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Graduate doctor rushes to aid of stab victim in London tube station
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/graduate-doctor-rushes-to-aid-of-stab-victim-in-london-tube-station
A heroic doctor rushed to the rescue after a man was stabbed in a terrorist attack in a London tube station.
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Puppy power Students Union leads the way with pearls pasties and a new furry friend
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/puppy-power-students-union-leads-the-way-with-pearls-pasties-and-a-new-furry-friend
The Students’ Union has been busy over the summer renovating its food market - and welcoming the newest member to its team, Vinnie the black Labrador retriever. The Union has invested £200,000 in creating a ‘unique’ dining experience in time for Freshers’ Week.
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University hosts international conference on quantum mechanics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/university-hosts-international-conference-on-quantum-mechanics
The University is hosting an international conference on interdisciplinary applications of quantum structures. Over 70 papers will be presented during the conference.
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Ancient chimpanzee Adam lived over one million years ago
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/ancient-chimpanzee-2018adam2019-lived-over-one-million-years-ago
Chimpanzees have an ancient common ancestor – or genetic ‘Adam’ - that lived over one million years ago, according to a research team led by Professor Mark Jobling from the Department of Genetics.
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New videos help mark 50th anniversary of Department of Media and Communication
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-videos-help-mark-50th-anniversary-of-department-of-media-and-communication
2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the University's Centre for Mass Communication Research – the first Centre of its kind studying mass communication and birthplace of the UK’s first media and communications Master’s degree.
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Launch event
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/events/past-events/launch-event
The Centre for New Writing was launched in May 2013. Find information on the launch event and the guest speakers who came to support us in our new venture.
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Event brings together professionals to discuss new approaches to the writing and publishing industry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/event-brings-together-professionals-to-discuss-new-approaches-to-the-writing-and-publishing-industry
Opportunities and challenges for independent publishers and self-published authors in the grassroots literary scene in Leicester and beyond were discussed at a recent event organised by the University on Thursday 6 July at LCB Depot.
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Leicester academic comments on report of Commons select committee inquiry into public parks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-academic-comments-on-report-of-commons-select-committee-inquiry-into-public-parks
A Leicester academic from the Department of History, Politics and International Relations has commented on the House of Commons Public Parks Inquiry which was released this week.
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University showcases wide-ranging postgraduate research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/university-showcases-wide-ranging-postgraduate-research
Talented PhD graduates from our University will be delivering a wealth of insight at the cutting edge of their fields at a day of lectures on 22 March.
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Leicester geneticists involved in research into the UKs leading cause of food poisoning
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-geneticists-involved-in-research-into-the-uks-leading-cause-of-food-poisoning
Geneticists at the University are involved in new research, led by the University of Liverpool, which reveals that the immune response of farmed chickens does not develop fast enough to fight off Campylobacter during their short lifespan.