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Awesome aurora device replicates Northern Lights phenomenon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/awesome-aurora-device-replicates-northern-lights-phenomenon
Leicester researchers will be creating Northern Lights for a studio audience using the University's Planeterrella during the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lecture on 30 December 2015. The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are the UK’s flagship science series.
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Students awaken the science of Star Wars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/students-awaken-the-science-of-star-wars
Could a lightsaber really work? What would hyperspace travel look like? And how strong would a deflector shield need to be to fend off interstellar attacks? These are all questions that Star Wars fans have been asking for decades, and now that The Force Awakens has been...
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Future entrepreneurs showcase talent at Venturefest East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/future-entrepreneurs-showcase-talent-at-venturefest-east-midlands
Entrepreneurs from across the region are being given the opportunity to launch their ideas and start-up businesses to an influential audience, with Venturefest East Midlands’ Next Generation Zone.
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Responsible Leadership and educating the next generation are priorities to tackle widespread prejudice in Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/2018responsible-leadership-and-educating-the-next-generation-are-priorities-to-tackle-widespread-prejudice-in-britain
The former Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, Lord Ouseley will draw on his own extensive experiences of coping with racial abuse and will set out his hopes for future community integration in Britain at a lecture on Thursday 22 October, ahead of the launch of a new...
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Puppy power Students Union leads the way with pearls pasties and a new furry friend
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/puppy-power-students-union-leads-the-way-with-pearls-pasties-and-a-new-furry-friend
The Students’ Union has been busy over the summer renovating its food market - and welcoming the newest member to its team, Vinnie the black Labrador retriever. The Union has invested £200,000 in creating a ‘unique’ dining experience in time for Freshers’ Week.
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Study finds final year individual bonuses are counter-productive
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/study-finds-final-year-individual-bonuses-are-counter-productive
A new study by researchers in the UK and Australia has found it makes better business sense to reward team performance rather than provide individual bonuses – and that group rewards generate the top-performing individuals.
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Attenborough Arts Centre winner at the Excellence in Tourism Awards for the second time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/attenborough-arts-centre-winner-at-the-excellence-in-tourism-awards-for-the-second-time
The Attenborough Arts Centre is thrilled to be the winner of the Leicester and Leicestershire Excellence in Tourism Awards 2015, under the Access for All category for a second year.
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New species of ancient tongue worm discovered
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/new-species-of-ancient-tongue-worm-discovered
An international team of scientists led by Leicester researchers has discovered a new species of fossil - a 'tongue worm' - in England and have identified it as an ancient parasitic intruder.
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Members of the public given the opportunity to name their own planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/members-of-the-public-given-the-opportunity-to-name-their-own-planet
The University has joined forces with the Leicester Mercury to give the people of Leicester the opportunity to name their own planet.
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Increased activity during the summer caused by genes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/increased-activity-during-the-summer-caused-by-genes
The warm temperature on a summer’s day is often a time for relaxing, but researchers from the Department of Genetics have suggested that a ‘thermosensory’ gene could be responsible for changes in behaviour in different climates.