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A Historical Long View of Posthumous Harm: Comparing organ snatching to body-snatching. By Floris To
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/05/16/organ-and-body-snatching/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on May 16, 2016 Improper Procurement and Retention Taking organs of dead children without parental permission at Alder Hey is a practice The Economist (2001) dubbed the ‘return of the body-snatchers’.
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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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Epic effort to publish complete works of Brideshead Revisited author launching soon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/epic-effort-to-publish-complete-works-of-brideshead-revisited-author-launching-soon
An epic effort to bring together for the first time The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh is being spearheaded by the author’s grandson in collaboration with our University.
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girl.boy.child
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/girl-boy-child
The performances will shine a light on many National Trust properties’ lesser known LGBTQ histories.
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How Richard III died
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/osteology/injuries/how-richard-iii-died
Accounts of Richard's death are supported by the evidence on Richard III’s skeleton, allowing us to explore possible scenarios for his dying moments.
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National acclaim for Leicester undergrads
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/national-acclaim-for-leicester-undergrads
Two of our students students now hold the title ‘Undergraduate of the Year’ for their stand-out contributions to Computer Science and Social Action respectively.
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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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Government funding for National Space Park development announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/government-funding-for-universitys-national-space-park-development-announced
The University-led National Space Park has been allocated £12.87 million in funding as part of the Government's Midlands Engine Strategy. The Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) has been allocated £25.
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Why the universal age-happiness ‘U-shape’ is a myth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/u-shape-happiness
New research shows that happiness often does not increase as people get older.
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Leicester shows its true mettle
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-shows-its-true-mettle
A multi-million pound international industrial innovation centre bringing advanced thinking to metal production is to be established at Leicester.