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• Leicester type 2 diabetes programme significantly improves health outcomes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-type-2-diabetes-programme-2018significantly2019-improves-health-outcomes

  People who take part in a type 2 diabetes education programme developed in Leicester say it makes them feel “empowered” to manage their condition better.

• Launch yourself into the space industry with new conversion course for professionals

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/space-missions

  Led by University of Leicester and run in partnership with space law practice Alden Legal and Meridian Space Command, the new course covers the entire space mission lifecycle from conception through to operations

• Leicester launches its own MONOPOLY game

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-launches-its-own-monopoly-game

  The University is to launch its very own MONOPOLY game at an event designed to help students de-stress during the exam period on Friday 13 January.

• Matter detected falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/21-matter-falling-into-a-black-hole

  A team of astronomers led by our Department of Physics and Astronomy report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in the a distant galaxy.

• Collection development strategy 2022 - 2031

  https://le.ac.uk/library/about/policies/collection-development-strategy

  university library's 10 year collection development strategy including key priorities, kpi's, context and categorisation of collections

• Space power: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Shock Test Success

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/rtg-shock-test

  The University of Leicester 's Space Nuclear Power group has put their Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator through a shock test to prepare it for the harsh environment of a launch or planetary surface landing

• Asteroid fragments narrow down timeframe for giant planets’ current orbits

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/giant-planet-instability

  University of Leicester-led study suggests that the orbital instability of the giant planets happened between 60-100 million years after the beginning of the Solar System, with evidence found in meteorites linked to asteroid believed to be remains of a destroyed planetesimal

• Expert opinions cover countering terrorism the race to develop AI weapons Turkeys upcoming election and public toilets

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/expert-opinions-cover-countering-terrorism-the-race-to-develop-ai-weapon-and-turkeys-upcoming-election

  Dr Rob Dover from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has discussed the Government's new 'CONTEST' Strategy for Countering Terrorism announced earlier this month.

• The Story of Pulque Part 2: A Tangle of Origins – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/03/18/the-story-of-pulque-part-2-a-tangle-of-origins/

  Overview of different pre-Columbian narratives about the origins or discovery of pulque, and the various political, historical, and cultural roles these narratives served particularly for the Mexica (Aztecs)

• Potential new worlds rescued by citizens of Earth

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/planet-hunters

  Team of astronomers at University of Leicester are following up on potential planet discoveries by citizen scientists