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How fizzy water unlocked the solution to greener, less harmful polyester

Scientists have unlocked a way to dye polyester using 90% fewer chemicals and 40% less water.

Multiple dancers, wearing colourful, light-up costumes, dancing in front of a wavy statue outside at night, surrounded by a circle of viewers sat on stone walls.

Technicians help power the magic of Light Night 2025

A team of skilled technicians helped transform the University of Leeds campus into a spectacle of light, sound, and science for this year’s most ambitious Light Night Leeds contribution yet.

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Leeds partnership with Aveda helps uncover why hair dye fades

A new study involving researchers from the University of Leeds has revealed, for the first time, what happens at the molecular level when hair dye fades.

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Leeds scientists help transform Ukraine's bombed buildings into renewable reconstruction materials

Academics from Ukraine visited the University of Leeds as part of a pioneering project aimed at accelerating their country’s recovery and making its reconstruction more eco-friendly.

Faculty expertise recognised with appointments to national REF panel

Two leading academics from the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences have been chosen to influence research quality assessments in the next Research Excellence Framework (REF).

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