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Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/big-bang
A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviours originated around 650 million years ago.
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Botanic Garden in East Midlands in Bloom competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/botanic-garden-in-east-midlands-in-bloom-competition
For the past 8 years Oadby & Wigston has achieved a Gold Award for the Borough’s entry into East Midlands in Bloom. The University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden takes pride of place in this effort.
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Future astronauts experience exploring new worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/future-astronauts-experience-exploring-new-worlds
Future astronauts experience exploring new worlds Future astronauts experience exploring new worlds 300| Lanzarote stands in for an alien planet as Leicester scientist helps train ESA astronauts.
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Leicester plays part in modernisation of Saudi education system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-plays-part-in-modernisation-of-saudi-education-system
The University of Leicester’s English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) recently welcomed a group of 26 teachers from Saudi Arabia on a year long teacher training programme.
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Film highlights experiences of children in the Calais Jungle
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-hosts-film-highlighting-plight-of-children-in-the-calais-jungle
Calais Children: a Case to Answer, a film which highlights the plight of almost 2,000 lone children who were in the Calais ‘Jungle’ when it was burnt down at the end of 2016, will be screened in the Attenborough Film Theatre at the University of Leicester on Monday 21 May...
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Space Park Leicester - have your say
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/space-park-leicester-have-your-say
The public is being invited to help shape the future of space development in Leicester. A consultation session is being held on Thursday 7 June, between 3pm and 7:30pm, for Space Park Leicester - a science park focused on the space and space-enabled industries.
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Funding programme launched by Childrens cancer charity based at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/funding-programme-launched-by-children2019s-cancer-charity-based-at-leicester
A national childhood cancer charity based at our University is launching a new funding programme for research into rare and under-funded cancers affecting children – including the UK’s only dedicated fund to support research into the health of cancer survivors.
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FearLeics Varsity champions to defend unbeaten record
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/fearleics-varsity-champions-to-defend-unbeaten-record
The sporting stage is set for a trial of skill, teamwork, determination and prowess.
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Researchers suggest targeting freshers could halt spread of meningitis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/researchers-suggest-targeting-freshers-could-halt-spread-of-meningitis
A campaign targeted at students arriving at university for the first time could hold the key to reducing the spread of meningitis and septicaemia, say researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham.
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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.