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Development of a new catalytic converter
Scientists are using an analysis of gases in the atmosphere of Venus to develop a new generation of lower-cost and more effective catalytic converters
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Our world-leading research cuts across the fields of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. The themes of our research groups are all at the disciplinary interfaces of chemistry, with: physics, geology and biology, physics and mathematics, biology and medicine, materials science, medicine and chemical engineering.

The Steel Innovation Award
The award, in memory of Dr Margaret Steel, is a generous £1000 prize awarded…
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A building designed for 21st century science
A new teaching and research facility for the Faculty of Engineering and…
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Out of this world development of a new catalytic converter
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Professor Andrew Nelson scores a hat-trick in winning European Framework awards
A novel electrochemical biosensor platform, which screens water for…
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Join us from 12-17 April for our Postgraduate Virtual Open Days.
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As the UK prepares to host the next UN climate change conference, the University of Leeds is convening a week of events in April 2021.
Monday 19 April 2021
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