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REPORTS on the work of the session 1939–40 in the Departments of Textile Industries and of Colour Chemistry and Dyeing at the University of Leeds show that, although the number of students, particularly of those from overseas, has suffered to some extent and the time-table has had to undergo considerable alteration to meet the special conditions arising out of the War, the work of both Departments has been actively carried on and an impressive list of successes in the examinations of the University and of the City and Guilds of London Institute has been achieved. The degree of Ph.D. was conferred upon three students, one gained the M.Sc. degree and sixteen others graduated with honours. Twelve diplomas were awarded, while no fewer than forty-seven students obtained first class passes in the examinations of the City and Guilds of London Institute, several of them gaining prizes and silver medals. Facilities for work by the students in factories during the vacation, which forms a valuable and highly appreciated part of the training, have of necessity been somewhat restricted though not altogether suspended. In addition to the normal work of the research laboratories, much of which is carried out in co-operation with various firms in different parts of Great Britain, much attention is being devoted to problems of immediate national importance. Research activity has increased in intensity, not merely on account of the War, but also because of the appreciation shown by the industry in their results. A long list of recent publications in scientific journals is appended.
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Textile Studies at Leeds. Nature 146, 835 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/146835a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/146835a0