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New surgical training resource for junior doctors developed by medical students
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Students Oliver Jones and Michael Bath from the Medical School, working with a team of doctors, have developed a free educational resource for...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 27 August 2 September
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Dr Kelly Staples from the Department of Politics and Âé¶¹APP Relations has written an article for Think: Leicester examining recent data...
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Leicester reaches 15 million readers on The Conversation
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Academics from across the University have collectively captured the imagination of over 1.
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Blown away One Show feature on the marvels of scientific glassblowing
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Tucked away in our Department of Chemistry is a workshop where Gayle Price, the University’s Scientific Glassblower, spends her time creating...
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Microbiologist honoured with bug named after him
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Microbiologist Bill Grant (pictured), Emeritus Professor in the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has a new honour to add...
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Heritage panels telling history of Leicester to be installed around city
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Colin Hyde at the East Midlands Oral History Archive has written the text for forty heritage panels that are being installed around Leicester.
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Energy Research Accelerator appoints new CEO
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The Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) has today announced the appointment of Gordon Waddington as its Chief Executive Officer.
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Sofa generation causing epidemic of Type 2 diabetes
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The nation’s lack of physical activity is leading to a new “sofa generation†at risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to Professor Melanie Davies...
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Childhood photographs of Lord Attenborough released to mark anniversary of his death
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This week marks the one year anniversary of the death of Richard Attenborough, who passed away on 24 August 2014.
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How to Train Your Dragonto Fly
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The breeds of dragon from the popular DreamWorks film series How to Train Your Dragon, based on the books by author Cressida Cowell, are of...