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Supporting individuals to speak out
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-projects/speaking-out
A summary of MedRACE projects that support students to speak out about inequalities and issues of inclusion, racism or discrimination.
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Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry
Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more lethal and kill their prey more swiftly.
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Donation of goods sent to Ukrainian university
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/ukraine-donation
A shipment of goods from the University of Leicester has been sent to students in war-torn Ukraine to help them continue their studies as well as day-to-day life.
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Leicester engineers work on power systems for lunar rovers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/power-lunar-rovers
Researchers at University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester are part of a consortium developing power systems for lunar rovers that combine solar panels, batteries and radioisotope thermoelectric generators.
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International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths returns for its second year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/avoidable-deaths-network
Read more information about Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths
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Praise for University’s COVID-19 response
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/hebcon-contribution-award
The University of Leicester has been recognised with a national award for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dr Sarah Gretton named as an Advance HE National Teaching Fellow 2021
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/advancehe-teaching-fellow
Dr Sarah Gretton, Director of the Natural Sciences programme and institutional lead for Education of Sustainable Development (ESD) at the University of Leicester, has been named as one of Advance HE’s National Teaching Fellows 2021.
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University of Leicester receives Freedom of the Borough honour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/freedom-of-borough
The University of Leicester has been conferred the Freedom of the Borough by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council (OWBC) - the highest civic honour the council can bestow – in the year that the University celebrates its Centenary.
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Arctic rocket launch could uncover unique features of Earth’s life-sustaining atmosphere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/endurance-launch
Glyn Collinson, a space scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and PI for the Endurance mission said: “It’s one of the most fundamental questions in all of science: Why are we here? And it’s what Endurance is after.
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Leicester society wins international award for medical education through pandemic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/medall-award
A team of Leicester medical students has been recognised for going above and beyond to educate healthcare professionals despite the challenges of COVID-19.