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• Scientists identify way to sniff ripeness of fruit

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/scientists-identify-way-to-sniff-ripeness-of-fruit

  For the first time, scientists have identified a way to ‘sniff’ the ripeness of mangoes. They have identified the unique chemical signature of ripening for mangoes and published their research in the academic journal Metabolomics.

• University mathematicians calculate how Foxes won the English Premier League

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-mathematicians-calculate-how-foxes-won-the-english-premier-league

  Mathematicians at the University have generated the perfect formula to describe the historic achievement of Leicester City Football Club who won the English Premier League with 5000-1 odds at the start of the season.

• University celebrates 50th anniversary of UKs first mass communication research centre

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-celebrates-50th-anniversary-of-uks-first-mass-communication-research-centre

  2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the University's Centre for Mass Communication Research – the first Centre of its kind studying mass communication and birthplace of the UK’s first media and communications Master’s degree.

• English Language Teaching Unit establishes link with Kettering Hospital

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/english-language-teaching-unit-establishes-link-with-kettering-hospital

  On April 15th, the English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) started a 12-week programme delivering English for Nurses classes to international nurses working at Kettering General Hospital.

• Leicester celebrates summer school students

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-celebrates-summer-school-students

  More than 65 students from Leicestershire and beyond are attending a four-day summer school programme at the University which reaches its finale today (Wednesday 29 June).

• Celebrating 35 years of DNA fingerprinting

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/10-celebrating-35-years-of-dna-fingerprinting

  A brand new interview with Sir Alec Jeffreys IW2oSGB-MaE|At 9.05am on Monday 10 September 1984, a discovery in a laboratory at the University of Leicester changed the way criminal investigations were carried out.

• Obituary: Emeritus Professor Eric Dunning

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/15-obituary-emeritus-professor-eric-dunning

  It was with great sadness that the University has learned of the death of Emeritus Professor Eric Dunning. Eric was a pioneer in the sociology of sport and the founder, with Patrick Murphy and John Williams, of the Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research.

• University student benefits from new student finance package

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/14-student-benefits-from-new-finance-package

  First-year English student becomes one of the first to benefit from generous financial support.

• Physics students take off

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/07-norway-space-students

  David Jessop, Jamie Macquillin and Lewis Jackson were selected for the trip alongside 20 other students from across Europe.

• Taking a systems-thinking approach can prevent disasters and save lives

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/10-systems-thinking-disaster-prevention

  A new book series by well-known academic Dr Simon Bennett will explore the systems-thinking approach to incident and accident investigation.