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Times Higher Education World University Rankings confirm Leicesters place among top 1 of universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/times-higher-education-world-university-rankings-confirms-leicesters-place-in-top-1-of-universities
A definitive table of world University rankings has seen the University of Leicester maintain its rank among the top 1 per cent of universities in the world.
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Competition winners to receive photographs signed by Tim Peake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/competition-winners-to-receive-photographs-signed-by-tim-peake
Children will be awarded their chosen photographs taken by astronauts at a ceremony at the National Space Centre this week.
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Using behavioural science to target prolific criminals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/using-behavioural-science-to-target-prolific-criminals
The use of behavioural science in the investigation, detection and prosecution of offenders is to be probed at a conference co-organised by a Leicester criminologist.
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University signs Memorandum of Understanding with NATO Defense College
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/our-university-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-with-nato-defense-college
Our University and the NATO Defense College (NDC) have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), it has been announced today.
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Leicester academic recognised with esteemed prize for promising future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leicester-academic-recognised-with-esteemed-prize-for-promising-future
An outstanding academic at our University has received a prestigious £100,000 Prize for Archaeology – the second award in two years from the Leverhulme Trust for research at Leicester in the subject area.
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Event to explore how to fight and die like a Greek woman
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/event-to-explore-how-to-fight-and-die-like-a-greek-woman
Ancient Greek depictions of female fighters will be explored at a free public lecture on Tuesday 15 November.
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Research explores what Google can tell us about the memory web in the brain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/research-explores-what-google-can-tell-us-about-the-memory-web-in-the-brain
A new study by researchers from the Centre for Systems Neuroscience at our University, in collaboration with the University of California Los Angeles, has helped to untangle ‘the memory web’ by shedding light on how neurons in memory-related areas provide a long-term coding...
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Academic discusses US nuclear command and control modernisation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/academic-discusses-us-nuclear-command-and-control-modernisation
Dr Andrew Futter from the Department of Politics and International Relations has written an article about US nuclear command and control modernisation.
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Watch speeches for Attenborough Arts gallery opening in full
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/watch-speeches-for-attenborough-arts-gallery-opening-in-full
You can now watch the full speeches from the opening of Attenborough Arts’ new galleries wing, given by the centre Director Michaela Butter, President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle and Sir David Attenborough. Sir David officially opened the new £1.
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The crocuses have croaked
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/the-crocuses-have-croaked
For the first time, organisers of a public event to celebrate the first flowers of spring have been left with a predicament – the flowers have bloomed weeks before the event and may be largely over by the time the public showcase for Crocus Sundays is held! The success of...