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Scientist and innovator is Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/scientist-and-innovator-is-royal-society-entrepreneur-in-residence
The Department of Genetics & Genome Biology is delighted to host Dr Chris Finnis who has been awarded a Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) Fellowship in the first year of this prestigious scheme.
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Achieving a work-life balance in the scientific field
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/achieving-a-work-life-balance-in-the-scientific-field
An upcoming debate at Leicester will see esteemed academics lead a discussion on the importance of a work-life balance, designed to illuminate the challenges faced by those who work in the scientific field, and explore how we can make it easier for everyone to improve this...
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Satellite data to help map endangered monkey populations on Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/satellite-data-to-help-map-endangered-monkey-populations-on-earth
A team of scientists led by the Universities of Leicester and East Anglia are leading research to protect wildlife by using satellite data to identify monkey populations that have declined through hunting.
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Report reveals that falls are now the most common type of major trauma in England and Wales
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/report-reveals-that-falls-are-now-the-most-common-type-of-major-trauma-in-england-and-wales
Professor Tim Coats (pictured), from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, has highlighted the need to rethink the organisation and training in the treatment of major trauma incidents.
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Feedback from our graduates
https://le.ac.uk/health-sciences/study/postgraduate/feedback
Hear feedback from University of Leicester Health Science graduates about the courses they studied and their experience of their time in Health Sciences.
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Why Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/short-courses/summer/why-leicester
Choose the ELTU at Leicester for an unforgettable experience, small class sizes, a social life, scholarships and great transport links.
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Work experience placements
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/outreach/work-experience-placements
The Division of Biomedical Services encourages students (from GCSE to degree level) to apply for work experience in our facility.
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Licences
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/legislative-responsibilities/licences
The University of Leicester holds three licences with the Home Office in order to carry out testing and research on animals.
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Sixth Doctoral Award success for student researching assessment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/sixth-doctoral-award-success-for-student-researching-assessment
Katerina Young has been awarded a highly prestigious TOEFL Doctoral Grant to support her research in writing assessment, supervised by Professor Glenn Fulcher in the School of Education.
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Curiosity disproves old idea of Mars as a simple basaltic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/curiosity-disproves-2018old-idea-of-mars-as-a-simple-basaltic-planet2019
As NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) celebrates four years on the Red Planet Leicester planetary scientist Professor John Bridges recounts the Curiosity mission’s success and explains what is next for the one-ton nuclear-powered science robot.