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Student initiative seeks to improve global animal welfare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/student-initiative-seeks-to-improve-global-animal-welfare
A student initiative led by the University of Leicester’s Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Chapter is seeking to improve animal welfare on a global scale.
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Industry and academia partners to join European research initiative to fight Alzheimers dementia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/industry-and-academia-partners-to-join-european-research-initiative-to-fight-alzheimers-dementia
An alliance of academia and industry, including the University of Leicester, has announced the start of a novel collaboration, the European Prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia (EPAD) Initiative, to test innovative treatments for the prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia.
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UK governments urged to reconsider the practice of collective worship and religious observance in schools
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/uk-governments-urged-to-reconsider-the-practice-of-collective-worship-and-religious-observance-in-schools
The majority of schools in the UK are required by law to organise acts of collective worship (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) or religious observance (Scotland) for their pupils - but what is the purpose of collective worship/religious observance? A report launched today...
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University spin-off receives funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/university-spin-off-receives-funding
Mercia Fund Management (MFM), a national fund management business with a focus on the Midlands, North and Scotland, has expanded its Life Sciences portfolio with an investment into MIP Diagnostic Ltd.
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Could human beings one day live on Mars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/could-human-beings-one-day-live-on-mars
The Mars One Mission hopes to create a human settlement on Mars by the year 2025 allowing people to live on the Red Planet, albeit in an enclosed environment.
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Expert opinions cover Airbnb and Rio the Turkish coup Jupiters Great Red Spot the refugee crisis and consumer justice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-opinions-cover-airbnb-and-rio-the-turkish-coup-and-jupiters-great-red-spot
Henrik Melin from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has written a Staff Blog discussing the upper atmosphere of Jupiter.
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Muslim integration and refugee experiences to be discussed by leading historians
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/muslim-integration-and-refugee-experiences-to-be-discussed-by-leading-historians
The experiences of refugees and migrants in twentieth century Britain and Europe, and the challenges still faced by governments and individuals today, will be the focus of a number of free public lectures by leading historians of twentieth century history taking place as...
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Research teams nominated for East Midlands awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-teams-nominated-for-east-midlands-awards
A leading cardiologist, the recruitment drive behind a physical activity study on teenage girls and a “pioneer” in helping the public understand research are among the Leicester-based nominations at an awards ceremony.
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Benefits of archaeology to communities unearthed at events on campus and Bradgate Park
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/benefits-of-archaeology-to-communities-unearthed-at-events-on-campus-and-bradgate-park
The importance of archaeology and how it can benefit society and communities will be explored at a number of events hosted by the University.
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Discovery of Hadrosaur footprint over 30 years ago was first dinosaur fossil finding in Scotland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/student-discovery-of-2018hadrosaur2019-footprint-over-30-years-ago-was-first-dinosaur-fossil-finding-in-scotland
Recent discoveries in Patagonia and other parts of South America as part of a four-year study has revealed a ‘mass grave’ littered with charred bone fragments of the ‘duck-billed’ Hadrosaur which has helped describe how changing environmental conditions led to the extinction...