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Mars closest to Earth in over a decade on Monday 30 May
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On Bank Holiday Monday, be prepared for a celestial surprise as a planetary body sidles up next to us - or at least 46 million miles away.
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University receives funding for groundbreaking research in global health and development
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Professor Martha Clokie (pictured) from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has been awarded funding to develop bacteriophages...
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Scholarships offer for Museum Studies students
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Our world-leading School of Museum Studies is celebrating its 50th anniversary by offering a total of six scholarships to prospective students...
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The Boy Who Lived Students put the science of Harry Potters universe to the test
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In the world of Harry Potter the young wizard undergoes two magical biological transformations: eating Gillyweed to grow gills in order to breathe...
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NIHR anniversary report highlights Leicester research
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Two projects at the University of Leicester have been highlighted as shining examples of the benefits of research commissioned by the National...
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Leicester recognises outstanding contributions to its medical research and education
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Two individuals who have distinguished themselves by a lifelong dedication to the work of our University are to be honoured today (26 May).
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University celebrates 50th anniversary of UKs first mass communication research centre
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2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the University's Centre for Mass Communication Research – the first Centre of its kind studying mass...
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Europeans have shaped what we think of as being quintessentially English
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Immigrants from Europe have, for centuries, played a vital role in shaping British culture as well as our perception of what we think as...
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Expert opinions cover Gibraltar in the EU debate and Mary Berrys Bakewell tart recipe and online archiving
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Dr Simon Dixon from the Special Collections has written an article for Think: Leicester about the closure of BBC Food and how much of its content...
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University celebrates prospering partnership between academia and medical practice
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Our University is celebrating the close collaboration between academia and medical practice by recognising, at an unprecedented scale, the...