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Global Fruit Trail
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/primary-programmes/global-fruit-trail
Learn more about the Global Fruit Trail programme that we offer to primary school children.
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National conference to focus on menopause policy in the workplace
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/national-conference-to-focus-on-menopause-policy-in-the-workplace
Experts from our University are to showcase menopause policies in the workplace at a national conference. The University of Leicester is the first University in the UK with a workplace menopause policy.
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Encore Geologists on scientific drilling odyssey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/geologists-on-third-scientific-drilling-exhibition-at-sea
For the third time in two years, Leicester geologists from the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment will participate in an offshore scientific drilling expedition.
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Wildfire map reveals European countries most at risk of catastrophic fire damage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/wildfire-map-reveals-european-countries-most-at-risk-of-catastrophic-fire-damage
Cities and tourist areas such as Catalonia, Madrid and Valencia are among those most at risk of catastrophic damage from wildfires in Europe, according to research led by the University's Centre for Landscape and Climate Research.
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Students film breathtaking images of Earth using high altitude weather balloon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/students-film-breathtaking-curvature-of-earth-using-high-altitude-weather-balloon
Physics students have captured breathtaking images of the Earth’s stratosphere using a high altitude weather balloon. The unmanned balloon and sensor payload reached an altitude of 23.6km, putting it at 1.7 times the altitude ceiling of a 747 airliner.
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Leicester medical students win national competition on social media safety
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/medical-students-social-media-safety
Four medical students from Leicester Medical School have won a UK-wide competition on professionalism held by the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Medical Schools Council (MSC).
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University supporting Town and Gown 10k run
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/university-supporting-town-and-gown-10k-run
The University of Leicester has declared its support for the new Leicester Town and Gown charity run. The 10k race, organised by charity Muscular Dystrophy UK, is coming to the city for the first time on Sunday 5 March.
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Fatal wounds on the back and base of skull (injuries 4-6)
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/osteology/injuries/skull-4-6
Discover more about the fatal wounds to the back and base of Richard III's skull and the types of weapons that might have inflicted the wounds.
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Research shows statins could halt vein blood clots
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-shows-statins-could-half-vein-blood-clots
Statins could hold the key to eradicating one of the most preventable causes of hospital deaths after researchers uncovered a new role for the cholesterol-lowering pill.
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More than 80 people from University of Leicester compete in the Leicester Half-Marathon challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/more-than-80-people-from-university-of-leicester-compete-in-the-leicester-half-marathon-challenge
More than 80 members of staff from across our University took part in the Leicester Half-Marathon Relay Challenge on Sunday 23 October.