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New podcast reveals how university improves community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/new-podcast-reveals-how-university-improves-community
A new podcast from the University of Leicester News Centre is unveiling how University of Leicester staff and students are making a difference in the local community.
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New species of ancient tongue worm discovered
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/new-species-of-ancient-tongue-worm-discovered
An international team of scientists led by Leicester researchers has discovered a new species of fossil - a 'tongue worm' - in England and have identified it as an ancient parasitic intruder.
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Management academic in new BBC dance programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/management-academic-in-new-bbc-dance-programme
A Teaching Fellow in our School of Management has featured in a new two-part BBC television documentary You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, that follows choreographer to the stars, Jack Murphy, as he attempts to revive ballroom dancing in Bolton.
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New Research Ventures at the Materials Centre
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/new-research-ventures-at-the-materials-centre
The Materials Centre at the University of Leicester is to undertake two new research projects; a KTP with Food Attractions and a UKRI funded project to research methods of creating a Circular Economy in Technology Metals.
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Hundreds could be eligible for Windrush Compensation Scheme and not know, says University legal service
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/windrush
Read more about whether you could be eligible for the Windrush Compensation Scheme
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Two new volcanic ‘super-eruptions’ discovered
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/yellowstone
A new study published in Geology by Leicester academics has highlighted the discovery of two new super-eruptions originating from the Yellowstone hotspot track, including what they believe was the volcanic province’s largest and most cataclysmic event.
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Solar System samples touch down in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/winchcombe-hayabusa2
Samples from other worlds have touched down in Leicester, to be analysed by space scientists studying the building blocks of our Solar System.
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Launch of new collaboration to tackle lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/launch-of-new-collaboration-to-tackle-lung-disease
Leicester and Nottingham have announced a new strategic research collaboration with GSK, using genetics to aid the development of new medicines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and related airway disorders. The £1.
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Future astronauts experience exploring new worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/future-astronauts-experience-exploring-new-worlds
Future astronauts experience exploring new worlds Future astronauts experience exploring new worlds 300| Lanzarote stands in for an alien planet as Leicester scientist helps train ESA astronauts.
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Lord Willetts former Universities and Science Minister announced as Universitys new Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/lord-willetts-former-universities-and-science-minister-announced-as-universitys-new-chancellor
The University has announced that former Universities and Science Minister David Willetts, who is an honorary graduate of the University and delivered the inaugural Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture, is to be installed as the new Chancellor of the University. The Rt Hon.