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• Digital showcase wins prestigious award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/digital-showcase-wins-prestigious-award

  A project that showcases the lives of British scientists involved in some of the most remarkable scientific and engineering discoveries of the last century has won a prestigious award from the Royal Historical Society.

• Student shares life-changing conversation with Prince Harry

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/student-shares-life-changing-conversation-with-prince-harry

  In a recent interview with the CBC, English student Mercy has explained how Prince Harry played a role in her journey to self-acceptance as a young person living with the HIV virus.

• Blood signature could improve early TB diagnosis

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/blood-signature-could-improve-early-tb-diagnosis

  A gene signature in the bloodstream could reveal whether someone is going to develop active tuberculosis (TB) disease months before symptoms begin, research has shown.

• Cleared for takeoff how Santas sleigh takes to the skies

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/cleared-for-take-off-how-santa2019s-sleigh-takes-to-the-skies

  Santa Claus’s reindeer will be in need of a good rest after their Christmas Eve capers based on a study by fourth year Master's students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, who have estimated the velocity required to provide enough lift force to get his sleigh...

• Healthy eating and respiratory irritants from 400000 years ago revealed through ancient dental plaque

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/healthy-eating-and-respiratory-irritants-from-400-000-years-ago-revealed-through-ancient-dental-plaque

  The University of Leicester is involved in new research conducted by archaeologists from the University of York and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in collaboration with members of Tel Aviv University, that reveals striking insights into the living conditions...

• University saves 150-year-old brass band facing closure

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/enderby-brass-band

  The University of Leicester has helped a 150-year-old brass band find a new home, after its future was threatened due to losing its rehearsal base.

• Participants’ reflections

  https://le.ac.uk/dons-yardies-posses/network-participants/reflections

  Reflections on participating in Jamaican Organised Crime: Aesthetics and Style, Leicester, 2018 Tracian Meikle (PhD candidate, University of Amsterdam) I have been doing my PhD for nearly five years now, which means that I have been to many conferences, symposiums, workshops,...

• Education experts lead science education summit

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/education-experts-lead-science-education-summit

  Our academic experts have travelled to Malaysia to help shape the next two decades of science education policy at a three-day conference between 14-16 March.

• Success for student entrepreneur in national space challenge competition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/success-for-student-entrepreneur-in-national-space-challenge-competition

  A Leicester student is among only nine young space entrepreneurs to have won a share of £50K for innovative ideas on how to use satellite data to improve life on Earth.

• Patient health not age should dictate treatment for mesothelioma University academic says

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/patient-health-not-age-should-dictate-treatment-for-mesothelioma-university-academic-says

  The conclusion of a study by a University team at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, which took place between 1999 and 2015, has suggested that age is not as important in determining treatment options for mesothelioma as previously thought.