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Space scientist makes giant leap towards becoming an astronaut
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientist-makes-giant-leap-towards-becoming-an-astronaut
Space scientist Dr Suzie Imber from our Department of Physics and Astronomy will be competing to realise her dream of becoming an astronaut as part of a televised competition broadcast by the BBC.
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Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/fossils-plankton
Microfossils discovered by University of Leicester scientist date back half a billion years. Resembling modern-day algae, they provide insight into early life in our oceans.
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Public lectures
https://le.ac.uk/medieval/events/archive/public-lectures
Browse our past public lectures in the Medieval Research Centre's events archive.
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Celebrating women in space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/dr-suzie-imber-takes-part-in-uk-space-agency-womeninspace-video
To mark and celebrate International Women's Day 2018, the UK Space Agency invited women working across the space sector to share their advice on pursuing a career in the field and discuss why it is such an exciting sector to work in.
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Current and recent visiting fellows
https://le.ac.uk/celi/visiting-fellows/current-and-recent-visiting-fellows
Details on the experience you need and the documents you need to submit to be eligable for Visiting Fellow status.
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Senate regulation 11: Regulations governing student conduct and discipline: Introduction (11.1-11.53)
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-11/sr11-part-1-intro
Read Senate regulation 11: Regulations governing student conduct and discipline: Introduction (11.1-11.53)
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Meetings and lectures
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/leicester-medical-society/meetings-lectures
Browse a list of upcoming lectures and events from the Leicester Medical Society. All Leicestershire-based medics are welcome to attend, and we encourage you to join the Society after your first meeting if you are interested.
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Personalising mesothelioma treatment
https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/research/personalising-mesothelioma-treatment
Precision therapeutics for mesothelioma Research theme lead: Professor Dean Fennell FMedSci Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer caused by asbestos, an environmental contaminant, that can arise in the chest or the abdomen.
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Centre launches to put empathy at the heart of healthcare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/empathy
The role empathy plays in helping to improve patient satisfaction and reduce their pain is at the heart of a new healthcare research centre at the University of Leicester.
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The Boy Who Lived Students put the science of Harry Potters universe to the test
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students-put-the-science-of-harry-potter2019s-universe-to-the-test
In the world of Harry Potter the young wizard undergoes two magical biological transformations: eating Gillyweed to grow gills in order to breathe underwater and drinking Skele-Gro to repair broken bones.