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• Migrant money able to reduce poverty and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Date: 11 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/migrant-money-able-to-reduce-poverty-and-inequality-in-sub-saharan-africa

  A new study, published in The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, has shown that poverty and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa can be...

• The Bulletin - Leicester geology students record biggest ever Vardyquake

  Date: 11 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/the-bulletin-leicester-geology-students-record-biggest-ever-vardyquake

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear how Leicester geology students discovered that fans at...

• Scientists identify way to sniff ripeness of fruit

  Date: 10 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/scientists-identify-way-to-sniff-ripeness-of-fruit

  For the first time, scientists have identified a way to ‘sniff’ the ripeness of mangoes.

• Leicester students win international data analytics competition

  Date: 9 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-students-win-international-data-analytics-competition

  A team of two students from the University's Department of Mathematics and one student from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VSE, NL)...

• New enzyme research could help to develop drugs to treat diseases such as cancer and Alzheimers Disease

  Date: 25 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-enzyme-research-could-help-to-develop-drugs-to-treat-diseases-such-as-cancer-and-alzheimer2019s-disease

  New knowledge about the mechanism of specific protein complexes in the body could help in the development of better drugs for the treatment of...

• The Bulletin - Leicester research reveals hit and run motives

  Date: 20 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/the-bulletin-leicester-research-reveals-hit-and-run-motives

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear about the new University of Leicester research revealing why...

• Research suggests exposure to violence during pregnancy increases risk of prematurity and low birthweight

  Date: 18 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-suggests-exposure-to-violence-during-pregnancy-increases-risk-of-prematurity-and-low-birthweight

  Exposure to violence during the first trimester of pregnancy could lead to an increase in the risk of prematurity and low birthweight, according...

• Whats the difference between margin trading and gambling

  Date: 13 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/whats-the-difference-between-margin-trading-and-gambling

  Margin trading allows an individual to borrow money from a broker in order to take much larger positions in financial assets and therefore...

• Hilberts sixth problem Can physics be axiomatised

  Date: 7 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/hilberts-sixth-problem

  In 1900, German mathematician David Hilbert published a set of 23 problems that he felt would further the disciplines of mathematics.

• The Bulletin - Leicester to award prestigious scholarships

  Date: 6 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/the-bulletin-leicester-to-award-prestigious-scholarships

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear how the university is allowing students to pursue Master's...