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Margaret Mathieson
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/margaret-mathieson
We have learned, with great sadness, of the death of Emeritus Professor Margaret Mathieson. As graduate, member of staff and benefactor, Margaret dedicated much of her life to shaping the University of Leicester.
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Refugee-turned-entrepreneur honoured by University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/nik-kotecha
An entrepreneur who found sanctuary in the East Midlands after fleeing a brutal overseas regime has been honoured by the University of Leicester.
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Road noise makes your blood pressure rise – literally
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/road-noise
Study shows the sound of traffic is associated with increased risk of hypertension, calls for public health measures to reduce noise exposure
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Ig Nobel Prize-winning geologist on why rocks speak in tongues
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/ig-nobel-zalasiewicz
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz, Emeritus Professor in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, explains the research that won him an Ig Nobel Prize in 2023.
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Space instrument gets good vibrations in major step for solar wind mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/smile
A cutting-edge x-ray telescope has shaken off a University of Leicester test that put it through the rigours of being launched into space.
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Professor of Medical Education saves man’s life when he collapses at chess match.
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/cardiac-arrest
When Richard Hanscombe collapsed in the middle of a chess match following a cardiac arrest, he was lucky enough to have a trained GP from the University of Leicester by his side.
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Leicester’s showstopping chemist on his Bake-Off experiment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/josh-smalley-bake-off
Dr Joshua Smalley speaks to the Press Office about rising to the occasion in the famous white tent
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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.
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£500,000 awarded to create new Deep Space Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/deep-space-centre
A new centre dedicated to the exploration of deep space is to be built at the Space Park Leicester site, after the Wolfson Foundation awarded a £500,000 grant towards the project.
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Sir David and Michael Attenborough officially open Centenary Square
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/14-sir-david-attenborough-officially-opens-centenary-square
On Sunday 11 November 2018, hundreds of students, staff, alumni and members of the community joined Sir David Attenborough and his nephew Michael Attenborough on campus to pay their respects to those from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland who made sacrifices during the...