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Fellowships to support the creative economy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/fellowships-to-support-the-creative-economy
Two AHRC Fellowships awarded to the University are to be undertaken in partnership with The Museums Association and Phoenix - Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture.
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Leicester mathematicians working with geoscientists from Weatherford give the possibility to see structures deeply in the Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-mathematicians-working-with-geoscientists-from-weatherford-give-the-possibility-to-see-structures-deeply-in-the-earth
Mathematicians from our Department of Mathematics and geologists from Weatherford, which provides technologies and services to the oil and gas industry, have developed a new software tool for visualising the structure of the Earth deep underground.
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New book for medical practitioners features space technology used for cancer imaging
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/new-book-for-medical-practitioners-features-space-technology-used-for-cancer-imaging
Research from the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham that exploits space-age technology for medical benefits is featured in a new publication.
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Leicester scientists discover ‘Star Wars’ planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/leicester-scientists-discover-star-wars-planet
Scientists from the University of Leicester has revealed for the first time that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc, leaving it warped and with tilted rings - similar to the planet Tatooine in Star Wars.
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Zanzibar’s Prison Island: The Prison That Never Was, by Sarah Longair
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/10/23/zanzibars-prison-island-the-prison-that-never-was-by-sarah-longair/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in Carceral Archipelago on October 23, 2014 My initial research on peculiar history of Zanzibar’s so-called Prison Island as part of the Carceral Archipelago project began last year delving into the records in the National Archives and the...
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Pathways to Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/post-16/progression-programmes/pathways-to-medicine
Have you just started Year 12? Are you thinking about studying medicine at university? Do you live within a one-hour commute tof the University of Leicester by public transport? If you answered yes to all of these questions, then the Pathways to Medicine...
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Law alumnus appointed to Government role
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/law-alumnus-appointed-to-government-role
A Leicester Law alumnus has been appointed as a Government foreign minister. Dr Addirdeiry Ahmed, who was awarded his PhD in Law by the University of Leicester in 2013, has recently been appointed Foreign Minister of Sudan.
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Event aims to inspire academic achievement in local Bangladeshi community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/event-aims-to-inspire-academic-achievement-in-local-bangladeshi-community-1
The University's Department of Chemistry will be hosting an outreach event on Thursday 1 June, designed to encourage academic achievement in children of Bangladeshi heritage.
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CAMEo event to explore the super-rich in an age of Trump
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/cameo-event-to-explore-the-super-rich-in-an-age-of-trump
The University's CAMEo Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies is holding an event looking into the political power held by the super-rich on 17 May.
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Love letter to Leicester Inner Ring Road may sooth the pain of city traffic jams
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/love-letter-to-leicester-inner-ring-road-may-sooth-the-pain-of-city-traffic-jams
A video produced by our University has been featured by the Leicester Mercury in an article discussing historical Leicester.