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Striking skull portraits of King Richard III produced using X-rays
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/striking-skull-portraits-of-king-richard-iii-produced-using-x-rays
Dramatic new artwork of King Richard III inspired by the discovery by Leicester archaeologists is to go on display at the Andipa Gallery in London from 14 – 25 April 2016.
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Facts about snakebite deaths
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/environmental-futures/areas/join-the-fight/facts-about-snakebite-deaths
Facts about snakebite deaths in India According to the World Health Organization (WHO) (2023), about 5.4 million snakebites occur each year, resulting in 1.8 to 2.7 million cases of envenoming.
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University of Leicester presents at Gateway to China event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-of-leicester-presents-at-gateway-to-china-event
Our University has played a key role in the “Gateway to China” a one-day event that was part of the last edition of the Leicester Business Festival.
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Student calculates which colour lightsaber would be most powerful
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/student-calculates-which-colour-lightsaber-would-be-most-powerful
Aspiring Jedi Knights will be happy to learn that the red lightsabers used by their enemies, the Sith, are likely the weakest type available on the futuristic arms market, while a purple lightsaber would be the strongest, based on calculations made by a student from our...
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Historian features in new BBC film
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/historian-features-in-new-bbc-film
A historian funded by the Wellcome Trust from our University has been involved with a new film to be shown on the BBC on Friday 23 June.
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Inclusivity in sport award nomination for our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/inclusivity-in-sport-award-nomination-for-our-university
Our University has been nominated for a national award for its efforts to make sport more inclusive for all. The University’s Sport & Active Life Service is shortlisted in the British University & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Awards.
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Student project explores the experiences of women who entered into mixed Black Caribbean and White British relationships in Leicester between 1948 and the 1970s
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/student-project-explores-the-experiences-of-women-who-entered-into-mixed-black-caribbean-and-white-british-relationships-in-leicester-between-1948-and-the-1970s
A local mature student studying at our University is keen to hear from women willing to share information about relationships they are in/have had with men of different ethnic backgrounds to themselves.
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Unique exceptionally preserved fossil named in honour of Sir David Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/unique-2018exceptionally-preserved2019-fossil-named-in-honour-of-sir-david-attenborough
An international team of scientists led by our University has discovered a new 430 million-year-old fossil and has named it in honour of Sir David Attenborough – who grew up on the University campus.
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Armed patrols in Leicester join the debate about policing in our city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/armed-patrols-in-leicester-join-the-debate-about-policing-in-our-city
Leicestershire police chief Simon Cole is to talk at a public event on 23 March about the force’s recent deployment of armed patrols in crowded places and whether this is a sign of things to come for people in Leicester.
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School of Business seminars to focus on innovation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/school-of-business-seminars-to-focus-on-innovation
The challenge of managing innovation in industry is the focus of two seminars being hosted by the University's School of Business.