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Project to help reduce unsafe abortion death rates in disaster zones
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/project-to-help-reduce-unsafe-abortion-death-rates-in-disaster-zones
New research led by Dr Nibedita S Ray-Bennett from the School of Management will look into the sexual and reproductive health issues in disaster-prone areas during times of humanitarian crisis.
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Hive of activity how genes turn bees into workers and queens
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/hive-of-activity-how-genes-turn-bees-into-workers-and-queens
Biologists have discovered that one of nature’s most important pollinators - the buff-tailed bumblebee – either ascends to the land of milk and honey by becoming a queen or remains a lowly worker bee based on which genes are ‘turned on’ during its lifespan.
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Black hole bullseye sheds light on interstellar dust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/black-hole-2018bulls-eye2019-sheds-light-on-interstellar-dust
What looks like a shooting target (right) is actually an image of nested rings of X-ray light centred on an erupting black hole. On June 15, NASA's Swift satellite detected the start of a new outburst from V404 Cygni, where a black hole and a sun-like star orbit each other.
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Research uses Sir David Attenboroughs DNA to determine link between Y chromosome and surname
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-uses-sir-david-attenborough2019s-dna-to-determine-link-between-y-chromosome-and-surname
A study carried out by Dr Turi King from the Department of Genetics used the DNA of Sir David Attenborough as part of a larger study to see if there was a link between the Y chromosome and surname, both of which are passed down the male line.
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Philip Larkin memorial to join literary greats in Westminster Abbey on 31st anniversary of his death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/philip-larkin-memorial-to-join-literary-greats-in-westminster-abbey-on-31st-anniversary-of-his-death
A memorial stone to the poet Philip Larkin, inscribed with lines from one of his most famous works An Arundel Tomb – “our almost instinct almost true/What will survive of us is love” – will be unveiled in Westminster Abbey this evening, marking the 31st anniversary of his death.
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University recognises leading lights in education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/13-leics-live-awards
Last night saw leading lights in the education sector rewarded for their important contributions at the LeicestershireLive Education Awards, sponsored by the University of Leicester. The University were headline sponsors of the annual event held at King Power Stadium.
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Fahad Sadah
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/fahad-sadah
The University has learned with sadness of the death of one of our undergraduate students, Fahad Sadah. Fahad joined the University family in 2017, studying on the MComp in Computer Science.
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Event to explore new insights into Jewish Holocaust survivors and their rescuers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/event-to-explore-new-insights-into-jewish-holocaust-survivors-and-their-rescuers
Jewish survivors of the Holocaust and their rescuers are the focus of a free public lecture taking place at our University on Tuesday 7 November.
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National touring exhibition Lets Play Vinyl launches with public event celebrating UK sound systems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/national-touring-exhibition-let2019s-play-vinyl-launches-with-public-event-celebrating-uk-sound-systems
A free public event entitled ‘Talking Sound Systems’ will be held at Attenborough Arts Centre to launch national touring exhibition Let’s Play Vinyl on Saturday 14 October from 1.00- 2.30 pm in the Princess Diana Hall.
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Crime writer and creator of Inspector Morse dies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/crime-writer-and-creator-of-inspector-morse-dies
The University has learnt of the death of the author Colin Dexter, most famous for creating the character of Inspector Morse and the series of thirteen novels that he features in.