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Leicester students produce pedal powered cinema
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-students-produce-pedal-powered-cinema
A team of engineering students (pictured) has produced a bicycle powered generator which could power a 55 watt projector for the time required to watch a movie.
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Archaeologists recover Iron Age pottery at site in Welford
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/archaeologists-recover-iron-age-pottery-at-site-in-welford
University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) has carried out an archaeological excavation of an Iron Age settlement at Newlands Road in Welford, Northants on behalf of Mears New Homes.
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Over 200 academics sign up as University experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/over-200-academics-sign-up-as-university-experts
More than 200 Leicester academics have signed up as experts to the University's Experts Guide, helping to highlight research taking place at our University to the media and engage in topical academic debate.
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Using DNA fingerprinting to catch a killer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/using-dna-fingerprinting-to-catch-a-killer
This summer marks 30 years since DNA fingerprinting - discovered by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys right here in the University's Department of Genetics in 1984 - was first used in a criminal investigation.
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Work whilst you study
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/careers/unitemps
Unitemps is our in-house recruitment agency. Whether you’re looking for part-time work, or full-time work during the vacation - Unitemps can help you.
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Event to allow children to experience the spectacle of chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/event-to-allow-children-to-experience-the-spectacle-of-chemistry
Our University is staging a celebration of science for schoolchildren.
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Prestigious fellowship for life-saving research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/prestigious-fellowship-for-life-saving-research
A researcher from our Department of Cardiovascular Sciences has won a prestigious Fellowship grant in a novel area of research. Dr Jatinder Minhas has received a Fellowship Grant for £211,471 from the Dunhill Medical Trust.
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Director of careers service discusses futureproofing students in an everchanging world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/director-of-careers-service-discusses-future-proofing-students-in-an-ever-changing-world
The University's new Director of the Career Development Service and Student Support discusses how university does more than just get students their first job in a new interview.
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LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards 2021
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/events/innovation-awards-2021
On Tue 14 September we were delighted to be joint headline sponsors at the LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards 2021, celebrating the best innovators, inventors and developers from across the region.
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Mital Thanki
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/people/business-advisory-board/mital-thanki
Spark Academy was founded by Mital Thanki, who realised she had a passion for making positive societal change after she started tutoring whilst studying her undergraduate degree at the University of Leicester.