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Cancer expert receives £100,000 donation towards his vital work
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/mick-may-mesothelioma-fennell
A cancer expert who prolonged the life of the inspirational author and charity founder, Mick May, has received a £100,000 donation to help continue his ground breaking work at the university of Leicester.
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Colourful craters and insights into Mercury’s mysterious surface showcased by Leicester scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/18-bepicolombo-mission-at-new-scientist
University of Leicester researchers involved in upcoming BepiColombo mission to Mercury will be presenting at New Scientist Live 2018.
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More than 50 years of Leicester in space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/05-more-than-50-years-of-leicester-in-space
In World Space Week we reflect on the University of Leicester’s long history of making out of this world discoveries.
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Chickens to be marker of Anthropocene
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/12-chickens-to-mark-anthropocene
Chickens to be marker of Anthropocene Chicken|Consumption of chickens signals new geological epoch according to research led by the University of Leicester Modern meat chickens are a defining feature of the Anthropocene according to new research by Dr Carys Bennett and...
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The hoodie: a symbol of all that is wrong with youth today?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/hoodie
Read the article "The hoodie: a symbol of all that is wrong with youth today?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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The loaf of bread: a symbol of business inequality?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/loaf-of-bread
Read the article "The loaf of bread: a symbol of business inequality?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Further questions
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/about/heart-surgery/top-10-priorities/further-questions
In addition to the Top 10 priorities, a number of further research questions were identified: Quality of life What is the best tool to assess Quality of Life (QOL) in specific cardiac surgery disease? What modifiable factors can be targeted to improve QOL? Are...
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University of Leicester boost for city’s landmark Diwali event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/diwali
The University of Leicester is proud to announce it is sponsoring the city’s 40th annual Diwali lights switch-on event.
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New space research to survey chimpanzee habitats
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/jgi-laser-chimps
Professor Kevin Tansey, of the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, will work closely with colleagues at Space Park Leicester – the first phase of which is now complete – in supporting the research and knowledge exchange programme.
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Thesis examination
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-9/appendix-2/thesis-examination
(2)9.46 A higher doctorate may be awarded on the basis of an examination of the written thesis without a viva voce examination. (2)9.47 The examination shall normally be completed within six months of the examiners receiving the higher doctorate candidate’s thesis.