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Leicesters Engineering Building features on British Library website
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicesters-engineering-building-features-on-british-library-website
Niamh Dillon from the British Library has recently written a short article on James Gowan and the engineering building for the British Library...
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Leicester lecturer turns spotlight on British country houses Caribbean and East Indian connections
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-lecturer-turns-spotlight-on-british-country-houses2019-caribbean-and-east-indian-connections
On 22 October, starting at 6.
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Voices of mental health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/voices-of-mental-health
Research by Professor Martin Halliwell has broken new ground in deepening our understanding of the history and politics of mental health.
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Experts to explore what a good Brexit is for city and county
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/experts-to-explore-what-a-good-brexit-is-for-city-and-county
The roadmap to Leicester and Leicestershire’s post-Brexit prosperity is to be explored at a meeting of minds organised by our University that will...
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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and Clinical Research Facility officially opened in Leicestershire
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/nihr-biomedical-research-centre-and-clinical-research-facility-officially-opened-in-leicestershire
Two programmes of pioneering research into medical advancements in the Leicestershire region have been officially launched in partnership with our...
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Scientists discover one of the most luminous new stars ever
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/scientists-discover-one-of-the-most-luminous-2018new-stars2019-ever
Astronomers have today announced that they have discovered possibly the most luminous ‘new star’ ever – a nova discovered in the direction of one...
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Research aims to help patients with Type 1 diabetes to exercise safely
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/research-aims-to-help-patients-with-type-1-diabetes-to-exercise-safely
People with Type 1 diabetes in the East Midlands are invited to test and develop an education programme on diet and exercise safety, which can be...
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Leicester academic co-authors new book on young people and the anti-apartheid protest
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-academic-co-authors-new-book-on-young-people-and-the-anti-apartheid-protest
Dr Gavin Brown, Associate Professor in Human Geography, has co-written a book about young people's involvement with the anti-apartheid movement.
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PhD Physics student shares his experience working on the Cassini mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/phd-physics-student-shares-his-experience-working-on-the-cassini-mission
On 15 September 2017, after almost twenty years in space, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made its final encounter with Saturn.
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How science got women wrong explored by award-winning science journalist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/how-science-got-women-wrong-explored-by-award-winning-science-journalist
The long history of gender bias in science research and the work being done to correct it will be explored in a talk by award-winning science...