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Leicester academics to discuss the impact of technology on work and employment
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Academics in the Centre for Sustainable Work and Employment Futures at our University recently presented new research findings to an Independent...
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Research shows statins could halt vein blood clots
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Statins could hold the key to eradicating one of the most preventable causes of hospital deaths after researchers uncovered a new role for the...
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Leicester involved in Earth Observation project to protect tropical forests worldwide
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Our University is involved in a new £15m project funded by the UK Space Agency to help to protect tropical forests throughout the world.
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Academic discusses Anthropocene for BBC Radio 4s The Life Scientific programme
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Professor Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured) from the Department of Geology featured on BBC Radio Four’s ‘The Life Scientific’ programme to discuss...
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New guide to Old Towns legal past
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Students from our University have created a new city guide.
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Forbes names Leicester academic in list of prodigious stars changing the world
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A researcher from our Department of Geology has been named to Forbes’ second annual ‘30 Under 30 Europe’ list in the Science and Healthcare Category.
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Project to investigate genetic roots of resistance to anti-cancer therapy agents
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The mechanisms that cause cancers to respond poorly to therapy are to be investigated in a project that commemorates and honours the work of an...
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Medical schools help tackle class ceiling on professional careers
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Medical schools can help more young people from disadvantaged backgrounds break through a 'class ceiling' to the professions highlighted in a new...
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Expert panel visiting Leicester to take Brexit questions - spaces still available
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Yesterday (17 January), Prime Minister Theresa May gave a highly anticipated speech on Brexit in which she said the UK "cannot possibly" remain...
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Joe Ortons plays to be retyped onto single sheet of paper to commemorate 50th anniversary of his death
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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton, performance artist Tim Youd will retype his Collected...