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Leave economics built on dangerous fantasies says academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leave-economics-built-on-dangerous-fantasies-says-academic
Leicester economist and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Hall (pictured) is among leading researchers who have issued a stark warning on the risks of Brexit.
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Medical research paper gains over 1000 citations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/medical-research-paper-gains-over-1000-citations
A key medical research paper published in 2003 led by Tim Coats MD FRCS FFAEM, Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Emergency Medicine Academic Group and Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University, has received more than 1,000 citations.
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What is the Anthropocene and why is it relevant for international law
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/what-is-the-anthropocene-and-why-is-it-relevant-for-international-law
An article written by Professors Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams from the Department of Geology with Professor Davor Vidas of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway is for the third month in a row ranked in the top 50 of the most-read articles in the Oxford University...
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UK medical sciences would have to scale back ambition if we became isolated from the European Union says academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/uk-medical-sciences-would-have-to-2018scale-back-ambition2019-if-we-became-isolated-from-the-european-union-says-academic
UK medical sciences may have to ‘scale back its ambition’ if Britain leaves the European Union, according to Professor Andrew Tobin (pictured) from the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology.
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How Muhammad Ali changed the way we see sport
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/how-muhammad-ali-changed-the-way-we-see-sport
Muhammad Ali, who passed away last week at the age of 74, changed the way we see sport and the inequalities that both feed and dramatise it, according to John Williams from the Department of Sociology.
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University data allows members of the public to search for land use in their area of the UK based on postcode
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-data-allows-members-of-the-public-to-search-for-land-use-in-their-area-of-the-uk-based-on-postcode
For the first time, members of the public can now search for how the land is used in their local area of the United Kingdom based on their postcode, thanks to research conducted by our Centre for Landscape and Climate Research (CLCR).
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Why ideas matter- seminar exploring why we should be imagining six impossible things before breakfast
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/why-ideas-matter-seminar-exploring-why-we-should-be-imagining-six-impossible-things-before-breakfast
How often do you push yourself to imagine the seemingly impossible? The power of new ideas, and perspectives on where they might come from, will be the subject of an upcoming seminar at our University on Monday 4 December.
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Research reveals new insights into solidification cracking during welding of steel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-reveals-new-insights-into-solidification-cracking-during-welding-of-steel
New research led by our University has made a novel breakthrough in understanding how solidification cracking occurs during the welding of steel, an important engineering alloy.
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Our University working with Chinese Academy of Science on carbon dioxide monitoring satellite mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/our-university-working-with-chinese-academy-of-science-on-carbon-dioxide-monitoring-satellite
China has launched its first satellite dedicated to the monitoring of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). The satellite was successfully launched on 22 December 2016 into a low Earth orbit.
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Investment in psychiatry researchers at University to enhance services for older patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/investment-in-psychiatry-researchers-at-university-to-enhance-services-for-older-patients
Patients in Leicestershire experiencing mental health issues in later life are to benefit from an investment into cutting-edge psychiatry research at our University by the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT).