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Nuclear expert cautions against unfamiliar new nuclear age
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/nuclear-technologies
High-tech advances in weapons technologies and a return of ‘great power nuclear politics’, risk the world ‘sleepwalking’ into a nuclear age vastly different from the established order of the Cold War, according to new research undertaken at the University of Leicester.
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Rotting fish help solve mystery of how soft tissue fossils form
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/fish-ph-fossils
One of the finest examples of such fossils includes a Cretaceous-era octopus of the extinct genus Keuppia unearthed in Lebanon, estimated to be at least 94 million years old. Sarah Gabbott is a Professor of Palaeobiology and co-author of the paper.
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Frank, the Double Duchesse
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/11/08/frank-the-double-duchesse/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on November 8, 2016 Amongst the contents of the Fairclough Collection of engraved portraits, relating to political and social history in 17 th century Britain, we have recently discovered this delicately executed...
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Historical Genetics of the Cotenin Peninsula
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/related-research/historical-genetics-of-the-cotenin-peninsula
This project is being carried out by Dr Richard Jones and Dr Turi King, in partnership with Prof Pierre Bauduin.
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Midwifery with Leadership MSci
https://le.ac.uk/courses/midwifery-msci/2026
There aren’t too many jobs as rewarding as midwifery. But this four-year degree goes one step further. Alongside gaining core midwifery skills and experience, you’ll also discover what it takes to be a clinical and professional leader within the field of maternity and healthcare.
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Richard Float
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/richard-float
We have learned, with great sadness, of the death of Richard Float, who worked in the Estates Division for more than thirty years, as Assistant Bursar and then Bursar. Richard passed away on 7 October 2024, aged 91.
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RIBA Stirling Prize winner tours Landmark Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/riba-stirling-prize-winner-tours-landmark-engineering-building
Renowned architect Alex de Rijke who received the UK's top architecture honour in 2017, the RIBA Stirling Prize, for the design of Hastings Pier toured the landmark Engineering Building.
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A giant leap for student-kind
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/a-giant-leap-for-student-kind
Three of our students are going to boldly embark on a career-making opportunity to work on new space technologies with one of Europe’s leading space companies, OHB System AG.
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COP26: Leicester experts on world stage to combat climate crisis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/cop26
COP26 events at the University of Leicester Space Park Conversations: What does COP26 mean for Leicester? On Tuesday 2 November (6.00 to 7.
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Winners of short story competition celebrate their success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/winners-of-short-story-competition-celebrate-their-success
The winners of the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning Short Story Competition 2015 have been announced. David Marriott took the £300 first prize in the adult writers’ category. Isabella Guzy-Kirkden won the junior competition prize of £100.