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Petrophysicist joins ocean drilling research project investigating the origins of life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/petrophysicist-joins-ocean-drilling-research-project-investigating-the-origins-of-life
On 26 October 2015, the RSS James Cook (pictured) set sail from Southampton on route to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Famous fossil collectors childhood memento discovered on UK coastline
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/ffamous-fossil-collector-childhood-momento-discovered-on-uk-coastline
Researchers have been studying a recently discovered childhood token - believed to have belonged to the pioneering palaeontologist Mary Anning -...
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Psychology alumnus wins insurance award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/psychology-alumnus-wins-insurance-award
A University of Leicester alumnus has won an award for work in encouraging safer driving.
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Diabetes Professors back Jamie Oliver sugar campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/diabetes-professors-back-jamie-oliver-sugar-campaign
Two of the country’s leading researchers into Type 2 diabetes have come out in support of Jamie Oliver’s latest health campaign, saying “it’s...
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Expert in infectious diseases to call for research improvements during epidemics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/expert-in-infectious-diseases-to-call-for-research-improvements-during-epidemics
The research response to epidemics has been slow and our attitude to carrying out research in the midst of infectious disease outbreaks needs to...
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Oxford Professor to discuss the role of science in human existence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/oxford-professor-to-discuss-the-role-of-science-in-human-existence
An Oxford Professor is returning to his alma mater to discuss the great questions of what it means to exist and how science can shed light on the...
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Speaking your language University creates its first foreignlanguage video news release
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/speaking-your-language-university-creates-its-first-foreign-language-video-news-release
Our Creative Services and News teams have worked together to produce the University’s first foreign-language video news release.
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What will the museums of tomorrow look like
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/what-will-the-museums-of-tomorrow-look-like
Leading figures from some of the world’s foremost cultural organisations will discuss the leading-edge approaches that will shape the design of...
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Artistic PhD student pens animated message for World Diabetes Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/artistic-phd-student-pens-video-message-for-world-diabetes-day
A diabetes researcher at our University has combined science with art to produce a powerful awareness-raising message for World Diabetes Day.
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UK governments urged to reconsider the practice of collective worship and religious observance in schools
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/uk-governments-urged-to-reconsider-the-practice-of-collective-worship-and-religious-observance-in-schools
The majority of schools in the UK are required by law to organise acts of collective worship (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) or religious...