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Using skills and knowledge from MedRACE within my first year as a junior doctor
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-voices/kike-solanke-2
Kike Solanki escribes how she used skills and knowledge from MedRACE within her first year as a junior doctor
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New research blows the lid on volcanic activity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/new-research-blows-the-lid-on-volcanic-activity
Geologists from our University have been unravelling an age-old geological story. Their research, relating to ancient volcanic activity in Mongolia and China, challenges existing knowledge about the processes involved.
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Academics contribute to Global Informality Project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/academics-contribute-to-global-informality-project
Researchers from our School of History, Politics and International Relations have contributed to the Global Informality Project, led by Professor Alena V.
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Search for Asian Radio Recordings and Memories in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/search-for-asian-radio-recordings-and-memories-in-leicester
In the late 1970s and the 1980s two thirds of the Asian population in Leicester listened to the Six O’clock Show on BBC Radio Leicester.
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Expert opinions cover a nodeal Brexit finding Beagle 2 Donald Trump psychologist Hans Eysenck and the rising breast cancer rate in China
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/expert-opinions-cover-a-2018no-deal2019-brexit-finding-beagle-2-donald-trump-psychologist-hans-eysenck-and-the-rising-breast-cancer-rate-in-china
With the Prime Minister’s recent suggestion of a 'no-deal' Brexit, Professor Panicos Demetriades from our School of Business uses his experience as governor of the central bank of Cyprus to reflect upon the issues with this idea.
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The outlawed Shrove Tuesday tradition of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-outlawed-shrove-tuesday-tradition-of-leicester
Shrove Tuesday – taking place this year on 28 February – often involves the flipping of savoury and sweet pancakes, but prior to 1846 the city of Leicester had its own very particular way of celebrating the event.
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Leicester remembers honorary graduate Tim Pigott-Smith
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-remembers-honorary-graduate-tim-pigott-smith
The University was saddened to learn on 7 April of the death of Tim Pigott-Smith, noted actor and and honorary graduate of the University of Leicester.
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Success for student entrepreneur in national space challenge competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/success-for-student-entrepreneur-in-national-space-challenge-competition
A Leicester student is among only nine young space entrepreneurs to have won a share of £50K for innovative ideas on how to use satellite data to improve life on Earth.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 20 26 August
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-20-26-august
Professor Martin Parker from the School of Management had written an article for The Conversation discussing the work practices of global company Amazon and its plans for expansion.
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HeForShe video nominated for Royal Television Society award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-nominated-for-royal-television-society-award
The University has been nominated for a Royal Television Society Midlands Award for its HeForShe video in the Best Production Craft Skills category which recognises achievement behind the camera.