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Researchers develop first practical rules for empathic leadership in healthcare - and a course to teach them
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A new study by Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers offers the first-ever set of practical rules for empathic leadership in healthcare to address...
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Major funding secured for vital Attenborough Arts Centre refurbishment
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Visitors to Leicester’s much-loved Attenborough Arts Centre are set to benefit from six-figure government funding to undertake crucial...
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Space Worms! UK scientists launch microscopic crew into orbit to support future Moon missions
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A ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester and launched last weekend will allow scientists on Earth led from the University of...
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New blood test to detect endometrial (womb) cancer
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A pioneering new blood test to detect endometrial cancer has been developed by Gynaecological cancer experts at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ and...
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Advisory service supported almost 1,800 Leicestershire organisations in bid to be more sustainable
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A year-long business advisory service run by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ supported almost 1,800 organisations looking to become more sustainable.
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NASA and ESA view Space Park Leicester’s ultra-clean mini-lab for space samples first-hand
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Delegation from NASA and the European Space Agency visited Space Park Leicester to see its Double Walled Isolator, an ultra-clean miniature...
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Major investment planned for Students’ Union as O2 Academy era comes to an end
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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ outlines plans to invest in the future of student spaces across the Percy Gee Building.
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New funding underway for East Midlands research collaboration driving care innovation
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A leading research organisation helping to transform health and social care in the East Midlands has begun a new, five-year funding tenure.
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New satellite to give global view on Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’, thanks to Leicester-built telescope
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Scientists at Space Park Leicester led development of the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) on the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer...
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ scientists reveal hidden world of baking in new Matt Adlard book
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ scientists have revealed the hidden world of baking through microscopic images featured in Matt Adlard’s new book, The...