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Students gear up for success at Silverstone
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/students-gear-up-for-success-at-silverstone
Leicester students have set the wheels in motion for victory at Silverstone, having already successfully reached their fundraising target via a crowdfunding campaign, in order for them to build and race their very own Formula 1 car.
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Imaginative research to be showcased at upcoming festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/imaginative-research-to-be-showcased-at-upcoming-festival
Research into how air pollution is affecting the bacteria in our lungs, how an ageing heart can potentially be made young again and the ornate majesty of Julius Caesar’s Rome are among the many projects to be showcased by Leicester research students on Monday 6 July at the...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 24 30 September
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-24-30-september
Dr Jon Moran from the Department of Politics and International Relations has weighed up the pros and cons of armed drones in the skies above us in an article for The Conversation.
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New joint venture to tackle air pollution announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-joint-venture-to-tackle-air-pollution-announced
EarthSense Systems, a new joint venture between aerial mapping company Bluesky and our University, is set to spearhead innovations in air quality monitoring.
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Academics contribute to major project celebrating 80 years of British TV
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/academics-contribute-to-major-project-celebrating-80-years-of-british-tv
Professor Helen Wood and Dr Jilly Boyce Kay from the School of Media, Communication and Sociology have contributed to BBC History’s new archive to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the launch of the first British television service by the BBC.
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University backs the standard of childrens cardiac surgery at local hospital
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/university-backs-the-standard-of-children2019s-cardiac-surgery-at-local-hospital
The Head of the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, and the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester have issued a joint statement in support of the local authorities and clinicians working together to keep surgery for children...
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Experts suggest Pokémon Go could ease Type 2 diabetes burden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/2018pokemon-go-could-ease-type-2-diabetes-burden2019-says-expert
Hundreds of students and staff around the University and city have caught Poké-fever, joining millions of people worldwide in playing viral mobile app Pokémon Go - a virtual reality treasure hunt where players walk to places in the real world to...
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Students to unveil Silverstone race car design
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/student-to-unveil-silverstone-race-car-design
Student racing enthusiasts will be unveiling their designs for a racing car which will be competing at Silverstone later this year at an event on 11 February at 6pm prior to the University’s 18th Annual Industry Lecture.
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Expert opinions cover asylum laws Evelyn Waugh EU students digital activism cancer and broadcasting inequality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/expert-opinions-cover-asylum-laws-evelyn-waugh-and-eu-students
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has written an article for the Leicester Mercury on how membership of the EU is good for universities and society at large.
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350 Years Ago Pepys and the Easter of 1666
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/350-years-ago-pepys-and-the-easter-of-1666
350 years ago, on the Easter of 1666, famous diarist Samuel Pepys recorded how he failed to join a Church of England service at the Chapel in Whitehall Palace as it was too crowded over the festive period.