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University stamp features on postbox to mark the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail Special Stamps
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-stamp-to-feature-on-postbox-in-leicester-to-mark-the-50th-anniversary-of-royal-mail-special-stamps
The stamp of the University of Leicester issued in 1971 was unveiled today by President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle on a post box in Leicester to mark the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail’s much-loved modern Special Stamps programme.
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Music is in the genes University staff to play at charity gig
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/music-is-in-the-genes-university-staff-to-play-at-charity-gig
Staff from the Department of Genetics will be performing at a charity gig in aid of Parkinson’s UK. The Histones, who formed last year to celebrate the department’s 50th anniversary, will be appearing at the Shed in Leicester on Friday 26 June.
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Society and Crisis Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluations of Societal WellBeing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/society-and-crisis-quantitative-and-qualitative-evaluations-of-societal-well-being
The Department of Sociology hosted a one day symposium on 4 June focused on measuring societal well-being during current recession.
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Black hole bullseye sheds light on interstellar dust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/black-hole-2018bulls-eye2019-sheds-light-on-interstellar-dust
What looks like a shooting target (right) is actually an image of nested rings of X-ray light centred on an erupting black hole. On June 15, NASA's Swift satellite detected the start of a new outburst from V404 Cygni, where a black hole and a sun-like star orbit each other.
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Study finds veins on Mars were formed by evaporating ancient lakes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/study-finds-veins-on-mars-were-formed-by-evaporating-ancient-lakes
Mineral veins found in Mars’s Gale Crater were formed by the evaporation of ancient Martian lakes, a new study has shown.
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Study finds wage and employment freezes impact on morale
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/study-finds-wage-and-employment-freezes-impact-on-morale
Wage and employment freezes and other actions taken to combat recessions may compromise the positive effect that employee empowerment may have on staff morale and in turn performance.
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Hijacking of religious symbols by extremists intensifies rifts and tensions suggests academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/2018hijacking2019-of-religious-symbols-by-extremists-intensifies-rifts-and-tensions-suggests-academic
The ‘hijacking’ of religious symbols – such as beards, clothing and phrases - by extremists sullies their original use and intensifies rifts and tensions, according to Dr Saeeda Shah (pictured) from the School of Education.
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Expert opinions cover migraines Juno and crimefighting technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/expert-opinions-cover-migraines-juno-and-crime-fighting-technology
Dr Katherine Foxhall from the School of History, Politics and International Relations (HyPIR) has written an article for The Conversation discussing how attitudes towards migraines have changed over time.
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Sessions to prevent Type 2 diabetes and improve knowledge of condition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/sessions-to-prevent-type-2-diabetes
Free fitness and healthy eating workshops will be staged in Leicester over the next five months for people from minority ethnic communities as part of a county-wide health campaign.
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Leicester diabetes experts gather for international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-diabetes-experts-gather-for-international-conference
Leicester diabetes experts will be speaking at a global discussion on diabetes self-management and prevention in Denmark this week.