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University to host 70th Leicester Conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/university-to-host-70th-leicester-conference
The Leicester Conference is due to be held at a University of Leicester venue for the 70th time. The conference has been hosted on a university site every year since its inception in 1957, the same year that the university was also granted its Royal Charter.
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Fossils solve mystery of how life moved onto land
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/fossils-solve-mystery-of-how-life-moved-onto-land
A collection of Scottish fossils which solve the mystery of how vertebrate life came to move from water to land will be displayed in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland entitled Fossil Hunters: Unearthing the Mystery of Life on Land running from Friday 19...
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New tennis facilities net community award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/new-tennis-facilities-net-community-award
The University of Leicester has received the first ever Leicestershire Community Venue of Year award from the Aegon British Tennis Awards for the Roger Bettles Sports Centre and its new tennis facilities.
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University wins support for out of the box ideas
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/university-wins-support-for-2018out-of-the-box2019-ideas
Research into new drugs at the University has been boosted by government money. The University has been successful in obtaining grants totalling £1M from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to support research into new medicines.
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Leicester artist to reveal new animal bone artwork
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-artist-to-reveal-new-animal-bone-artwork
A distinctive bone-themed exhibition named ‘The Reliquary Project’, conceptualised and created by Leicester artist Jo Dacombe, will be unveiled at a free preview evening at the Attenborough Arts Centre from 5.30pm to 8pm on Friday 6 May.
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Plan a space mission from concept to launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/plan-a-space-mission-from-concept-to-launch
Planning a space mission from its initial concept through to its design, assembly and take-off is now a reality thanks to the Department of Physics and Astronomy's Space Exploration Systems MSc, which sets students up for a career in the space industry by teaching...
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Department of Sociology to host conference on social science methodology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/department-of-sociology-to-host-conference-on-social-science-methodology-2
Our College of Social Science will be hosting a major international conference on social science methodology later this year. The RC33 9th International Conference on Social Science Methodology will be held from 11 - 16 September 2016.
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Education experts lead science education summit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/education-experts-lead-science-education-summit
Our academic experts have travelled to Malaysia to help shape the next two decades of science education policy at a three-day conference between 14-16 March.
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WikiLeaks lawyer Dinah Rose QC assumes presidency of Leicester University Law Society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/wikileaks-lawyer-dinah-rose-qc-assumes-presidency-of-leicester-university-law-society
High-profile barrister Dinah Rose QC (pictured), who has represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the UK Supreme Court, has taken upon the role of President of the Leicester University Law Society (LULS).
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Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG)
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg
As part of the School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, RCMG carries out research that stimulates new thinking and creative practice enabling cultural organisations to become more ambitious and impactful in nurturing more equitable and inclusive societies.