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  • Conference to focus on producing graduates with skills employers seek

    The University is enlisting the help of graduate recruiters and employer representatives to identify how its curricula can encourage students to develop the “soft skills” needed in the work place.

  • Large-scale changes in environment revealed through land cover map of the UK

    Large-scale changes to the environment of the United Kingdom, including an apparent loss of habitats and agricultural land, have been revealed through an updated national map of land cover launched by Leicester researchers together with consultancy company Specto Natura.

  • Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 24 30 September

    Dr Jon Moran from the Department of Politics and International Relations has weighed up the pros and cons of armed drones in the skies above us in an article for The Conversation.

  • Leicester scientists identify novel approach to treat and prevent global health threat

    Leicester scientists have previously identified the potential of using a bacteriophage cocktail to eradicate Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and in this research, using an insect model, they show that their prophylactic use can prevent infection forming in the first...

  • Psychiatrist to travel the globe to help child victims of conflict

    A child psychiatrist from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour will be embarking on a global mission to raise awareness about child victims of trauma and build models of support to help them.

  • Leading heart researchers to appear in BBC documentary

    Leading heart researchers at our University are to appear in a BBC documentary - after finding a link between red meat and heart disease.

  • Lets make living fossils extinct

    Research involving Dr Rob Hammond from the Department of Genetics has been cited by the Guardian in an article about 'living fossils' - and if it's time for scientists to retire the term.

  • Experts suggest Pokémon Go could ease Type 2 diabetes burden

    Hundreds of students and staff around the University and city have caught Poké-fever, joining millions of people worldwide in playing viral mobile app Pokémon Go - a virtual reality treasure hunt where players walk to places in the real world to...

  • Hard evidence for a human-driven Earth

    The evidence for a new geological epoch which marks the impact of human activity on the Earth is now overwhelming, according to a recent paper by an international group of geoscientists.

  • Student musicians conductor and composer feature in free concert at De Montfort Hall

    A free classical morning concert this Saturday 12 March features not only talented student musicians from the University of Leicester but also a student conductor and the premiere of a Leicestershire-themed piece by a student composer, showcasing the range of talent to be...

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