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Tempest rocket to map quality of the air we breathe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/tempest-rocket-to-map-quality-of-the-air-we-breathe
In what is thought to be a world’s first, a rocket equipped with air pollution monitoring equipment developed by University scientists from the Department of Physics and Astronomy led by Dr Roland Leigh (pictured) is due to be launched on Wednesday 4...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 8 14 October
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-8-14-october
John Williams from the Department of Sociology has written an article for the Leicester Mercury discussing the nation's attitude towards rugby in comparison to football.
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Management Professor presents research to NHS employers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/management-professor-presents-research-to-nhs-employers
The School of Management’s Stephen Wood, Professor of Management, speaking at the NHS Employers Autumn Workforce Summit at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, on 13 October, stressed that employee involvement can simultaneously improve both patient outcomes and efficiency...
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Diwali celebrations come to the Students Union
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/diwali-celebrations-come-to-students2019-union
The Students’ Union has announced its line-up for this year’s Diwali Day on Wednesday 11 November 2015.
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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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The death penalty and international anti-drug operations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/the-death-penalty-and-international-anti-drug-operations
A human rights campaigner is to speak at our University on how European Union support for anti-drug operations internationally should change in light of the increased use of the death penalty for drug offences.
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New intelligence distance learning degree launching at national conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/new-intelligence-distance-learning-degree-launching-at-national-conference
A Leicester intelligence expert will be launching a new distance-learning degree at a national meeting of leading intelligence professionals.
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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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Link between inherited DNA sequences and heart disease identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/link-between-inherited-dna-sequences-and-heart-disease-identified
A study to examine recessively inherited genome-wide DNA sequences has for the first time discovered a potential link with Britain’s biggest killer – Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).