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Ground-breaking view of the cosmos revealed at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/jwst-first-light
Scientists and engineers from the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester have been part of the Webb project for more than 20 years and have been involved in the design, manufacture and testing of Webb’s Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI).
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Targeted cancer treatment could provide new hope for mesothelioma patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/nero
A new clinical trial will test whether a type of targeted cancer treatment could improve survival for people with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Mesothelioma develops in the lining of the lungs or abdomen, with most cases linked to breathing in asbestos fibres.
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Space images confirm England’s drought areas correlate with high land surface temperatures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/space-drought-images
Earth Observation (EO) experts from the University of Leicester have highlighted the correlation between land surface temperatures and drought-affected areas of the United Kingdom using data captured from space.
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University of Leicester appoints Science Museum Principal Curator for key leadership post
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/tilly-blyth
The Science Museum’s Head of Collections and Principal Curator will join the University of Leicester as its new Head of the School of Museum Studies.
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University of Leicester announces collaboration with Leicestershire-based gin company Burleighs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/distillers-in-the-making
University of Leicester Chemistry students make their own gin Twelve of the University’s talented science students worked alongside Burleighs Gin Head Distiller, Edward Gibson, to experiment with how they could create new and innovative flavours of gin.
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Leicester screens Film about 7-year-old who saved the lives of 15 people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/30-leicester-screens-film-7-year-old-saved-15-people
Leicester Human Rights Arts and Film Festival logo 2297|Oksijan is being screened as part of the 5th annual Leicester Human Rights Arts and Film Festival The University of Leicester will host the Leicester screening of Oksijan, a short film by writer and director Edward...
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35 years since we changed the world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/11-dna35
L-R: Professor Turi King, Tony Garner, Lin Garner, David Gyimah, Barbara Ashworth, David Baker, Chief Constable Simon Cole, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, Rob Eaton, Lynda Eaton, Mick Tucker, Kath Eastwood, Sue Jeffreys, Jenny Foxon|The discovery...
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Leicester's local lockdown: a blog from the Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/vc-on-local-lockdown
Leicester is the first city in the UK to be placed under local lockdown – a fact that has brought global attention upon us during the coronavirus crisis. I know this news has come as a blow to many.
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University of Leicester experts urge Britain to get on its feet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/sitting
To mark On Your Feet Britain Day, researchers at the University of Leicester are urging workers across the country to take part in the SMART Work programme, following a stark reminder of the very real risks of sitting too much.
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Unprecedented energy consumption is leaving a permanent stain on planetary history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/anthropocene
A new study co-authored by three professors at the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment argues that the speed and scale of human energy consumption has pushed the Earth towards a new geological epoch, the ‘Anthropocene’.