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The happy ending to the story of ambitious project to refurbish iconic Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/the-2018happy-ending2019-to-the-story-of-ambitious-project-to-refurbish-iconic-engineering-building
The Herculean task of replacing the iconic roof of one the world’s most revered pieces of 20th-century architecture has been captured on the page by the lead designer of the project.
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Leicester professor interviewed for upcoming Canaletto exhibition at the Queens Gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-professor-interviewed-for-upcoming-canaletto-exhibition-at-the-queen2019s-gallery
Venetian born artist Canaletto is most famous for his iconic cityscapes of 18th Century Venice and London and counted King George III among his numerous fans. As a result of the king’s favour, to this day a sizeable proportion of Canaletto’s work is held by the Royal Collection.
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Migrants experiences of life in UK is focus of University event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/migrants-experiences-of-life-in-uk-is-focus-of-university-event
The experiences of migrants coming to live in Leicester and London will be the focus of a free interactive public event at our University on Wednesday 13 September.
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Honorary Professor of Law appointed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/honorary-professor-of-law-appointed
A leading lawyer has been appointed as Honorary Professor of Law at Leicester. David Hodson, Partner and co-founder of The International Family Law Group LLP has been awarded the title of Honorary Professor in Law at the University.
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Expert opinions cover social mobility Martin McGuinness Chinas antiship missiles and postBrexit immigration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/expert-opinions-cover-social-mobility-martin-mcguinness-china2019s-anti-ship-missiles-and-post-brexit-immigration
Martin Perfect, Employer Relationship Manager in the University's Career Development Service, has written an article discussing initiatives to advance social mobility.
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Leicester hosting ground-breaking conference for Genomes Project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-hosting-ground-breaking-conference-for-genomes-project
Our University will host the inaugural UK Genomes conference on Wednesday 8 March Thursday 9 March at College Court, 150 Knighton Road, Leicester running from 9am – 5pm.
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Research suggests people who want to prevent immigration to the UK are less happy than those who welcome it
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/research-suggests-people-who-want-to-prevent-immigration-to-the-uk-are-less-happy-than-those-who-welcome-it
People who want to stop further immigration to the UK are less happy than those who welcome it, and politicians are part of the reason for this, new research shows.
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University research highlighted as Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation celebrates its 10th anniversary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/university-research-praised-as-centre-for-earth-observation-instrumentation-celebrates-its-10th-anniversary
The University's role in the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI) has been highlighted on its 10th anniversary.
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Dr Primrose Freestone
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/primrose-freestone
Find out more about Dr Primrose Freestone, alumna of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. She has been at Leicester University since an undergraduate student and is an Associate Professor in Clinical Microbiology and Inventor.
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Athena SWAN
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/about/athena-swan
The Department of Respiratory Sciences (incorporating Infection, Immunity and Inflammation) is committed to providing a good working environment for its staff and in 2016 was successful in achieving a Silver award.