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Richard III discovery at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition
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The team behind the scientific detective story of the decade, the discovery of King Richard III, has been selected as one of 22 exhibitors at the...
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Expert reaction to study looking at air pollution and lung cancer survival
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Professor Michael Peake (pictured), Honorary Consultant and Professor of Respiratory Medicine from the Institute for Lung Health has commented...
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Richard III Geneticist leads DNA search to identify the man who shaped early America
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Â鶹APP geneticist who led the DNA identification of the ‘The King under the car park’ –Richard III – has been called upon to...
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Leicester honorary graduates announced for 2019
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Â鶹APP has announced this year’s recipients of honorary degrees, awarded to those in recognition of their achievements in...
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Winners of Festival of Postgraduate Research 2015 announced
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The winners of the Festival of Postgraduate Research 2015 have been announced.
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Two Leicester professors join prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship
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The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected Leicester’s Professor Chris Brightling and Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga to their esteemed...
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Leicester technician wins prestigious Papin Prize
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A technician from the University of Leicester has won a prestigious Papin Prize at the Higher Education Technicians Summit (HETS) conference in...
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Ghoulish practice of gibbeting corpses haunted public of the eighteenth century
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Today, a typical Halloween night might include people dressing up as ghosts, ghouls and a creepy clown or two in order to frighten passers-by.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 18 June 1 July
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Professor Philip Shaw from the School of English has written an opinion piece for The Conversation where, two centuries after Waterloo, he...
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Breast cancer relapse could be found two years earlier
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Research suggests a simple blood test may hold the key to detecting breast cancer relapse.