School of Physics and Astronomy
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Research and innovation
Our research activity covers the following main areas: Star and planetary system formation; Spintronics in condensed matter; Experimental biophysics and bio-nanoscience; Dynamics of polymers and complex fluids; and Quantum information theory and its applications.
In addition, we are applying our collective expertise to the development of sustainable energy harvesting and storage, and towards translation into healthcare and medicine.
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Scientists unlock key mechanism for immune cell movement in the body
Scientists from Leeds, Oxford, and Prague have uncovered how immune cells…
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Event celebrates women in STEM to inspire Yorkshire's next generation of engineers
Around 100 Yorkshire teens with a passion for problem-solving used Lego to…
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Quantum machine offers peek into “dance” of cosmic bubbles
Physicists have performed a groundbreaking simulation they say sheds new…
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“Go be stars!” Jocelyn Bell Burnell inspires future physicists at 25th Bolton Lecture
The University of Leeds celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Bolton Lecture…
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