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Project to explore how survival of British hedgehogs is affected by changing climate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/project-to-explore-how-survival-of-british-hedgehogs-is-affected-by-changing-climate
Researchers from our University will be exploring how the UK’s changing climate could be affecting the survival of British hedgehogs as part of a new project to protect endangered animal species.
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Radicals and Romans modern and ancient societies examined in next Doctoral Inaugural Lectures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/radicals-and-romans-modern-and-ancient-societies-examined-in-next-doctoral-inaugural-lectures
Signet rings and social media are topics that may seem worlds apart, but two of our recent doctoral graduates will be speaking on how each of these is providing us with new insights into society.
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Research suggests controversial test could be leading to unnecessary open heart operations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/research-suggests-controversial-test-could-be-leading-to-unnecessary-open-heart-operations
An approved international test to check whether people need open heart surgery could be sending twice as many people under the knife unnecessarily, at a cost of nearly £75m, research by our University has suggested.
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The outlawed Shrove Tuesday tradition of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-outlawed-shrove-tuesday-tradition-of-leicester
Shrove Tuesday – taking place this year on 28 February – often involves the flipping of savoury and sweet pancakes, but prior to 1846 the city of Leicester had its own very particular way of celebrating the event.
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University academic shortlisted for prestigious biology award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/university-academic-shortlisted-for-prestigious-biology-award
Dr Sarah Gretton (pictured) from our Centre for Interdisciplinary Science has been shortlisted as a finalist for the HE Bioscience Teacher of the Year Award given by the Royal Society of Biology.
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New International Studies Unit to launch at our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/new-international-studies-unit-launch-at-our-university
A new Kurdistan International Studies Unit is being launched at our University.
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Leicester teams lead the podium in Formula 1 aerodynamics race
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-teams-lead-the-podium-in-formula-1-aerodynamics-race
Two teams from the University's Department of Engineering took the top two positions on the podium in the second race of the UniFi Motorsport competition.
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Ice Age economic migrants in Europe unearthed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/meet-the-flintstones-ice-age-2018economic-migrants2019-in-europe-unearthed
After being hidden for nearly 15,000 years, the lives of Ice Age hunter-gatherers who migrated to Europe to benefit from warmer climes are to be revealed in an archaeological dig at a very rare site in Bradgate Park.
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Leicester establishes partnership with police training college in China
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-establishes-partnership-with-police-training-college-in-china
The University has put its name to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zhejiang Police College, China, that will see the sharing of world-leading expertise in forensic science, traditional police work and more.
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New hope for gay communities following Typhoon Haiyan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/new-hope-for-gay-communities-following-typhoon-haiyan
Many LGBT people in Tacloban, Philippines have achieved new-found acceptance in their communities, including a dramatic rise in the number of people using dating applications such as Grindr and Tinder, in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, according to research co-led...