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• Leicester among best 10 cities in the UK according to new survey

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-among-best-10-cities-in-the-uk-according-to-new-survey

  Leicester has been named one of the top 10 cities in the UK to live and work in, according to a new study by economists at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

• Expert opinion Juno space mission special

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-opinion-juno-space-mission-special

  NASA's Juno spacecraft is due to arrive at Jupiter on 4 July and Jupiter Orbital Insertion (JOI) begins at 8:18 p.m. PDT (4:18am BST on 5 July).

• University researchers contribute to new announcement aiming to improve person-centred care

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/university-researchers-contribute-to-new-announcement-aiming-to-improve-person-centred-care

  NHS England has today announced a deal seeking to improve access to more person-centred care as part of its developing Self Care programme.

• Leicester artist to reveal new animal bone artwork

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-artist-to-reveal-new-animal-bone-artwork

  A distinctive bone-themed exhibition named ‘The Reliquary Project’, conceptualised and created by Leicester artist Jo Dacombe, will be unveiled at a free preview evening at the Attenborough Arts Centre from 5.30pm to 8pm on Friday 6 May.

• Plan a space mission from concept to launch

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/plan-a-space-mission-from-concept-to-launch

  Planning a space mission from its initial concept through to its design, assembly and take-off is now a reality thanks to the Department of Physics and Astronomy's Space Exploration Systems MSc, which sets students up for a career in the space industry by teaching...

• Leicester academic curates major art exhibition in Rome

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-academic-curates-major-art-exhibition-in-rome

  A University of Leicester academic has curated a major art exhibition currently being shown at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome. Professor David Ekserdjian, from the University of Leicester’s Department of History of Art and Film, curated “Correggio e Parmigianino.

• Student Projects

  https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/biodiversity/student-projects

  Our students are passionate about their environment and are often asking how we can be more biodiversity-friendly.

• Microbiologist honoured with bug named after him

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/microbiologist-has-bug-named-after-him

  Microbiologist Bill Grant (pictured), Emeritus Professor in the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has a new honour to add alongside his career accolades - he has a bug named after him.

• Leicester astronomers observe star reborn in a flash

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-astronomers-observe-star-reborn-in-a-flash

  An international team of astronomers using Hubble and led by our University has been able to study stellar evolution in real time. Over a period of 30 years dramatic increases in the temperature of the star SAO 244567 have been observed.

• Giant rhinos and letters home historical Freshers Weeks at our University

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/giant-rhinos-and-letters-home-historical-freshers2019-weeks-at-our-university

  This year our University has launched its Fabulous First Year initiative, including the MyUoL app which allows students to access daily university information in one place including timetables, library search and university news.