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Creative thinkers sought for event to tackle global problems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/creative-thinkers-sought-for-event-to-tackle-global-problems
Bright and innovative thinkers are being invited to our University for the first UK event outside of London known as Solve for X.
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University celebrates 50 years of media and communication research with international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/university-celebrates-50-years-of-media-and-communication-research-with-international-conference
More than 1,000 delegates from around the world are expected to attend an international conference at the University of Leicester next summer as part of the University’s celebrations of 50 years of media and communication research.
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Engelbert Humperdinck receives new Seat of Learning tribute
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/engelbert-humperdinck-receives-new-seat-of-learning-tribute
Fans of Engelbert Humperdinck have honoured his 50 years in the music industry by sponsoring a reader's chair for the David Wilson Library.
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Website showcases inspiring examples of inclusive arts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/website-showcases-inspiring-examples-of-inclusive-arts
A new website has been launched containing stories from arts organisations across the East Midlands around art practice with disabled children and young people.
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Researcher examines impact of slum tourism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/researcher-examines-impact-of-2018slum-tourism2019
New research from Dr Fabian Frenzel from the School of Management examines whether slums across the world have become ‘cool’ as more and more tourists discover favelas, ghettos, townships and barrios on leisurely visits.
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Leicester rated in top 10 cities to start a sustainable tech business
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-rated-in-top-10-cities-to-start-a-sustainable-tech-business
Leicester has been rated in the top 10 cities in the UK to start a sustainable tech business. The list, compiled by Business Zone, highlights Leicester among the cities leading the way by setting the right foundations for success.
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University showcases new approach to fight wildlife crime through portable DNA analysis tool
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-showcases-new-approach-to-fight-wildlife-crime-through-portable-dna-analysis-tool
Leicester researchers will be presenting to government officials on Thursday 2 June on a prize-winning innovation to tackle wildlife crime using a novel DNA sequencer at an event in Washington D.C. The U.S.
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Unruly bodies and minds in the medical museum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/unruly-bodies-and-minds-in-the-medical-museum
Our Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) in the School of Museum Studies is leading on Exceptional and Extraordinary, a collaborative project with experts in medical history, disability and museums including Tony Heaton, SHAPE and Katherine Ott, National...
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University scientists study solar system formation using over 1200 alien worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-scientists-study-solar-system-formation-using-over-1-200-alien-worlds
Space scientists at the University are using groundbreaking new information about hundreds of newly discovered exoworlds to help them better understand the evolution of solar systems.
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University of Leicester Monopoly game needs suggestions from Community Chest
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-of-leicester-monopoly-game-needs-suggestions-from-community-chest
Would you be tempted to buy the Percy Gee Building for £300? Perhaps you’d rather build on the Bennett Building than Bond Street? Or think that our Oadby campus would benefit from a hotel – after you have built four houses there already, of course.