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Lord Richard Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/attenboroughs/richard
Lord Richard Attenborough has a longstanding connection with the University, opening our Attenborough Arts Centre in 1997 and receiving and Honorary Distinguished Fellowship in 2006.
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Dr Tony Fletcher
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/hpru/people/tony-fletcher
HPRU Science Projects Lead I lead on the coordination of the Science Projects in the HPRU, and the project on Water and Health.
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College Court wins national hotel award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/college-court-wins-national-hotel-award
College Court, the University’s multi-award winning conference centre and hotel, has recently been awarded ‘Conference Hotel of the Year’. The venue was shortlisted for the award following nominations by their clients.
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Funding programme launched by Childrens cancer charity based at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/funding-programme-launched-by-children2019s-cancer-charity-based-at-leicester
A national childhood cancer charity based at our University is launching a new funding programme for research into rare and under-funded cancers affecting children – including the UK’s only dedicated fund to support research into the health of cancer survivors.
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Presenting at a national conference.
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-voices/amardeep-sidki
Amardeep Sidki reflects of his first experience of presenting at a national conference.
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Researchers suggest targeting freshers could halt spread of meningitis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/researchers-suggest-targeting-freshers-could-halt-spread-of-meningitis
A campaign targeted at students arriving at university for the first time could hold the key to reducing the spread of meningitis and septicaemia, say researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham.
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Launch of telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/launch-of-telescope-for-detecting-optical-signals-from-gravitational-waves
A state-of-the-art telescope for detecting optical signatures of gravitational waves - built and operated by an international research collaboration, led by the Universities of Warwick and Monash - has been officially launched.
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Ancient history competitions to inspire school children to learn about Greek and Roman pasts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/ancient-history-competitions-to-inspire-school-children-to-learn-about-greek-and-roman-pasts
A series of competitions organised by our University will inspire young people across the UK to learn about the ancient world in creative ways.
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Leicester academic praises scheme allowing working class children to shine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-academic-praises-scheme-allowing-working-class-children-to-shine
A University of Leicester scientist has discussed his involvement with an educational opportunities programme, organised by The Sutton Trust, that inspired him to pursue his studies in planetary science.
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Leicester academic secures grant to research technological advancements in UK energy system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-academic-secures-grant-to-research-technological-advancements-in-uk-energy-system
A researcher at the University has secured a grant worth £459,000 for a project which will explore the vast potential of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT).