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Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/coral-reefs
An international team of environmental scientists have published a series of significant recommendations to protect, conserve and study the...
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Research reveals human-driven changes to distinctive foraging patterns in North Pacific Ocean
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/albatross-foraging
The first large-scale study of its kind has uncovered more than 4,000 years’ worth of distinctive foraging behaviour in a species once driven to...
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Leicester space scientists celebrate milestone moment for James Webb Space Telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/miri-cooldown
The cooling down of the UK’s main contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope has been hailed as a milestone moment by its creators at the...
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Sakura celebration: Students plant ‘symbol of Japan’ on Leicester campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/cherry-blossom
Members of Leicester’s Japanese student community have planted a series of cherry blossom trees in celebration of the UK’s friendship with Japan.
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Difficult Conversations: Public panel to tackle topic of nuclear conflict
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/difficult-conversations-nuclear-weapons
A leading international relations expert has warned of the danger of ‘alarmism’ around nuclear weapons ahead of a public panel discussion.
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Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/neptune-temperature
New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly...
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Leicester businesses invited to join fully-funded summer internship scheme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/summer-internship
The University of Leicester is pleased to announce the launch of a new summer internship programme, designed to boost graduate employment in the...
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Leicester space pioneers return to unveil new Space Research Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/space-research-centre
Two of Leicester’s first space scientists have returned to open the region’s state-of-the-art Space Research Centre, more than 60 years on.
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Researchers identify how multiple genes impact vision development and result in rare sight disorder
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/fovea-genes
An international team of health researchers have, for the first time, described how genetic defects influence the spectrum of vision development...
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Stoneygate Trust and University of Leicester combine to create pioneering new Centre for Empathic Healthcare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/empathic-health
The Stoneygate Trust and University of Leicester have combined to create a pioneering new Stoneygate Centre for Excellence in Empathic Healthcare.