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Groundbreaking breath test for lung cancer in clinical trial
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/ground-breaking-breath-test-for-lung-cancer-in-clinical-trial
A clinical trial led by Leicester respiratory experts into a potentially ground-breaking ‘breath test’ to detect lung cancer is set to get underway at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester.
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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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Royal role for Leicester graduate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/royal-role-for-leicester-graduate
A University of Leicester graduate has received the distinction of a royal role. Riaz Ravat BEM has been confirmed as one of eight new Deputy Lieutenants for the county of Leicestershire commissioned under oath, in honour of their service to the local community.
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38m super lightweight mirror chosen for ChineseFrench space mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/ps3-8m-super-lightweight-mirror-chosen-for-chinese-french-space-mission
The University has announced the signature of a contract to develop an innovative new type of X-ray mirror for a telescope to be flown on an orbiting observatory to be launched in 2021.
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Leicester spearheads development of new urban studies centre in India
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-spearheads-development-of-new-urban-studies-centre-in-india
Leicester academics will be involved in the launch of the new Centre for Urban Studies at Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) Baroda, Gujarat.
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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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Another Doctoral Grant success for School of Education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/another-doctoral-grant-success-for-school-of-education-phd-student
Keke Zhang of the School of Education has been awarded a 2015 TOEFL Doctoral Research Grant for her research into the development and validation of a rating scale for assessing argumentative essays written by Chinese undergraduates in English programmes.
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University ProViceChancellor to speak on researchs local impact
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/university-pro-vice-chancellor-to-speak-on-research2019s-local-impact
The University of Leicester is a partner in the first TEDx Leicester event, which will include Professor Kevin Schϋrer, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise, among its speakers. TED is a non-profit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.
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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.