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Patient health not age should dictate treatment for mesothelioma University academic says
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/patient-health-not-age-should-dictate-treatment-for-mesothelioma-university-academic-says
The conclusion of a study by a University team at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, which took place between 1999 and 2015, has suggested that age is not as important in determining treatment options for mesothelioma as previously thought.
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New tennis facilities net community award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/new-tennis-facilities-net-community-award
The University of Leicester has received the first ever Leicestershire Community Venue of Year award from the Aegon British Tennis Awards for the Roger Bettles Sports Centre and its new tennis facilities.
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University wins support for out of the box ideas
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/university-wins-support-for-2018out-of-the-box2019-ideas
Research into new drugs at the University has been boosted by government money. The University has been successful in obtaining grants totalling £1M from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to support research into new medicines.
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Leicester artist to reveal new animal bone artwork
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-artist-to-reveal-new-animal-bone-artwork
A distinctive bone-themed exhibition named ‘The Reliquary Project’, conceptualised and created by Leicester artist Jo Dacombe, will be unveiled at a free preview evening at the Attenborough Arts Centre from 5.30pm to 8pm on Friday 6 May.
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Plan a space mission from concept to launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/plan-a-space-mission-from-concept-to-launch
Planning a space mission from its initial concept through to its design, assembly and take-off is now a reality thanks to the Department of Physics and Astronomy's Space Exploration Systems MSc, which sets students up for a career in the space industry by teaching...
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Department of Sociology to host conference on social science methodology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/department-of-sociology-to-host-conference-on-social-science-methodology-2
Our College of Social Science will be hosting a major international conference on social science methodology later this year. The RC33 9th International Conference on Social Science Methodology will be held from 11 - 16 September 2016.
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Education experts lead science education summit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/education-experts-lead-science-education-summit
Our academic experts have travelled to Malaysia to help shape the next two decades of science education policy at a three-day conference between 14-16 March.
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WikiLeaks lawyer Dinah Rose QC assumes presidency of Leicester University Law Society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/wikileaks-lawyer-dinah-rose-qc-assumes-presidency-of-leicester-university-law-society
High-profile barrister Dinah Rose QC (pictured), who has represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the UK Supreme Court, has taken upon the role of President of the Leicester University Law Society (LULS).
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Space Park Leicester exhibits award-winning artist’s work during World Space Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/turner-exhibition
Space Park Leicester welcomed the public to the launch of its exhibition of Matt Turner’s visionary space-themed artworks as part of its World Space Week celebrations
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Sounds for the Future
https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/sounds-for-the-future
Special Collections and the East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) running a new project, 'Sounds for the Future'. The project is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and will run from May 2022 to October 2023.