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Leicester scientist lends expertise to new Jack the Ripper book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-scientist-lends-expertise-to-new-jack-the-ripper-book
Bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell is due to release Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert on 28 February, a comprehensive and intriguing exposé of one of the world’s most chilling cases of serial murder—and the police force that failed to solve it.
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Genetic switch discovery could help to prevent symptoms of Parkinsons disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/genetic-switch-discovery-could-help-to-prevent-symptoms-of-parkinsons-disease
A genetic ‘switch’ has been discovered by MRC researchers at our University which could help to prevent or delay the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
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Groundbreaking ceremony gets the 158 million renovation of historic Brookfield House formally underway
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/groundbreaking-ceremony-gets-the-ps15-8-million-renovation-of-historic-brookfield-house-formally-underway
The University of Leicester and Henry Boot Construction Ltd marked the official start of construction at our Brookfield Campus with a traditional groundbreaking ceremony.
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Distance Learning Summer School – Inspiring Students in Three Tenses.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2013/07/10/distance-learning-summer-school-inspiring-students-in-three-tenses/
Posted by Robin Clarke in School of Museum Studies Blog on July 10, 2013 Students at Summer School 2013 One of the nice things about the School of Museum Studies is the tremendous sense of community.
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Leicester Heroes event smashes record number of stem cell sign-ups in one drive
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leicester-heroes-event-smashes-record-number-of-stem-cell-sign-ups-in-one-drive
A record number of sign-ups to a stem cell register has been achieved at an event on the University of Leicester campus.
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Midwifery academic wins regional award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/midwifery
Dr Helen McIntyre has won a regional award for embedding best practice in infant feeding within midwifery education to improve maternal and infant health
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UKs largest ever investment into groundbreaking health research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/uk2019s-largest-ever-investment-into-ground-breaking-health-research
Leicester’s hospitals and the Universities of Leicester and Loughborough are set to receive funding of £11m from the Government to make world-leading medical breakthroughs, as part of a record package of research funding announced today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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HRH The Duke of Gloucester visits research centre for heart disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/hrh-the-duke-of-gloucester-to-visit-research-centre-for-heart-disease
HRH The Duke of Gloucester is to witness at first hand the life-saving work taking place at the University, working in partnership with Leicester’s Hospitals, when he visits the new British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre at Glenfield Hospital.
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Historian reveals Benedict Cumberbatch and Richard III are cousins
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/historian-reveals-benedict-cumberbatch-and-richard-iii-are-cousins
Leading historian and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Kevin Schürer, whose genealogy research helped to confirm the identity of King Richard III, has now discovered a link between Oscar-nominated actor Benedict Cumberbatch and the King.
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Additional tickets available for David Attenborough lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/sir-david-attenborough-lecture-ticket-information
Due to unprecedented demand for tickets for Sir David Attenborough’s lecture ‘Beauty in Nature’ on Thursday 28 January, the venue for the event has been changed to De Montfort Hall which offers increased capacity.