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Voice in Space
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The voice of renowned physicist and Leicester honorary graduate Stephen Hawking, who died earlier this year, was beamed into space today,...
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Why public health campaigns and the BMI scale may do more harm than good- claim
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Dr Oli Williams, Research Associate in the University’s Department of Health Sciences, has recently shared why well-intentioned public health...
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Using Leicesters landmarks to get children counting
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A new book by the School of Education is bringing maths to life for young children across Leicester by using images of familiar locations around...
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A place for the displaced
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Leicester is celebrating the contribution of refugees and asylum seekers through a week-long programme of events during Refugee Week.
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First-hand accounts of premature baby loss inspires new resource
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A new resource has been launched based on the first-hand experiences of parents whose baby died before, during or shortly after birth at 20 to 24...
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Groundbreaking ceremony gets the 158 million renovation of historic Brookfield House formally underway
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Â鶹APP and Henry Boot Construction Ltd marked the official start of construction at our Brookfield Campus with a traditional...
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Tackling student cheating by reimagining university assessment
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In a recent Guardian article, pro Vice-Chancellor for student experience Professor Jon Scott discusses how the increasing availability of academic...
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Foundation Professor of midwifery receives national honour
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A midwifery academic from Leicester has received a national honour from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for her contribution to midwifery...
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The Sky at Night visits campus
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The popular and long-running BBC series ‘The Sky at Night’ recently came to campus to find out more about the University of Leicester's latest...
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Latest report on stillbirth and neonatal death rates for local populations and individual NHS Trusts and Health Boards across the UK in 2016
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Research published today shows that the stillbirth rate associated with twin pregnancy in the UK has reduced by around 44% over the period 2014 to...