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Speaking your language University creates its first foreignlanguage video news release
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/speaking-your-language-university-creates-its-first-foreign-language-video-news-release
Our Creative Services and News teams have worked together to produce the University’s first foreign-language video news release. The video news release focuses on University of Leicester research to ‘save the most valuable silk moth in the world’.
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Leicester celebrates World Book Night
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-celebrates-world-book-night
To celebrate World Book Night, this year the University successfully applied to be a volunteer institution, and hand out out books to share a love of reading with those in the local community Since 2011, over two million books have been given away by thousands of...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 3 9 September
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-3-9-september
Dr Maria Rovisco from the Department of Media and Communication has written an article for The Conversation examining the changing tone of media coverage surrounding refugees.
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Researchers set to reduce heart disease risk for kidney transplant patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/researchers-set-to-reduce-heart-disease-risk-for-kidney-transplant-patients
Researchers at our University, working in conjunction with Loughborough University and Leicester’s Hospitals are set to reduce the risk of kidney transplant patients developing heart disease with the creation of specialised exercise programmes.
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Leicester selected to provide government policy advice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-selected-to-provide-government-policy-advice
Leicester research expertise has been selected to support policymaking by government departments across Europe.
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The Bulletin Leicester ranked amongst top 100 universities in Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/the-bulletin-2013-leicester-ranked-amongst-top-100-universities-in-europe
In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre, you can hear where the University of Leicester has been ranked amongst the top universities in Europe, you can find out how the university is planning on tackling some of the world's most...
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Students growing rocket from outer space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students-growing-rocket-from-outer-space
Students in our Department of Physics and Astronomy have been growing rocket lettuce from seeds that have been orbiting in space.
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Travel
https://le.ac.uk/sustainability/impacts/travel
Providing infrastructure and procedures that enable staff and students to follow the University’s sustainable travel hierarchy of: ‘Avoid unnecessary travel; Reduce travel; Choose efficient low-carbon travel; Maximise the benefits of the travel.’
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Bob Palmer
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/bob-palmer
Terry Brugha, Professor of Psychiatry, writes: It is with sad regrets that I bring to you the news of the death of our dear friend, colleague and Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Bob Palmer (Dr Robert L Palmer) who passed away on 3 September 2020.
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Micro CT scanning
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/advanced-microscopy-facility/microscopes-and-equipment/micro-ct-scanning
The University of Leicester's Advanced Microscopy Facility (AMF) provides a range of microscopes for aiding academic learning.