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• University involved in international food crop study to address Global Challenges

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/university-involved-in-international-food-crop-study-to-address-global-challenges

  Efforts to improve sustainable crop development are being spearheaded by a collaboration between the University of Leicester, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the University of Addis Ababa.

• Leicester researcher contributes to space arts odyssey

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-researcher-contribute-to-space-arts-odyssey

  ESA and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (pictured), with the BBK Foundation, are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Spanish arts centre with a performance of Chasmata, a journey to Mars through contemporary art, music and architecture.

• Alumna wins top science writers award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/alumna-wins-top-science-writers-award

  A Leicester graduate has won an Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) award for 'Best News Item' for her story about an ancient shipwreck victim.

• Undergraduate courses

  https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/study/undergraduate

  Find out more about undergraduate courses at the University of Leicester Department of Respiratory Sciences (incorporating Infection, Immunity and Inflammation).

• Loan amounts

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/fees-funding/us-loans/amounts

  The maximum amount that you can borrow in each academic year (depending on your eligibility and loan limits) is determined by your estimated Cost of Attendance (COA); an assessment of how much it will cost you to study for one academic year.

• Sofa generation causing epidemic of Type 2 diabetes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/sofa-generation-causing-epidemic-of-type-2-diabetes-researchers-suggest

  The nation’s lack of physical activity is leading to a new “sofa generation” at risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to Professor Melanie Davies (pictured), an internationally renowned expert in Type 2 diabetes and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre.

• Modern-day insights from how segregationists sold their message on US television

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/how-segregationists-sold-their-message-on-us-television

  The effective use of national television broadcasts by white segregationists during the civil rights movement could provide valuable insights into the persistence of white nationalism in the United States today in a project by a PhD student from the Universities of Leicester...

• Leicester satellite experts to help farmers improve fertiliser applications

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/leicester-satellite-experts-to-help-farmers-improve-fertiliser-applications

  Agronomists and farmers could be set to benefit from a partnership between University researchers and Precise Crop Nutrition Ltd (PCNL).

• University professor joins stars in cancer fight

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/university-professor-joins-stars-in-cancer-fight

  A leading scientist from our University has teamed up with Cancer  Research UK and Channel 4 to launch a celebrity-backed fund-raiser.

• Iconic sculpture to be unveiled at Highcross

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/iconic-sculpture-to-be-unveiled-by-at-highcross

  A sculpture by an internationally recognised artist is set to be unveiled by the University at Highcross next week as the symbol for the Centre for Medicine Appeal.