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Secrets of our ancient animal ancestors may be revealed through oldest DNA sequences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/secrets-of-our-ancient-animal-ancestors-may-be-revealed-through-oldest-dna-sequences
700 million year-old DNA sequences from ancient animals have been unearthed by researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Warwick, shedding new light on our earliest animal ancestors and how they influenced modern species - including the sponge.
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Why do we still love James Bond
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/why-do-we-still-love-james-bond
On Monday 26 October, another new James Bond movie will hit our cinema screens and the publicity machinery seems to be in overdrive. Spectre is the twenty-fourth in the continuous film series based on Ian Fleming’s British superspy and is produced by Eon Productions for MGM/Sony.
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Research suggests visual stress could be a symptom of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/research-suggests-visual-stress-could-be-a-symptom-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome
People suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) could experience higher levels of visual stress than those without the condition, according to a team led by Dr Claire Hutchinson from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.
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Expert opinions cover childbirth and the media Junos goals and Theresa May
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-opinions-cover-childbirth-and-the-media-junos-goals-and-theresa-may
Dr Ranjana Das from the Department of Media and Communication has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing why we need to look at childbirth and the media, and the 'Birth Stories' project she is involved in.
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Research suggests exercise counteracts sitting time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-suggests-exercise-counteracts-sitting-time
Office workers can stave off health problems associated with sitting down all day by regularly exercising, a new study from the Leicester Diabetes Centre has found.
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Funding
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/wellcome-trust-dtp/funding
Students on the programme receive a generous funding package as follows: 4-year PhD (UK students) Postgraduate research fee waiver at standard College of Life Sciences UK rates for all four years of the PhD Wellcome Trust stipend for all four years of the PhD ...
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Join the fight to save lives
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/environmental-futures/areas/join-the-fight
Empower Community Ambassadors to Prevent Snakebite Deaths in Ganjam, Odisha Led By Professor Nibedita Ray-Bennett, Institute for Environmental Futures Vital research into the causes and circumstances of avoidable snakebite deaths is being led by Professor Nibedita Ray-Bennett...
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Leicester academics among worlds most influential
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-academics-among-2018world2019s-most-influential2019
Two academics from our College of Life Sciences have been cited in a list of ‘the world’s most influential scientific minds’.
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Survey ranks Leicester among most cost effective universities at which to study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/survey-ranks-leicester-among-most-cost-effective-universities-to-study-at
A new survey that compares study-related expenses at universities includes the University of Leicester among the fifteen least expensive universities. The Daily Telegraph has reported on research conducted by the comparison website GoCompare.
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Leicester academic heads judging panel to land robot on the moon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-academic-heads-judging-panel-to-land-robot-on-the-moon
An academic from our University has been elected to Chair a judging panel in a global $30 million prize competition to land a robot on the moon.