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                    Office health to be boosted by stand up campaignhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/office-health-to-be-boosted-by-stand-up-campaign Office workers at Leicester’s three hospitals are being encouraged to stand up more on the job as part of a new health drive. 
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                    Runic charms and boat burials to be discussed at Viking symposiumhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/runic-charms-and-boat-burials-to-be-discussed-at-upcoming-symposium From burials in boats to the perceived magical properties of runic charms, members of the public are invited to come together at the University to learn about the latest research developments in the world of Vikings during the annual Midlands Viking Symposium on Saturday 25... 
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                    Screaming jelly babies and cannon fire at Salters Festival of Chemistryhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/screaming-jelly-babies-and-cannon-fire-at-salters2019-festival-of-chemistry 60 students from 15 schools in the East Midlands will enjoy an exciting day of chemistry at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry to be held at the University on Thursday 23 April. Each school will be represented by a team of four 11-13 year olds. 
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                    Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 15 21 Aprilhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-15-21-april Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has written an opinion piece for The Conversation about a sexology conference she visited hosted by the Wellcome Trust - and her mixed reaction to what was exhibited. 
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                    Childrens maths difficulties research wins top awardhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/childrens-maths-difficulties-research-wins-top-award Leicester researchers who investigated why children who are born prematurely struggle with maths have scooped a top national award for excellence in research. 
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                    Like father like son most European men descend from a handful of Bronze Age forefathershttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/like-father-like-son-most-european-men-descend-from-a-handful-of-bronze-age-forefathers A team of researchers from the Department of Genetics led by Professor Mark Jobling and Dr Chiara Batini have discovered that most European men descend from just a handful of Bronze Age forefathers, due to a ‘population explosion’ that took place several... 
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                    New documentary warns of the effects of tax avoidance on national economieshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/new-documentary-warns-of-the-effects-of-tax-avoidance-on-national-economies Dr Angus Cameron (pictured) from the School of Management will be featured in the upcoming documentary The Price We Pay, directed by award-winning filmmaker Harold Crooks, which makes its British premiere at the Open City Documentary Festival in London on 19 June. 
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                    Lad culture in education promotes misogynistic messages researchers sayhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/lad-culture2019-in-education-promotes-misogynistic-messages-researchers-say Researchers will be debating the rise of ‘lad culture’ in education and how it promotes a ‘nexus of sexism’ at an upcoming free public event on 22 June. 
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                    Leicester in new study on social identityhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-in-new-study-on-social-identity The University has been selected as the only UK university to be involved in a Europe-wide project studying social identity. 
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                    Oadby telescope in black hole studyhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/oadby-telescope-in-black-hole-study A telescope in Oadby is playing a crucial part in observing a rare astronomical phenomenon. NASA's Swift satellite detected a rising tide of high-energy X-rays from the constellation Cygnus on June 15, just before 2:32 p.m. EDT.