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Critical gaps in antenatal care identified in cases of term stillbirths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/critical-gaps-in-antenatal-care-identified-in-cases-of-term-stillbirths
A new study launched today has revealed key steps for hospitals to improve care for pregnant mums and babies.
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ITVs Code of a Killer concludes tonight
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/itv2019s-2018code-of-a-killer2019-concludes-tonight
The concluding episode of the two-part ITV fictional drama ‘Code of a Killer’, based on Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys’s discovery of DNA fingerprinting at the University of Leicester and its first use in a murder enquiry, will air tonight (13 April) from 9pm.
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Make yourself at gnome the fashionable hermit in the garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/gnome-man2019s-land-the-fashionable-hermit-in-the-garden
The curious story of garden hermits - from their distant ancestors in imperial Rome to their humble modern counterpart, the dapper garden gnome - will be told at a free public lecture on Thursday 14 May.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 4 10 June
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-4-10-june
Professor Melanie Simms from the School of Management has discussed on The Conversation how the recent successes of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union should get us thinking about whether some of the tactics it has used could work in other sectors.
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Focus on Medicine event to inspire tomorrows doctors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/2018focus-on-medicine2019-event-to-inspire-tomorrow2019s-doctors
Students interested in studying medicine, and their families, are invited to the University's ‘Focus on Medicine Day’ on Saturday 20 June, which will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University’s unique medical facilities – including its new...
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Leicester maths student shows entrepreneurial flair with unique student tuition business
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-maths-student-shows-entrepreneurial-flair-with-unique-student-tuition-business
A third year maths student at Leicester has demonstrated her entrepreneurial skills by setting up a successful student tuition business.
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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 agents Mulder and Scully on the X-Files - and now they've turned their attention towards research...
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Expert opinions cover football the Bemba conviction and Obamas visit to Cuba
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/expert-opinions-cover-football-the-bemba-conviction-and-obamas-visit-to-cuba
John Williams from the Department of Sociology has written three opinion pieces recently hosted on Think: Leicester.
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Leicester builds launchpad for industry ready physics graduates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-builds-launchpad-for-industry-ready-physics-graduates
Physics students are putting theory into practice in a new Skills Elective that has seen them work with industry on projects such as decommissioning satellites and helping to diagnose breast cancer cases.
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Sporting sensation set for 2016 European Athletics Championships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/sporting-sensation-set-for-2016-european-athletics-championships
An undergraduate student at our University has been selected for the Great Britain 100 metre hurdling team which is headed to Amsterdam in July for the 2016 European Athletics Championships.