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Leading economist to address financial stability issues at international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leading-economist-to-address-financial-stability-issues-at-international-conference
A leading financial economist from our School of Business is to give a keynote speech at a major international conference in Norway.
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Space scientist makes giant leap towards becoming an astronaut
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientist-makes-giant-leap-towards-becoming-an-astronaut
Space scientist Dr Suzie Imber from our Department of Physics and Astronomy will be competing to realise her dream of becoming an astronaut as...
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Tracking a solar eruption through the Solar System
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/tracking-a-solar-eruption-through-the-solar-system
Ten spacecraft, from ESA’s Venus Express to NASA’s Voyager-2, felt the effect of a solar eruption as it washed through the Solar System while...
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Leicester scientists to promote food security in Kenya
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientists-to-promote-food-security-in-kenya
Our University, in partnership with University of Nairobi in Kenya, has secured funding from the British Council’s Newton-Utafiti Fund for an...
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Leicester expert contributes to BBC Watchdog report on safety of fidget spinners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-expert-contributes-to-bbc-watchdog-report-on-safety-of-fidget-spinners
Professor Sarah Hainsworth (pictured), Head of the Department of Engineering, has contributed to a BBC Watchdog report investigating the safety of...
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Expert opinions cover advertising partnerships equality future technologies USChina relations and faith in Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-opinions-cover
Professor Neil Chakraborti from the Department of Criminology has been quoted in a Stop Funding Hate article about the Co-op Group’s announcement...
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From flying warehouses to robot toilets five technologies that could shape the future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/from-flying-warehouses-to-robot-toilets-2013-five-technologies-that-could-shape-the-future
Drs Leandro L. Minku, Nervo Xavier Verdezoto D.
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PhD researcher developing technique to estimate biomass and carbon more efficiently
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/phd-researcher-to-further-develop-technique-to-estimate-biomass-and-carbon-more-efficiently
With climate change a pressing issue, measuring carbon in forests and understanding how efficiently carbon is stored is increasingly vital.
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Engineering students win top two places in UniFi Formula 1 aerodynamics championship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/engineering-students-win-top-two-places-in-unifi-formula-1-aerodynamics-championship
Two teams from the University of Leicester have taken the top two places in an international motorsport design and simulation competition.
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Leicester scientists welcome completion of air quality monitoring satellite
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-scientists-welcome-completion-of-air-quality-monitoring-satellite
The National Centre of Earth Observation (NCEO) at our University has welcomed the completion of Sentinel 5-Precursor for launch this year.