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The story of skeletons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/the-story-of-skeletons
What links the narwhal’s tusk, ancient trilobites, Richard III (and his drinking habits), tumbleweed, an argonaut, and the outstretched fourth finger of a pterosaur? They are among the cast of characters that feature in a new book by University of Leicester professors Jan...
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How the University is central to economic resurgence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/how-the-university-is-central-to-economic-resurgence
Forward thinking, innovative projects and practical expertise in working with business are making the University of Leicester one of the main drivers of the 'Midlands Engine for Growth' - the term used by the Chancellor, George Osborne.
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JIST in the news
https://le.ac.uk/natural-sciences/study/student-research/jist/jist-news
See press cuttings about articles written by University of Leicester students for the Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics (JIST).
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Making it in the UK screen sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/2018making-it2019-in-the-uk-screen-sector
An upcoming event will explore how the UK film and screen industries including creators, funders and businesses can work towards improving inclusion and diversity.
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Recombinant DNA and genetic techniques
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/recombinant-dna-and-genetic-techniques
Increasingly scientists are using new molecular techniques to investigate the structure and function of DNA. Take a look at what The University of Leicester has to offer to help with your studies.
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New portrait of Sir David Attenborough revealed in city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/new-portrait-of-sir-david-attenborough-revealed-in-city
A stunning new portrait of Leicester honorary graduate and Distinguished Honorary Fellow Sir David Attenborough at Leicester’s New Walk Museum has been revealed by the man himself.
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Expert opinions cover gravitational waves pornography and the Sex Buyer Law
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/expert-opinions-cover-gravitational-waves-pornography-and-the-sex-buyer-law
Professor Andrew King from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has written an article for The Conversation discussing the LIGO experiment to detect gravitational waves in space.
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Locating the church within the friary
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/locating-the-church
The discovery of the chapter house and eastern cloister walk in the first two trenches meant that parts of the church were likely be present in the car park or the school playground, but where to look next? Richard Buckley made the decision to look in the school playground...
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Open-air Shakespeare and more planned for summer events at Oadby oasis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/botanic-garden
The University of Leicester has revealed the annual summer events programme at the Botanic Garden, in Oadby.
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CuppaScience and the James Webb Space Telescope
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/07/21/201/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 21 July 2020 We highlight Leicester’s involvement in the James Webb Space Telescope, the ambitious new infrared telescope launching in 2021 – with the #CuppaScience Podcast with Naomi Rowe-Gurney.