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What is the Anthropocene and why is it relevant for international law
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/what-is-the-anthropocene-and-why-is-it-relevant-for-international-law
An article written by Professors Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams from the Department of Geology with Professor Davor Vidas of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway is for the third month in a row ranked in the top 50 of the most-read articles in the Oxford University...
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Scientists explore the latest developments in brain research with a free event as part of Brain Awareness Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/scientists-explore-the-latest-developments-in-brain-research-with-a-free-event-as-part-of-brain-awareness-day
Our University is to host a free event which coincides with a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of neurological research. Academics will mark Brain Awareness Week 2016 for a fifth year with a programme of events on Wednesday 16 March.
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Richard IIIs remarkable story brought to Leicester with detailed exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/richard-iiis-remarkable-story-brought-to-leicester-with-detailed-exhibition
Highcross will host a beguiling exhibition of history, science and a rediscovered king as it pays tribute to the Leicester team which found Richard III.
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Leicester professor elected fellow of prestigious Academy of Social Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-professor-teela-sanders-fellow-academy-social-science
A University of Leicester academic has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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Hollywood actress addresses aortic dissection conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/13-aortic-dissection
On Thursday 19 September, the University of Leicester plays host to the fourth annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK, an invitation-only event for aortic dissection patients, relatives and selected healthcare professionals.
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Public lecture on Myanmar and museums
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/06-myanmar-lecture
The effect of displacement in Myanmar on material objects is the subject of a public lecture at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 18 February.
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Anthropocene book series launches in Croatia with book on the far-future Earth by Leicester geologist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/anthropocene-book-series-launches-in-croatia-with-book-on-the-far-future-earth-by-leicester-geologist
A new book series titled ‘Anthropocene’ has just been launched by Croatia’s leading academic book publisher Skolska knjiga, with the first title being Zemlja nakon nas, a new translation of The Earth After Us by Professor Jan Zalasiewicz of our School of Geography,...
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Event to explore mental health in the media The Good the Bad and the Ugly
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/event-to-explore-mental-health-in-the-media-2018the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly2019
Mental health issues and their depiction on film and TV will be discussed at a public event at our University on Tuesday 21 November. It will question whether mental health and illness are depicted well on screen and – if not - what can be done about it.
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Nairobi Alliance
https://le.ac.uk/research/gcrf/nairobi-alliance
Our projects We’re proud that as part of the Nairobi Alliance we have already been able to make an impact through our research.
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Powering to new destinations in space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/powering-to-new-destinations-in-space
Experts in nuclear power systems for spacecraft are to gather at an international innovation exchange event co-organised by the University of Leicester.