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                    New video features student effort to develop eco-friendly technologieshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/new-video-features-student-effort-to-develop-eco-friendly-technologies A PhD student from our Department of Chemistry has participated in a new video that promotes his environmental research – and highlights opportunities for fellow researchers. 
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                    Leicester researcher receives funding for genomic research to tackle incurable lung diseaseshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-researcher-receives-funding-for-genomic-research-to-tackle-incurable-lung-diseases Professor Louise Wain, a researcher in our Department of Health Sciences, has been awarded a personal Chair (Professorship) and a £400,000 grant to conduct ground-breaking research by the British Lung Foundation. 
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                    Our Vice-Chancellor champions HeForShe at global platformhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/our-vice-chancellor-champions-heforshe-at-global-platform 30 Global Leaders have unveiled their ground-breaking solutions for gender equality as part of UN Women's HeForShe movement. 
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                    Leicester student skydives from 10000 feet to raise money for charity founded by the man who saved her lifehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-student-skydives-from-10-000-feet-to-raise-money-for-charity-founded-by-the-man-who-saved-her-life Student from our University and unequivocal star of the summer Abbie Brown skydived from 10,000 feet in August to raise money for children’s charity ‘Chain of Hope’- an organisation that has a very personal connection to her. 
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                    Universities spearhead event to encourage more medical students from non-traditional backgroundshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/universities-spearhead-event-to-encourage-more-medical-students-from-non-traditional-backgrounds Young people from any secondary school can become a doctor: that’s the message that a conference organised by the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham aims to instil in sixth form students in Lincolnshire and beyond. 
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                    Expert opinions cover a nodeal Brexit finding Beagle 2 Donald Trump psychologist Hans Eysenck and the rising breast cancer rate in Chinahttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/expert-opinions-cover-a-2018no-deal2019-brexit-finding-beagle-2-donald-trump-psychologist-hans-eysenck-and-the-rising-breast-cancer-rate-in-china With the Prime Minister’s recent suggestion of a 'no-deal' Brexit, Professor Panicos Demetriades from our School of Business uses his experience as governor of the central bank of Cyprus to reflect upon the issues with this idea. 
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                    Project to explore how survival of British hedgehogs is affected by changing climatehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/project-to-explore-how-survival-of-british-hedgehogs-is-affected-by-changing-climate Researchers from our University will be exploring how the UK’s changing climate could be affecting the survival of British hedgehogs as part of a new project to protect endangered animal species. 
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                    Research suggests controversial test could be leading to unnecessary open heart operationshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/research-suggests-controversial-test-could-be-leading-to-unnecessary-open-heart-operations An approved international test to check whether people need open heart surgery could be sending twice as many people under the knife unnecessarily, at a cost of nearly £75m, research by our University has suggested. 
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                    Spring seminar series 2011https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/spring-seminar-series/archive/2011 Browse our 2011 spring seminar series in the Victorian Studies Centre. 
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                    Spring seminar series 2012https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/spring-seminar-series/archive/2012 Browse our 2012 spring seminar series in the Victorian Studies Centre.