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• At the forefront of frugal innovation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/at-the-forefront-of-frugal-innovation

  The University of Leicester School of Business (ULSB) is leading the way in drawing attention to frugal innovation - an emerging field that centres on the creation of affordable products that are easily accessible to consumers.

• First-hand accounts of premature baby loss inspires new resource

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/first-hand-accounts-of-premature-baby-loss-inspires-new-resource

  A new resource has been launched based on the first-hand experiences of parents whose baby died before, during or shortly after birth at 20 to 24 weeks of pregnancy. The resource aims to support parents, loved ones and health professionals.

• Leicesters social media superstar welcomes robot to the medical school

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester2019s-2018social-media-superstar2019-welcomes-robot-to-the-medical-school

  The winner of a national competition to find education’s social media superstars has welcomed a robot named Sanbot Elf to our medical school.

• Formation and Evolution of Galaxies

  https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics/formation-and-evolution-of-galaxies

  The traditional strength of the group in studying the evolution of active galaxies (AGNs) is all part of the wider quest to trace the history of elements, stars, galaxies, extragalactic structure and blackholes through cosmic time, along with providing a context for the...

• Countries where education is in English

  https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/english-language-requirements/approved-countries

  An education in the countries listed here satisfies the University of Leicester’s English language requirements, so we won’t need further evidence of your English language ability.

• 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.

• Harnessing the power of rain

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/harnessing-the-power-of-rain

  Physics students taking the Physics Special Topics module have investigated how viable rainfall is as a source of energy - particularly in comparison to solar energy.

• Expert opinions cover museums MEPs Donald Trump and learning gain

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/expert-opinions-cover-museums-meps-donald-trump-and-learning-gain

  Robin Clarke from the School of Museum Studies has written a staff blog discussing how museums can challenge pervasive media and stand up for the marginalised and less fortunate.

• Richard III geneticist among those nominated for national archaeology award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/richard-iii-geneticist-among-those-nominated-for-national-archaeology-award

  Our geneticist who led the international research team involved in the DNA identification work of Richard III has been nominated for a new award.

• Is it possible to cry a river?

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/is-it-possible-to-cry-a-river-after-tottenhams-defeat-leicester-research-examines-plausibility-of-shedding-enough-tears-to-form-a-river

  Musicians Arthur Hamilton, Justin Timberlake and unsympathetic people across the world have encouraged others to ‘cry me a river’, a put-down phrase to make light of people’s problems.