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Famous fossil collectors childhood memento discovered on UK coastline
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/ffamous-fossil-collector-childhood-momento-discovered-on-uk-coastline
Researchers have been studying a recently discovered childhood token - believed to have belonged to the pioneering palaeontologist Mary Anning - on a beach in Lyme Regis, Dorset.
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Author Edna OBrien to explore the writers craft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/author-edna-obrien-to-explore-the-writers-craft
Award-winning author and playwright Edna O’Brien will be discussing the craft of writing at the free public 4th Annual Creative Writing Lecture on Thursday 7 May, taking place at 6:00pm in the Rattray Lecture Theatre.
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Student fitness society looking for backing from Richard Branson
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/student-fitness-society-looking-for-backing-from-richard-branson
A student fitness organisation which started at Leicester is in with a chance of receiving £50,000 backing from Virgin's very own Richard Branson.
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College Court to increase capacity due to high demand
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/college-court-to-increase-capacity-due-to-high-demand
It’s been a busy 18 months for College Court and now the Conference Centre and Hotel has announced that it is expanding its facilities.
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Illuminating collection of rare books in new Library exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/illuminating-collection-of-rare-books-in-new-library-exhibition
A new exhibition “Light” dedicated to the International Year of Light, an initiative of the United Nations, opens this week in the University Library.
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Taking to new heights to help beat cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/taking-to-new-heights-to-help-beat-cancer
A Leicester man is taking fundraising to new heights – 15,000ft, to be precise. on Saturday 8 August 2015 at Hibaldstow Airfield in Lincolnshire.
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Event invites visitors to have fun with fungus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/event-invites-visitors-to-have-fun-with-fungus
Members of the public are being invited to visit the Botanic Garden in Oadby to find out more about fungi. The Leicestershire Fungi Study Group is presenting a table display of specimens found in the Botanic Garden for the public to view. Taking place in Knoll House from 10.
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New book for medical practitioners features space technology used for cancer imaging
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/new-book-for-medical-practitioners-features-space-technology-used-for-cancer-imaging
Research from the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham that exploits space-age technology for medical benefits is featured in a new publication.
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Study shows educations power to prevent Type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/study-shows-education2019s-2018power2019-to-prevent-type-2-diabetes
People at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes can reduce their chances of getting the condition by more than 80 per cent by fully completing a new education programme, an NIHR-supported study has found.
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Historic collection of rare books on German Expressionist art to be unveiled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/historic-collection-of-rare-books-on-german-expressionist-art-to-be-unveiled
A unique collection of books on German Expressionism from the library of art historian and critic Dr Frank Whitford has been acquired by our University. Dr Frank Whitford was an authority on art of the period, and a senior member of Wolfson College, Cambridge.