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Research shows human impact forms striking new pattern in Earths global energy flow
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The impact humans have made on Earth in terms of how we produce and consume resources has formed a ‘striking new pattern’ in the planet’s global...
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Sneaking a peek at the ring of a 180km crater
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Researchers from the universities of Leicester and Montpellier will be heading to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico to participate in a drilling...
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The Bulletin Leicester looks back at Richard III reinterment
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In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre, you can hear how the University of Leicester has been marking the...
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Leicester to award prestigious scholarships
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Our University has been awarded five new scholarships to allow students to pursue a Master’s course wherever they are in the world.
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Researcher wins Newton Fund Grant for Disasters and Development Research Network
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A new project led by Dr Jonathan Corpus Ong from the Department of Media and Communication seeks to explore how media and communication...
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Wildfire map reveals European countries most at risk of catastrophic fire damage
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Cities and tourist areas such as Catalonia, Madrid and Valencia are among those most at risk of catastrophic damage from wildfires in Europe,...
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350 Years Ago Pepys and the Easter of 1666
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350 years ago, on the Easter of 1666, famous diarist Samuel Pepys recorded how he failed to join a Church of England service at the Chapel in...
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Lifting and Heaving An Easter Custom
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Easter is a time where we typically gift one another chocolate rabbits, embark on intrepid Easter egg hunts - and some celebrate the religious...
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Theres a Buzz about Leicester
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Leicester’s reputation and appeal has been transformed in the past year, says University President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle.
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University involved in new Enterprise Zone
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A new ground-breaking research and development-led Enterprise Zone (EZ), which involves the University of Leicester, was announced in the budget...