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Trident and Triremes: funding for research into nuclear weapons and Ancient Greece
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/10-erc-grants
Two University of Leicester academics have received more than three and a half million euros from the European Research Council for major projects investigating the ancient past and the world of the future.
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University is seeking new talent to help with its ground-breaking lifestyle and health work
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/leicester-lifestyle
“Physical activity has the power to transform lives,” that’s the message from University of Leicester experts on National Fitness Day.
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Toolkit to tackle potentially deadly opioid over prescription to be rolled out across parts of England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/opioids-over-subscription
Leicester researchers are working with NHS partners in the East of England to lead the way in delivering the NHS’ goal of halving the amount of opioids prescribed for non-cancer pain by 2024.
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Psychologists create first-ever body-maps of hallucinations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/psychosis-hallucinations
Psychosis is a term which describes experiences where an individual may have difficulties in determining what is real and what is not real. Research indicates psychosis is associated with experiencing trauma, adverse life events, and stress.
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Armed Forces Champion discusses workforce barriers for veterans
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/frazer-stark
The University of Leicester’s Armed Forces Champion has spoken out about the challenges military veterans face entering the workforce after retirement. Sergeant Frazer Stark served in the British Army at the age of 17-years old in September 2005.
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Josh is going for gold with national ice hockey team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/josh-is-going-for-gold-with-national-ice-hockey-team
First-year student at our University Josh Crane will be breaking out his skates and representing university sporting excellence at an international level as part of the GBU Ice Hockey team.
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University of Leicester contributes essentials and equipment to NHS
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/30-equipment-for-nhs
As part of its drive to support the NHS during coronavirus pandemic, the University of Leicester has donated thousands of essential items for hospital staff, such as masks, disposable aprons, handwash, sanitiser and gloves, and lent medical equipment worth £100,000 to...
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Joint Research Office
https://le.ac.uk/research/regi/joint-research-office
Find out more about the Joint Research and Development Support Office and the sponsorship opportunities that offers
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Sir David Attenborough returns to Leicester to officially open new fully-inclusive arts gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/sir-david-attenborough-returns-to-leicester-to-officially-open-new-fully-inclusive-arts-gallery
The naturalist and long-running television personality Sir David Attenborough will be returning to the place of his Leicester childhood to open a new fully-inclusive gallery championed by his brother Lord Attenborough.
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Leicester academic appointed to first ever Government LGBT Advisory Panel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/21-government-lgbt-advisory-panel
Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy, Associate Professor in Hate Studies within the Department of Criminology, has been appointed to the Government’s first ever LGBT Advisory Panel by Penny Mordaunt, the Minister for Women and Equalities.