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Powering to new destinations in space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/powering-to-new-destinations-in-space
Experts in nuclear power systems for spacecraft are to gather at an international innovation exchange event co-organised by the University of Leicester.
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Leicester athlete Nick Cummins set to compete in Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicester-athlete-nick-cummins-set-to-compete-in-wheelchair-rugby-world-championships
Talented Leicester athlete Nick Cummins is set to tackle the competition in the Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, taking place in Sydney, Australia between 5 – 10 August.
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PhD research graduates to share cutting-edge research at first Doctoral Inaugural Lectures of 2018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/phd-research-graduates-to-share-cutting-edge-research-at-first-doctoral-inaugural-lectures-of-2018
Two new Doctors from our University will share their research at the first Doctoral Inaugural Lectures of 2018.
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Joe Orton on the BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/joe-orton-on-the-bbc
Material from the University of Leicester has played a key role in the making of a new documentary on the celebrated Leicester playwright Joe Orton.
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Raising the roof Celebration marks end of ambitious project to replace iconic roof of Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/raising-the-roof-celebration-marks-end-of-ambitious-project-to-replace-iconic-roof-of-engineering-building
The University will celebrate the completion of the project to replace the roof of its landmark Engineering Building on Monday 9 October at 6.30pm.
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Midlands universitybased high performance computing centre receives 32 million
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/midlands-university-based-high-performance-computing-centre-receives-ps3-2-million
Funding of £3.2million has been received by the Midlands Innovation group of universities, including the University of Leicester, and Queen Mary University of London to establish a centre of excellence in high performance computing (HPC).
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Leicester academic comments on report of Commons select committee inquiry into public parks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-academic-comments-on-report-of-commons-select-committee-inquiry-into-public-parks
A Leicester academic from the Department of History, Politics and International Relations has commented on the House of Commons Public Parks Inquiry which was released this week.
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Expert opinions cover social mobility Martin McGuinness Chinas antiship missiles and postBrexit immigration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/expert-opinions-cover-social-mobility-martin-mcguinness-china2019s-anti-ship-missiles-and-post-brexit-immigration
Martin Perfect, Employer Relationship Manager in the University's Career Development Service, has written an article discussing initiatives to advance social mobility.
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Leicester researchers to explore Parliament and the Brexit process
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-researchers-to-explore-parliament-and-the-brexit-process
A team of three of our academics has secured funding for their research project, ‘Parties, Parliament and the Brexit Process’, which will explore how Parliament has responded to Brexit and how effective is its legislative response.
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Research suggests people who want to prevent immigration to the UK are less happy than those who welcome it
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/research-suggests-people-who-want-to-prevent-immigration-to-the-uk-are-less-happy-than-those-who-welcome-it
People who want to stop further immigration to the UK are less happy than those who welcome it, and politicians are part of the reason for this, new research shows.