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Royal Commission Industrial Fellowship awarded to researcher
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A PhD researcher at the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ has been awarded a prestigious Industrial Fellowship by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of...
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PhD student receives prestigious research grant
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A PhD student has been awarded funding to investigate the ‘fingerprint’ of organic matter in the Carboniferous Bowland Shale.
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Ophthalmology researcher awarded prestigious prize
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A researcher from the University's Ulverscroft Eye Unit is the 25th recipient of the prestigious Vernon Prize Trophy for Ophthalmological...
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Unicorns to inspire the next space entrepreneurs
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Some of the most ambitious and high value start-ups are likely to develop in space-related industries and the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is showing...
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Salt mine in Yorkshire could help to shed light on Martian life
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A PhD student is helping to shed light on life on Mars by exploring similar environments on Earth - including an underground salt mine in North...
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University features in Sun exclusive
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The University has featured in a national report on animal research.
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Transformative plan to pioneer a distinctive elite in higher education
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President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has unveiled a transformative plan to create a university that represents a ‘distinctive elite’...
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International tutors visit University to enhance English teaching
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The English Language Teaching Unit has organised a visit from a group of six English tutors from the Shanghai University of International Business...
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100-strong crowd learns results of Leicester stroke and exercise study
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The results of a 3-year study into stroke patients and exercise was shared with funders, patients and carers at an event held in the Centre for...
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ picks up two awards in VisitEnglands Awards for Excellence
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The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ competed in national awards at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2016 at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool where...