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School children ‘Ask the Astronaut’ with University of Leicester

School children from Leicester and Leicestershire have found out exactly what it means to travel into space by having their questions answered by...

Study reveals seven in ten patients hospitalised with COVID-19 not fully recovered five months post-discharge

The majority of survivors who left hospital following COVID-19 did not fully recover five months after discharge and continued to experience...

The key to Leicester’s economic future: First phase of Space Park Leicester is completed

The keys to a pioneering £100 million research, innovation and teaching hub for space-related high-tech companies and researchers in...

Pick up the pace! New study finds slow walkers four times more likely to die from Covid-19

Slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19 and have over twice the risk of contracting a severe version of the virus,...

Attenborough Arts announces new partnership with the British Museum

The University of Leicester’s Attenborough Arts Centre has been named today as one of the British Museum’s key cultural partners for...

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