The University of Leeds is a state-owned public research university located in Leeds, England. Founded in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science, it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine in 1884, becoming Yorkshire College. In 1887, it joined a federal university, Victoria University, alongside institutions that later became the Universities of Manchester and Liverpool. The university currently employs approximately 13,100 people.
Researchers at the University of Leeds conducted a study on using sunflower oil to separate hydrogen from water. On August 1, 2025, the University of Leeds joined a partnership with JMIR Publications and Jisc for flat-fee unlimited open access. Academics from Ukraine visited the University of Leeds as part of the S3RoU project, focusing on Ukraine's eco-friendly reconstruction. Researchers from the University of Leeds contributed to a study on normative data for the 10-min Lean Test in adults. A separate research fellowship, unrelated to the University of Leeds, was awarded to Dr. Arathyram Ramachandra Kurup Sasikala at the University of Bradford.
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