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Astrophysicist to visit Kazakhstan to watch astronaut Tim Peake make British space exploration history
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Martin Barstow, University Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Head of the College of Science and Engineering and Professor of Astrophysics and Space...
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Leicester Professor honoured with global award for life-saving disaster risk work
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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Professor Nibedita Ray-Bennett has been awarded a prestigious Norio Okada Implementation Science Award for her work...
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Fellowship award will allow Leicester researcher to launch genetic study of lung disease
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A Â鶹ÊÓƵ researcher has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society Career Development Fellowship to lead a groundbreaking study...
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Summer arrives with a new season at Attenborough Arts Centre
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This summer brings a new range of artist-led Creative Courses and Workshops, delivered by experienced tutors and artists to share their own...
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Scientists pour cold water on claim British rivers are ‘cleanest since Industrial Revolution’
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Scientists and charities have poured cold water on recent claims that water quality in British rivers is “better than at any time since the end of...
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Festival of Media Stories returns to Leicester for its second year
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The Festival of Media Stories returns to Leicester on Friday, 7 November, celebrating and nurturing media talent across the East Midlands.
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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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ News Centre, you can hear how the Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been marking the...
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Foxes supremo is honoured by Â鶹ÊÓƵ for successful club stewardship
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Leicester City Football Club’s chairman has been recognised by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ for his successful stewardship of the club.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ appoints new Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Science and Engineering
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The University is delighted to confirm the appointment of Professor Dirk Schaefer as Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of College for Science and...
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Two in three NHS staff say improved pay is key to boosting retention
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Improved pay for NHS staff is important to prevent high numbers leaving the service, according to new data from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ and...