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Leicester to benefit from NERC funding for Central England training centre programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/11-central-england-training-centre-programme
NERC pledges £100M for postgraduate training – University of Leicester to benefit from Central England training centre programme
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National politicians discover astronomical potential of Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/11-astronomical-potential-of-space-park-leicester
Staff presented the Leicester project for space and space-enabled industries at the Labour and Conservative party conferences
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Study proves reducing sitting time boosts office staff’s work engagement and wellbeing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/11-reducing-sitting-time-boosts-office-staffs-wellbeing
Teams from the University of Leicester and Loughborough University investigated simple solutions to reducing sitting time in the office.
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University of Leicester researcher is finalist for prestigious heritage award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/10-researcher-is-finalist-for-prestigious-heritage-award
PhD researcher from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History Mark Webb shortlisted for 2018 Historic England Angel Award
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Protecting endangered animals from illegal wildlife trade using mobile DNA sequencing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/09-illegal-wildlife-trade-conference
University of Leicester researchers presenting innovative DNA analysis methods for testing samples to find species-of-origin at the Illegal...
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Genetic tool to predict adult heart attack risk in childhood
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/08-genetic-tool-to-predict-adult-heart-attack-risk-in-childhood
Powerful technology that paves way for early interventions to prevent heart attacks developed by international team involving Leicester researchers
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Leicester Professor co-chairs expert panel behind new recommendations for type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/5-melanie-davies-co-chairs-expert-panel
Leicester researcher co-chairs expert panel behind new EASD-ADA consensus guidelines on managing hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes.
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Latest insights into Saturn's weird magnetic field only make things weirder
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/5-latest-insights-into-saturns-weird-magnetic-field-only-make-things-weirder
Leicester space scientists, who have been involved in the Cassini mission for decades, discuss the ‘gold mine’ of information the mission has...
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More than 50 years of Leicester in space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/05-more-than-50-years-of-leicester-in-space
In World Space Week we reflect on the University of Leicester’s long history of making out of this world discoveries.
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Why alcohol limits and unit guidelines could be completely wrong
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/5-academic-explores-why-alcohol-limits-and-unit-guidelines-could-be-completely-wrong
ULSB academic explores why alcohol limits and unit guidelines could be completely wrong