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George McTurk
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/george-mcturk
We are sad to report the death of George McTurk, a man who served the University for nigh on 40 years in the Geology Department and Pre-Clinical Sciences in the Medical School from 1963 to 2003.
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Over £600,000 for University of Leicester to shrink AI algorithms for smarter spacecraft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/shrinking-ai-spacecraft
Multidisciplinary team from University of Leicester receives £690,000 funding from UK Space Agency and aims to develop and demonstrate streamlined machine learning algorithms suitable for limited spacecraft power and computing performance
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Its written in the stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/its-written-in-the-stars
Astronomers today opened one of the last remaining windows on the Universe, publishing the first full 3D census of over one billion stars in our Milky Way.
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New study calls for action on air pollution in Northern India
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/north-india-air-pollution
New research led by the University of Leicester calls for urgent action on open field burning to reduce the intensity of post-monsoon air pollution in Northern India.
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New partnership is exciting step forward for NHS trusts and University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/nhs-partnership
Read more about University of Leicester's new partnership with Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Leicestershire Partnership NHS
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Researcher involved in discovery of tiny star with a monstrous temper
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/researcher-involved-in-discovery-of-tiny-star-with-a-monstrous-temper
A tiny star with ‘a monstrous temper’ has been discovered by an international team of researchers, including Dr Sarah Casewell of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Leicester experts call for recognition of the Anthropocene epoch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/anthropocene
Geologists from the University of Leicester (UK) have joined forces with more than 50 peers to call for an official recognition of a proposed geological epoch.
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Peatland protection
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/peatland-protection
Peatlands around the world are being destroyed to make way for plantation development, logging and mining.
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Measuring GEM outcomes
https://le.ac.uk/gem/resources/outcomes
This project aims to understand what matters to older people with frailty receiving acute care, and to develop methods for measuring these outcome goals.
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Leicester to provide world-class space science business incubation support
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-to-provide-world-class-space-science-business-incubation-support
The UK Space Agency has announced another £200,000 of funding for 4 new business incubators – including one at the University of Leicester - to boost the number of companies starting-up and growing in the space sector across the UK.