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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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University of Leicester Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls ready to compete on the world stage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/olympics-paralympics
Student Lauren Henry and alumnus Nick Cummins are competing as part of TeamGB in the Olympics and Paralympics 2024
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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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Primary school pupils graduate before University of Leicester students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/intouniversity-graduation
Primary school children stole a march on University of Leicester students after graduating from the institution at the age of just 10 and 11.
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Solar System samples touch down in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/winchcombe-hayabusa2
Samples from other worlds have touched down in Leicester, to be analysed by space scientists studying the building blocks of our Solar System.
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WorkSmart, the future of working life at Leicester, launches next month
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/worksmart
The University of Leicester will officially open the doors, on the 2 August, to a new work space for staff in its central Professional Services - a move that signals the start of a new way of working at Leicester.
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Webb Fellowship awarded for the study of giant planets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/webb-fellow
An early-career planetary scientist has been awarded the third-ever Webb Fellowship and will study the atmospheres of giant planets using the James Webb Space Telescope.
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New campaign launched to encourage students to aim Higher
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/meettheparents
A new scheme to encourage parents and young people to set their sights on Higher Education has been launched today (Monday). Pathways is a partnership funded by the Office for Students as part of their Uni Connect Programme.
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University of Sanctuary
https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/csr/uni-of-sanctuary
A University of Sanctuary is an institution that 'offers good practice in welcoming asylum seekers and refugees into the university community and fostering a culture of welcome and inclusion for all.'
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New Leicester study reveals hidden heart risks in women with Type 2 Diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/heart-women-diabetes-leicester
Women with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely as men to have hidden heart damage, according to a major new study by Leicester researchers.