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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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Leicester among best 10 cities in the UK according to new survey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-among-best-10-cities-in-the-uk-according-to-new-survey
Leicester has been named one of the top 10 cities in the UK to live and work in, according to a new study by economists at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
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Leicester academic curates major art exhibition in Rome
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-academic-curates-major-art-exhibition-in-rome
A University of Leicester academic has curated a major art exhibition currently being shown at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome. Professor David Ekserdjian, from the University of Leicester’s Department of History of Art and Film, curated “Correggio e Parmigianino.
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Nuclear expert sheds light on ‘War Factories’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/war-factories
A nuclear expert from the University of Leicester has featured on a new UKTV documentary covering the industry of conflict. Andrew Futter is a Professor of International Politics and a leading academic in the politics of nuclear weapons.
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Earth history opens a new chapter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/earth-history-opens-a-new-chapter
An international group of scientists has proposed that fallout from hundreds of nuclear weapons tests in the late 1940s to early 1960s could be used to mark the dawn of a new geological age in Earth history – the Anthropocene.
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Focus on Medicine event to inspire tomorrows doctors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/2018focus-on-medicine2019-event-to-inspire-tomorrow2019s-doctors
Students interested in studying medicine, and their families, are invited to the University's ‘Focus on Medicine Day’ on Saturday 20 June, which will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University’s unique medical facilities – including its new...
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Microbiologist honoured with bug named after him
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/microbiologist-has-bug-named-after-him
Microbiologist Bill Grant (pictured), Emeritus Professor in the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has a new honour to add alongside his career accolades - he has a bug named after him.
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Sociology student awarded UN internship in Indonesia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/sociology-student-awarded-un-internship-in-indonesia
Student Cindy Colondam, who is due to start her second year studying Sociology, has been working as an intern for the United Nations (UN) as part of their UN Global Pulse initiative in Jakarta, Indonesia over the summer.
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Simple urine test could stop lung attacks and improve the lives of people with COPD
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/simple-urine-test-could-stop-2018lung-attacks2019-and-improve-the-lives-of-people-with-copd
A team of scientists at our University working in partnership with Mologic has unveiled an innovative technology which could “hugely improve” the quality of life for people who suffer from a serious lung condition called Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
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How Twitter users can work together to defuse social tensions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/how-twitter-users-can-work-together-to-defuse-social-tensions
A report co-authored by Dr Paul Reilly (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has found that social media sites such as Twitter can be useful in keeping the peace and defusing tensions during times of social unrest.