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Local schoolchildren to board a steam train in the name of science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/local-schoolchildren-to-board-a-steam-train-in-the-name-of-science
Schoolchildren from the East Midlands will be jumping on board a steam train on Friday 13 March to perform a classic science experiment as part of...
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Leicester academic provides expertise in Richard III-inspired design challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/leicester-academic-provides-expertise-in-richard-iii-inspired-design-challenge
Professor Sarah Hainsworth (pictured) from the Department of Engineering has provided architecture students at De Montfort University with her...
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Suite of Richard III videos made available to the public
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/suite-of-richard-iii-videos-made-available-to-the-public
The University has made a suite of documentary footage available to media and the public ahead of the reburial of King Richard III on Thursday 26...
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UK climate instruments to measure fluctuations in greenhouse gas levels
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/uk-climate-instruments-hitch-a-ride-on-nasa2019s-global-hawk
Two cutting-edge science instruments developed by UK researchers have taken to the skies aboard NASA’s Global Hawk research aircraft for the first...
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Assassins Creed may give gamers a gripping sense of vertigo but its leaping calculations are optimistic at best
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/the-science-of-assassins-creed
The popular video game franchise 'Assassin’s Creed' often depicts characters leaping off tall buildings into piles of loose hay or straw lying on...
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No smoking matter 15 cigarettes in 75 minutes in a car could render you unconscious
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/no-smoking-matter-smoking-for-75-minutes-in-a-car-could-render-you-unconscious
It was announced earlier this month that drivers in England will be banned from smoking in their cars from October if they are carrying children...
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Alumnus shortlisted for top sci-fi writing prize
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/alumnus-shortlisted-for-top-sci-fi-writing-prize
An alumnus and former staff member at the University is on the shortlist for one of world's most prestigious sci-fi writing prizes, the Philip K...
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Rocketing growth - huge success for second annual space careers fair
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/rocketing-growth-huge-success-for-second-annual-space-careers-fair
The Second Annual Space Industry Careers Fair took place on 9 February 2015 at the National Space Centre in Leicester.
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Computer model of blood development to spur research into new leukemia drugs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/computer-model-of-blood-development-to-spur-research-into-new-leukemia-drugs
Dr Nir Piterman from the Department of Computer Science has contributed to the first detailed computational model to simulate the development of...
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Leading engineer to discuss steps towards a silent aircraft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/leading-engineer-to-speak-on-the-next-generation-of-silent-aircraft
Ways in which disruptive noise is being reduced by the next generation of aircrafts will be discussed by Professor Dame Ann Dowling CBE...