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Register now to attend free events at Leicestershire Innovation Festival 2023
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/innovation-awards
Leicestershire Innovation Festival starts next week - and there’s still time to register for more than 20 events aiming to help increase business productivity.
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University wins award for training in breast feeding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/midwifery
The University of Leicester has been awarded the prestigious Baby Friendly Award (BFI) from UNICEF in recognition of the high levels of breastfeeding training given to Midwifery students
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Firms to learn about Earth Observation opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/earth-observation-talk
Experts from Space Park Leicester and CGI will speak on Building Pipelines of Earth Observation Services on Wednesday 25 October.
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Space Park Leicester celebrates 10th anniversary of Gaia space observatory
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/gaia-anniversary-lecture
The University of Leicester's Professor Martin Barstow will give a special lecture commemorating the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Gaia space observatory on 14 December at 2pm at Space Park Leicester
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Free event aims to help parents of prematurely born children
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/webinar
Parents of prematurely born children are being invited to join a free event to help them better understand their child’s potential learning needs and how they can be supported in school
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My Year in Industry helped me decide on my future career and land my dream graduate role
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/201cmy-year-in-industry-helped-me-decide-on-my-future-career-and-land-my-dream-graduate-role201d
A graduating student realised her dream career thanks to her Year in Industry placement, which helped her to secure a competitive graduate scheme with eminent London auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Health Sciences research on inequality and obesity to be presented at prestigious lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/health-sciences-research-on-inequality-and-obesity-to-be-presented-at-prestigious-lecture
A researcher from Leicester has been recognised for his excellent communication skills and efforts to share his work with the general public. The British Science Association (BSA) has announced the winners of its prestigious Award Lectures for 2018.
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Why public health campaigns and the BMI scale may do more harm than good- claim
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/why-public-health-campaigns-and-the-bmi-scale-may-do-more-harm-than-good-claim
Dr Oli Williams, Research Associate in the University’s Department of Health Sciences, has recently shared why well-intentioned public health campaigns such as the sugar tax might not have the intended effect, and potentially even exacerbate disparities in health.
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New archaeological discovery sheds light on Leicesters Roman past
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/new-archaeological-discovery-sheds-light-on-leicesters-roman-past
Leicester archaeologists have uncovered a fantastic Roman mosaic and evidence of good living over 1,500 years ago in the city centre in a home with underfloor heating.
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Leicester psychologist discusses new stalking legislation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-psychologist-discusses-new-stalking-legislation
As tougher judicial guidelines on the sentencing of stalking offences are introduced for the first time in the UK, Dr Lynsey Gozna, a psychologist specialising in risk and public protection in the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, has discussed the issue...