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Three-eyed distant relative of insects and crustaceans reveals amazing detail of early animal evolution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/kylinxia-fossil-scanning
Scientists from the University of Leicester and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology use cutting edge scanning technology to reconstruct ‘fossil monster’ that lived half a billion years ago, filling a gap in our understanding of the evolution of arthropods such as insects...
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The University's origins in the Great War
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/great-war
Read about the origins of the University within the context of the First World War, and how the University College came to be founded in 1921.
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New international initiative aims to transform care for Very Preterm Babies and their families
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/preterm-babies-research-leicester
A new research project involving the University of Leicester, is bringing experts and families together to develop solutions to improve the lives of very preterm babies
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Former Leicester history scholar Nick set to defend his gold Paralympic title
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/nick-cummins
A former University of Leicester scholar is preparing to compete for his second Paralympic gold this week in Paris.
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Nikon microscope 4
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/aif/equipment/inverted-widefield-microscopes/nikon-4
See more about the Nikon microscope 4 that is part of the Advanced Imaging Facility.
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Applied Microeconomics
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/applied-microeconomics
Lead: Professor Sergio Currarini The research interests of the Applied Microeconomics group span a wide range of areas, including labour, public, health, education, development, political economy, behavioural, and experimental.
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Aspiring Entrepreneurs with Disability Development Programme
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/aspiring-entrepreneurs-with-disability-development-programme
Benefits of the Programme After attending these practical training sessions, participants will gain the following skills and knowledge: Pillar 1: Business model and innovation Develop knowledge and understanding of business model components and their inter-relationships.
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University awarded £14 million to expand research into lifestyle changes which could help those from multi-ethnic communities with chronic conditions live longer and better lives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/leicester-lifestyle
More than £14 million has been awarded to The University of Leicester to expand its research into the prevention and management of chronic disease through physical activity.
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Leicester scientists scouring skies for falling fireballs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/fireball-camera
A special camera to detect fireballs has been installed at Space Park Leicester to help recover meteorites when they fall to Earth from outer space.
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Leicester to host first UK screening of acclaimed documentary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/salt-in-my-soul
Diane Shader Smith, an author in her own right and editor of Mallory’s posthumous book Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life which inspired the film, said: “Mallory was a gifted storyteller who created poetry out of prosaic experiences.