how to challenge DNA evidence presented in the courtroom.

Becoming an employer of choice
No matter what your role, all staff should expect to be valued and developed by their leaders and managers while working here.

Blackboard goes live
Blackboard, the University’s new Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), will start to be used for teaching in September 2008.

The Age of Enlightenment: God, sacred cows and the media
Controversies involving religion are never far from the news headlines, whether it be protests over female bishops, faith schools, abortion, the Danish cartoons crisis, or anxiety over the rise of Islam and the global ‘war on terror’.

All’s fair in love and algebra
Are boys really better at mathematics, or do they just think they are?

The thrill of the chase
Dog handler Ivor Davis and his trusted friend Rosie, a nine-year old German shepherd, will be retiring together from the University of Leeds in September, after a combined 25 years on patrol.

Notice: Car parking charges 2008/09
Annual parking permit charges for 2008/09 will increase by 9%, effective from 1 October.

Health and safety still a priority
Health and safety is still the number one priority for the University, and a great deal of activity has been going on behind-the-scenes for the past six months.

Membrane proteins
Complex proteins inside the human body that continue to elude the world’s top scientists will one day allow us to fight many of the world’s most serious diseases.

A shared passion for teaching
Three more of our lecturers were awarded national teaching fellowships from the Higher Education Academy in June – the maximum number possible in a single year.

Leader column
Professor Michael Arthur talks about the University's role in the city and reflects on his time as Vice-Chancellor.

Building bridges at work
If you’re experiencing conflict with someone at work that is spiralling out of control, you might like to seek help from the University’s Mediation Service to help rebuild the relationship.

Sounds of the metropolis
When you think about the “popular music revolution”, it probably brings to mind the free spirit of 1920s jazz, or the sexually charged rock ’n’ roll of the 1950s. A Leeds academic argues that the real music revolution happened much earlier than that on both sides of the Atlantic.

FAQs
Gary Morris talks about his work as a mental health nursing lecturer and his interest in karate.