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Flickering of young stars reveals previously unknown link with black holes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/flickering-of-young-stars-reveals-previously-unknown-link-with-black-holes
An international team of astronomers, including Dr Simon Vaughan from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has discovered a previously unknown link between the way young stars grow and the way black holes and other exotic space objects feed from their surroundings.
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Infants under 12 months most at risk of physical abuse
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/infants-under-12-months-most-at-risk-of-physical-abuse
Research co-authored by a Professor from our University has found infants under the age of 12 months are most at risk of serious physical abuse. The large study of severely injured children is published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
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Work to start on iconic University Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/work-to-start-on-iconic-university-engineering-building
A new project to replace the roof and glazed facades of the Engineering Building at the University will start at the beginning of May 2015.
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Academic receives prestigious engineering fellowship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/academic-receives-prestigious-engineering-fellowship
Professor Stephen Garrett from the Departments of Engineering and Mathematics, is among seven researchers to have received a prestigious Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering this year.
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Hive of activity how genes turn bees into workers and queens
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/hive-of-activity-how-genes-turn-bees-into-workers-and-queens
Biologists have discovered that one of nature’s most important pollinators - the buff-tailed bumblebee – either ascends to the land of milk and honey by becoming a queen or remains a lowly worker bee based on which genes are ‘turned on’ during its lifespan.
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New project to help tailor cancer treatments for individual patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/new-project-to-help-tailor-cancer-treatments-for-individual-patients
A new project led by Dr Julian Barwell (pictured) from the Department of Genetics hopes to help move the treatment of human disease from a 'one size fits all' approach to one of tailoring treatment to individual patients.
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Bible from the era of Richard III to mark reinterment ceremony
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/bible-from-the-era-of-richard-iii-to-mark-reinterment-ceremony
A 500-year-old Bible from Richard III’s lifetime, housed in the University's Special Collections, will play a key role in the ceremony marking the arrival of the King’s coffin at Leicester Cathedral on 22 March.
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Engineering students produce portable 3D printer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/engineering-students-produce-portable-3d-printer
A team of fourth year engineering students has produced a functional portable 3D printer which has enabled them to print various objects including a set of cutlery and a set of teeth.
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Leicester featured in Telegraphs nicest things to have happened in 2016 list
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-featured-in-telegraphs-nicest-things-to-have-happened-in-2016-list
The University has featured in a list of the 12 nicest things to happen so far in 2016, compiled by The Telegraph.
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Research suggests exposure to violence during pregnancy increases risk of prematurity and low birthweight
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-suggests-exposure-to-violence-during-pregnancy-increases-risk-of-prematurity-and-low-birthweight
Exposure to violence during the first trimester of pregnancy could lead to an increase in the risk of prematurity and low birthweight, according to research by our University and Queen Mary University of London.