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Leicester academic heads judging panel to land robot on the moon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-academic-heads-judging-panel-to-land-robot-on-the-moon
An academic from our University has been elected to Chair a judging panel in a global $30 million prize competition to land a robot on the moon.
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Type 2 diabetes pill improves blood sugar control
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/type-2-diabetes-pill-2018improves-blood-sugar-control2019
A Type 2 diabetes pill taken once a day has been shown to ‘significantly’ improve the health of people with the condition, according to new research.
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Public lecture to mark the 350th anniversary of John Miltons epic Paradise Lost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/public-lecture-to-mark-the-350th-anniversary-of-john-milton2019s-epic-paradise-lost
An upcoming public lecture will mark and celebrate the 350th anniversary of John Milton’s epic Paradise Lost. Delivered by Professor Karen Edwards (Exeter) on 20 October from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm in the Library of Birmingham, the lecture is entitled ‘Slow Love in Paradise Lost‘.
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Genetic switch discovery could help to prevent symptoms of Parkinsons disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/genetic-switch-discovery-could-help-to-prevent-symptoms-of-parkinsons-disease
A genetic ‘switch’ has been discovered by MRC researchers at our University which could help to prevent or delay the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
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Political activism and disability in art
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/political-activism-and-disability-in-art
Our University's new gallery at the Attenborough Arts Centre is to stage its inaugural exhibition from Wednesday 18 November 2015 to 17 January 2016.
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Researchers create ‘Covid computer’ to speed up diagnosis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/covid-computers
The new research has been published in the Wiley Open Access journals – one of the most established publishers featuring peer-reviewed original research across a broad range of scientific disciplines.
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Learn about oral history and sound heritage at the University Library
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/learn-about-oral-history-and-sound-heritage-at-the-university-library
Have you ever wanted to collect memories of your local community, or preserve sound recordings for future generations? You can learn how to at a public conference on Monday 9 July, hosted by the University Library.
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Plans for extra Heathrow runway are already obsolete says University of Leicester academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/plans-for-extra-heathrow-runway-are-2018already-obsolete2019-says-university-of-leicester-academic
Dr Simon Bennett from the University's School of Business has told a Commons Transport Select Committee that plans to build a new runway at Heathrow are ‘already obsolete’.
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Guide Dog calendar to raise money for charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/guide-dog-calendar-to-raise-money-for-charity
The Students’ Union resident Guide Dog puppy, Vinnie, will be at the launch of a new Guide Dog 2016 calendar, featuring Vinnie himself and two of his puppy friends from 2pm to 4pm in Queen’s Hall Foyer on Wednesday 2 December.
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Breakthrough power source scoops Engineer Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/11-engineering-award
Chris Bicknell, Ramy Mesalam, Emily Jane Watkinson, Richard Ambrosi, with Tim Tinsley from NNL|Congratulations to Professor Richard Ambrosi and colleagues in our School of Physics and Astronomy who have won the ‘Aerospace, Defence and Security’ category in The Engineer...