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Researchers create novel compound targeting melanoma cells
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/researchers-create-novel-compound-targeting-melanoma-cells
An international team of researchers, including a Professor from the University of Leicester, has developed a novel compound that successfully...
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Prolonged periods of sedentary time strongly associated with amount of fat around internal organs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/prolonged-periods-of-sedentary-time-strongly-associated-with-amount-of-fat-around-internal-organs
A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, UK – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, our University and...
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Leicester scientist features in BBC documentary examining effects of air pollution in UK cities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-scientist-features-in-bbc-documentary-examining-effects-of-air-pollution-in-uk-cities
Professor Roland Leigh (pictured)Â from our Department of Physics and Astronomy will be appearing in an upcoming BBC Two documentary on Wednesday...
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Leicester criminologists working with Government to explore motivations behind acid attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-criminologists-working-with-government-to-explore-motivations-behind-acid-attacks
Researchers from our Department of Criminology have launched a major research project, commissioned by the Home Office, into the motivations of...
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Free online course to offer insights into Leicester City Football Clubs historic Premier League win
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/free-online-course-to-offer-insights-into-leicester-city-football-club2019s-historic-premier-league-win
In 2016, football fans from all over the world celebrated as Leicester City Football Club completed one of the most remarkable stories in the...
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Written in the stars TV and radio science presenter Professor Jim AlKhalili to discuss the role of determinism in our universe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/written-in-the-stars-tv-and-radio-science-presenter-professor-jim-al-khalili-to-discuss-the-role-of-determinism-in-our-universe
Do you consider your actions the result of free will, or of a preordained path we are destined to follow? At the Institute of Physics 2018...
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Expert opinions cover Brexit Zimbabwe Catalan and Euroscepticism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/expert-opinions-cover-brexit-zimbabwe-catalan-and-euroscepticism
Professor Adam Cygan from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has written an article discussing how the County was divided...
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Scientists home in on a potential Anthropocene Golden Spike in new research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/scientists-home-in-on-a-potential-anthropocene-2018golden-spike2019-in-new-research
The international working group, which includes geologists Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams and Colin Waters, from our School of Geography, Geology...
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January blues Students Union launches 2018 with destress events to ease exam nerves
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/january-blues-student2019s-union-launches-2018-with-de-stress-events-to-ease-exam-nerves
January marks the start of a new year, and, for students across the University, the beginning of exam season.
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Leicester scientist features in Canadian-British documentary providing new insights into life and death of Jumbo the elephant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-scientist-features-in-canadian-british-documentary-providing-new-insights-into-life-and-death-of-jumbo-the-elephant
New insights into the life and mysterious death of Jumbo the elephant – a celebrity animal superstar whose story is said to have inspired the film...