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Over 200 academics sign up as University experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/over-200-academics-sign-up-as-university-experts
More than 200 Leicester academics have signed up as experts to the University's Experts Guide, helping to highlight research taking place at our...
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Staff and students team up for Go Green Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/staff-and-students-team-up-for-go-green-week
As part of the Environment Team’s Sustainable Development Programme, students have been asked to put on their eco hats and work on a number of...
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Levels of financial inequality leave vast majority in poverty
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/levels-of-financial-inequality-leave-vast-majority-in-poverty
The significant and ‘unfair’ level of financial inequality in countries around the world will be discussed at a free public event organised by the...
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Leicester partners with leading food manufacturer to drive innovation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/leicester-partners-with-leading-food-manufacturer-to-help-drive-manufacturing-excellence
A leading British food manufacturer is harnessing the expertise of Leicester scientists to bring innovation and academic insight into its...
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Swift action taken in conservation project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/swift-action-taken-in-conservation-project
Ten specialist bird boxes have been installed as part of a conservation project to create habitat for swifts by our Environment team working with...
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Research shows global warming disaster could suffocate life on planet Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/research-shows-global-warming-disaster-could-suffocate-life-on-planet-earth
Falling oxygen levels caused by global warming could be a greater threat to the survival of life on planet Earth than flooding, according to...
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Creative thinkers sought for event to tackle global problems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/creative-thinkers-sought-for-event-to-tackle-global-problems
Bright and innovative thinkers are being invited to our University for the first UK event outside of London known as Solve for X.
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University to host major conferences in 2016
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/university-to-host-four-conferences-in-2016
The University is preparing to host four major conferences next year in collaboration with Leicester Shire Promotions.
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Air pollution to become worlds leading cause of premature death by 2050
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/air-pollution-to-become-world2019s-leading-cause-of-premature-death-by-2050
Leading experts will be discussing prominent environmental issues - including how air pollution will become the world’s top environmental cause of...
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Universitys travel plan praised as an exemplar
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/universitys-travel-plan-praised-as-an-exemplar
The University of Leicester’s travel plan has now been published and has received high praise from the city council.