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Listen to the very first episode of The Bulletin
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/listen-to-the-very-first-episode-of-the-bulletin
You can now listen to the latest news from around the university via The Bulletin, produced by the University of Leicester News Centre.
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Leicester fosters future biomedical research talent
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-fosters-future-biomedical-research-talent
The University is making a substantial investment into a critical mass of future biomedical research talent by announcing 27 new PhD studentships...
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Millions of people are reading opinion pieces written by Leicester researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/millions-of-people-are-reading-opinion-pieces-written-by-leicester-researchers
Millions of people are reading opinion pieces authored by Leicester academics.
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New target could help to reduce symptoms of asthma attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/new-target-could-help-to-reduce-symptoms-of-asthma-attacks
An international team of researchers including Professors David Lambert from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Chris Brightling from...
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New stateoftheart teaching and research facility certified as UKs largest nonresidential Passivhaus building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/new-state-of-the-art-teaching-and-research-facility-certified-as-uk2019s-largest-non-residential-passivhaus-building
Our cutting-edge new Centre for Medicine building, built by contractor Willmott Dixon and designed by Associated Architects, has officially...
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Ancient chimpanzee Adam lived over one million years ago
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/ancient-chimpanzee-2018adam2019-lived-over-one-million-years-ago
Chimpanzees have an ancient common ancestor – or genetic ‘Adam’ - that lived over one million years ago, according to a research team led by...
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University wins support for out of the box ideas
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/university-wins-support-for-2018out-of-the-box2019-ideas
Research into new drugs at the University has been boosted by government money.
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Research uses Sir David Attenboroughs DNA to determine link between Y chromosome and surname
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-uses-sir-david-attenborough2019s-dna-to-determine-link-between-y-chromosome-and-surname
A study carried out by Dr Turi King from the Department of Genetics used the DNA of Sir David Attenborough as part of a larger study to see if...
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What is saffron
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/what-is-saffron
Did you know that you need to collect about 200,000 flowers to produce just one kilo of saffron? The labour needed to produce it is just one of...
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Leicester research cited in new series of the X-Files
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/leicester-research-cited-in-new-series-of-the-x-files
Actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have solved countless mysteries and battled a variety of fierce aliens throughout the years playing...