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Space Park Leicester receives £13.75 million meteoric boost from Government

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Rapid spread of a meningitis bacteria linked to hypermutable sequences helping avoidance of the immune system

Leicester technician wins prestigious Papin Prize

Astronomers see “warm” glow of Uranus’s rings

Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth

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Literary experts and historians from around the world gather in Leicester to celebrate George Eliot’s bicentenary

East Midlands gets £9 million health boost

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East Midlands gets £9 million health boost

Space Park Leicester receives £13.75 million meteoric boost from Government

New blood test for human TB may also identify people most at risk

Air pollution speeds up ageing of the lungs and increases chronic lung disease risk

Leicester honorary graduates announced for 2019

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Leicester honorary graduates announced for 2019

New BHF investment to bolster world-class research at University of Leicester

Michael Flanagan appointed Director of Estates and Campus Services

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Michael Flanagan appointed Director of Estates and Campus Services

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