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International award for Beagle 2 team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/international-award-for-beagle-2-team
The combined Beagle 2 industrial and academic team has won the 2015 Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Industry/Project Team.
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Type 2 diabetes weight loss treatment breakthrough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/type-2-diabetes-weight-loss-treatment-2018breakthrough2019
A study showing how a newly approved obesity treatment can help shed the pounds in people with Type 2 diabetes represents a breakthrough in weight loss management, according to leading diabetes researcher Professor Melanie Davies (pictured), Professor of Diabetes Medicine at...
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University of Leicester politics student in triple awards win
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/university-of-leicester-politics-student-in-triple-awards-win
An undergraduate finalist in International Relations has been awarded the Political Studies Association’s Parliaments and Legislatures Specialist Group essay prize.
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Leicester academic recognised with esteemed prize for promising future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leicester-academic-recognised-with-esteemed-prize-for-promising-future
An outstanding academic at our University has received a prestigious £100,000 Prize for Archaeology – the second award in two years from the Leverhulme Trust for research at Leicester in the subject area.
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University to honour distinguished individuals in celebratory year for Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/university-to-honour-distinguished-individuals-in-celebratory-year-for-leicester
In a year that has seen the city of Leicester make headlines for its unprecedented sporting achievements, our University will be celebrating the achievements of others linked with the city and the surrounding area who have excelled in their own fields at our graduation...
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Surface of Mars revealed in unprecedented detail
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/surface-of-mars-revealed-in-unprecedented-detail
The surface of Mars – including the location of Beagle-2 – has been shown in unprecedented detail by scientists using a revolutionary image stacking and matching technique. The technique made use of images supplied by scientists from our University.
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Student wins support to tackle mental health issues from RBS
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/student-wins-support-to-tackle-mental-health-issues-from-rbs
A Leicester student has succeeded in winning support from a leading UK bank for a social impact venture.
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Leicester student is one of only eight in the world to win astronomy competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-student-is-one-of-only-eight-in-the-world-to-win-astronomy-competition
A student from Space Research Centre is one of only eight people in the world – and the only one in the UK – to win a place to visit one the world’s most advanced telescopes, travel to the most arid desert in the world – and sleep where James Bond did! Second...
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English Language Teaching Unit establishes link with Kettering Hospital
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/english-language-teaching-unit-establishes-link-with-kettering-hospital
On April 15th, the English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) started a 12-week programme delivering English for Nurses classes to international nurses working at Kettering General Hospital.
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University academic part of new research into kidney disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-academic-part-of-new-research-into-kidney-disease
An academic at our University has been part of novel study carried out by an international team of researchers exploring the link between the immune system and kidney disease.