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                New study underway to find best treatment for wake-up stroke patientshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/4-new-study-underway-to-find-best-treatment-for-wake-up-stroke-patients New study underway to find best treatment for wake-up stroke patients led by Professor Thompson Robinson, Head of Department of Cardiovascular... 
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                Multi-million investment in Space Park Leicester takes another step forwardhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/03-space-park-leicester-planning-application Planning application submitted for the first phase of Space Park Leicester – the pioneering project to establish an ambitious new... 
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                Earth observation research project tackling forest degradation shortlisted for awardhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/3-earth-observation-research-project-tackling-forest-degradation-shortlisted-for-award Earth observation research project tackling forest degradation shortlisted for award - Earth-imaging satellite company Planet has announced... 
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                Research aims to improve reading for older peoplehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/3-university-of-leicester-research-aims-to-improve-reading-for-older-people A University of Leicester project examining how the effects of ageing impact on our ability to read has received £200K funding 
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                New drugs to prevent tuberculosis could be developed thanks to this novel cell wall breakthroughhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/3-cell-wall-breakthrough Research has identified a novel regulatory mechanism, which when deactivated, results in the death of the life-threatening pathogen. 
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                Leicester academics win East Midlands Women’s Awardshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/2-womens-awards Leicester academics win East Midlands Women’s Awards, Professor Emma Bunce and Dr Emma Parker claimed wins at last week’s ceremony 
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                Revisiting Holst’s Jupiter a hundred years laterhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/02-jupiter-planets-suite Reworking of Jupiter from Holst’s Planets suite benefits from insights from a University of Leicester planetary scientist. 
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                Diverse range of events taking place at the University of Leicester to celebrate Black History Month 2018https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/28-black-history-month Mental health discussions, student-led initiatives and Leicester’s hidden Black history among events marking Black History Month in the UK 
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                New report finds nuclear weapons and related systems are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattackhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/28-nuclear-report Report involving Dr Andrew Futter finds nuclear weapon increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack 
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                University research supports project to gather air pollution data through space–enabled technologyhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/27-university-research-supports-project-to-gather-air-pollution-data EarthSense – a joint venture between our University and aerial mapping company Bluesky – has provided detailed air pollution data in near real...