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Leicester experts lead space industry talks at Conservative Party Conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/space-tory-post-event
The University of Leicester’s key role in the growth of the UK space industry was outlined at a high-profile panel discussion at this week’s Conservative Party Conference.
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Hamish Simpson
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/hamish-simpson
We have learned, with great sadness, of the death of Professor Hamish Simpson, former Professor of Paediatrics, who passed away on 4 March 2025, aged 91. Hamish Simpson was born on 23 December 1933 in Glasgow.
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Career development
https://le.ac.uk/the-technician-commitment/plan/career-development
6-12 months Institutionally as part of our Athena Swan work we are in the process of piloting career pathways for professional services colleagues which show what is required at each grade level and the development opportunities to support career aspirations.
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Inclusive space and ethical interpretation
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/inclusive-space
A body of research that focuses on specific places and how their spaces can impact on visitor experience.
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Discovery sheds light on how vertebrates see
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/discovery-sheds-light-on-how-vertebrates-see
New research led by Professor Sarah Gabbott from the Department of Geology has overturned a long-standing theory on how vertebrates evolved their eyes by identifying remarkable details of the retina in the eyes of 300 million year-old lamprey and hagfish fossils.
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Dissection room
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/facilities/dissection-room
At Leicester we have a fantastic purpose-built dissection room facility based in the Maurice Shock Building, next to the George Davies Centre. Medical students dissect almost the entire cadaver in their first two years at medical school.
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Dr Sara Maria Sandrini
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/sara-maria-sandrini
Find out more about Dr Sara Maria Sandrini, alumna of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. She is a Products Development and Technical Support Executive for Cleaver Scientific in Rugby.
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Richard III discovery at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/richard-iii-discovery-at-the-royal-society-summer-exhibition
The team behind the scientific detective story of the decade, the discovery of King Richard III, has been selected as one of 22 exhibitors at the Royal Society’s annual display of the most exciting cutting-edge science and technology in the UK.
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Clearing out student accommodation reaps rich rewards for charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/12-bhf-collection
A charity scheme that encourages students to donate their unwanted items at the end of term instead of throwing them away, has saved an incredible 39 tonnes of items from being thrown away in Leicester.
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Leicester Start-Up Week offers new opportunities for young businesses
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/18-start-up-week
From 18-24 November 2019 the University of Leicester and De Montfort University along with businesses and organisations across the city will unite for the second annual Leicester Start-Up Week.