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Discovery of new fossil from half billion years ago sheds light on life on Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/discovery-of-new-fossil-from-half-billion-years-ago-sheds-light-on-life-on-earth
Scientists from the universities of Leicester and Cambridge have discovered a new species of fossil that will shed light on early animal ecosystems.
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Award for Leicester Law student
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/award-for-leicester-law-student
A research student at our University has won an international award - the Best Graduate Student Award at the ESCAS-CESS Conference. Khalida Azhigulova, a postgraduate student in the Leicester Law School, was recognised for her outstanding work.
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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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Leicester researcher building bridges between industry and academia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-academic-building-bridges-between-industry-and-academia
As part of a collaboration between Professor Simon Wagner from our Department of Cancer Studies and GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK’s) Discovery Partnerships with Academia (DPAc) in Stevenage UK, Dr Ana Sousa Manso (Research Associate from Leicester Drug Discovery & Diagnostics,...
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Leicester passes 4 million readers milestone on The Conversation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-passes-4-million-reader-milestone-on-the-conversation
Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 4 million readers through nearly 230 articles written for The Conversation - setting a new milestone for Leicester in delivering expert opinion...
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Beautiful 19th century images of Egyptian monuments shed light on rediscovery of Ancient Egypt
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/beautiful-19th-century-images-of-egyptian-monuments-shed-light-on-rediscovery-of-ancient-egypt
The rediscovery of Ancient Egyptian monuments, temples and tombs during the 19th century by pioneering adventurers will be charted as part of a new exhibition running at our University until 12 November.
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Range of events taking place to celebrate Black History Month
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/range-of-events-taking-place-to-celebrate-black-history-month
October 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of Black History Month in the UK- a time to celebrate black history, arts and culture.
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1 million investment in Informatics to enhance Big Data offer to science and business
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/ps1-million-investment-in-informatics-to-enhance-big-data-offer-to-science-and-business
A £1 million investment into the Department of Informatics at our University will develop capacity to work on Big Data with business and industry.
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Legal implications of Britains wars explored in research seminar
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/legal-implications-of-britain2019s-wars-explored-in-research-seminar
A prominent legal expert will lead a free public research seminar on the legal implications of decisions to use British military force abroad on Thursday 23 March.
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CMS Societies
https://le.ac.uk/computing-and-mathematical-sciences/about/cms-societies
Leicester Actuarial Sciences Society (LASS) The Leicester Actuarial Science Society is led by Leicester students and is a part of the Institute and faculty of actuaries for student actuaries community across Leicester, Coventry & Peterborough.