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Midlands Innovation partnership’s £5 million commitment to HE technicians
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A new project which could become the blueprint for the career advancement of 30,000 higher education technicians is now officially underway.
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Discovery reveals remains of first aquatic dinosaur 'river-monster'
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An historic discovery of fossils by an international team, including Dr David Unwin at the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, has revealed the remains of...
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Serious concerns raised over lack of recorded BAME COVID-19 death data
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A senior Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ clinician-scientist has raised serious concerns over the lack of recorded data on the number of deaths of people...
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Leicester academics explore possible BAME and COVID-19 link
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In a new paper published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), academics at the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ highlighted possible reasons why people...
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Mythbusting coronavirus from Amazon to Zoflora: cleaning facts and fiction
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How long can coronavirus survive on your Amazon parcels, and should you disinfect your shopping trolly when going to the supermarket? According Dr...
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£1.7m awards announced for research spanning space and smoking
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Two academics have received prestigious fellowships, announced today, to pursue research in planet formation and the effects of tobacco over time.
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New research uncovers secrets of space’s mysterious black holes
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Scientists have uncovered clues into the reasons why mysterious black holes grow in size, after discovering an amazing struggle between a star and...
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ celebrates top 3% global sustainability ranking
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The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is celebrating global sustainability success on Earth Day after being ranked 21st out of 766 universities in the...
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Decoy protein injection could stop COVID-19
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Decoy proteins that bind and trap the coronavirus to stop it infecting cells in our bodies are being developed by the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ.
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Coronavirus or hay fever? Leicester academics share guidance on symptoms
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Warm weather over the Easter weekend and a new burst of birch pollen in the air has set off hay fever symptoms for millions of sufferers across...