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Supersonic half-term break in the Department of Engineering for London pupil
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/supersonic-half-term-break-at-the-department-of-engineering-for-london-pupil
An A-Level student from Surrey spent his autumn half-term break at our University for a rewarding week of work experience in the Gas Dynamics Laboratory.
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Patients surprise diagnosis leads to clinical trial
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/patient2019s-surprise-diagnosis-leads-to-clinical-trial
“Without question, I would have done it all again” - that is the verdict of Alan Hutchinson when discussing his recent experience on a clinical trial.
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University partners in new world-class skills centre for automotive sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/university-partners-in-new-world-class-skills-centre-for-automotive-sector
Our University is partnering with HORIBA MIRA and other Midlands-based education institutions to build the MIRA Technology Institute – a new world-class skills centre for the automotive sector to be based at MIRA Technology Park.
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Generous gift will help fight vascular disease and prevent limb amputations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/ps5-15-million-gift-to-university-of-leicester-and-leicester2019s-hospitals-will-help-fight-vascular-disease-and-prevent-limb-amputations
Our University and Leicester’s Hospitals have received a generous gift of £5.15 million by fashion retailer George Davies – the largest from an individual in the University’s history - to give hope to patients who face losing a leg because of poor circulation.
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Research shows female fish judge males on DIY skills
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/research-shows-female-fish-judge-males-on-diy-skills
Female fish judge males based on their ability to design nests best suited for the conditions of their environment, according to a new study by researchers from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.
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Study reveals mysteries of enzyme mechanism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/study-reveals-mysteries-of-enzyme-mechanism
An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance by trapping an intermediate in the mechanism of enzymes called heme peroxidases and determining its structure using a beam of neutrons from the heart of a nuclear reactor.
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RNA studies advance holds out hope for cancer drug development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/rna-studies-advance-holds-out-hope-for-cancer-drug-development
An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of anti-cancer drugs.
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Pro Bono
https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/pro-bono
The Pro Bono Society at the University of Leicester offers law students the opportunity to apply their legal knowledge in a rewarding and charitable environment to a range of projects. The students gain valuable experience while also helping the community.
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Information for Employers
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/apprenticeships/employers
Degree apprenticeships help organisations offer cost-effective ways to develop the workforce, develop and attract talent into the organisation for sustainable growth.
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Leicester signs up to the Turing University Network
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/turing
The University of Leicester’s research in the areas of data science and artificial intelligence has been given a boost by the news it has become one of 29 new members of the Alan Turing Institute’s university network.