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Medical students gain experience in the latest robotic surgery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/surgical-robot
Budding surgeons of the future at the University of Leicester have been gaining experience on the latest surgical robotic equipment.
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Elite rugby event aims to keep premier league players at the top of their game
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/rugby-conference
A special conference organised by the University of Leicester’s Physical Activity and Rehabilitation Group, has sought to address the types of injuries professional sportspeople experience throughout their career and the care needed to keep them on the pitch.
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New approach will help identify drugs that can ‘glue’ proteins together
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/glue-proteins
A new screening method that can test the effectiveness of therapeutic molecules designed to ‘glue’ proteins together in the body has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham and the University of Leicester.
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Call for volunteers to help preserve treasure trove of East Midlands history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/sounds-for-the-future
A £250,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund will help archivists and volunteers secure the future of the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
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Real-world experience enhances Maths students’ skills
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/maths-industry-placements
Mathematics students from the University of Leicester have been putting their skills to use with a number of high-profile industry placements.
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Criminology student selected for Leicester Tigers 2022/23 squad
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/leicester-tigers
A student who came late to the game of rugby has been selected to play for Leicester Tigers. Lucrezia Iavarone started her rugby career playing for the University of Leicester women’s team in 2018, whilst studying Criminology.
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University-partnered refugee project recognised by Platinum Jubilee award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/bright-path
An organisation set up to help Afghan refugees arriving in Leicester has received a Platinum Jubilee Award. Bright Path Futures was set up in August 2021 in partnership with the University of Leicester and the British Red Cross.
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Fellowship for rising star exploring distant worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/fellowship-for-rising-star-exploring-distant-worlds
A researcher from our University has been awarded a prestigious Winton Exoplanet Fellowship, which will see her conducting exciting new research into exoplanet systems.
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Unicorns to inspire the next space entrepreneurs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/2018unicorns2019-to-inspire-the-next-space-entrepreneurs
Some of the most ambitious and high value start-ups are likely to develop in space-related industries and the University of Leicester is showing student and graduate entrepreneurs how they could create their own ‘unicorn from space’.
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Students see immigration law in practice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/students-see-immigration-law-in-practice
A group of law students recently had the opportunity to visit the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal in Birmingham, organised by Alan Desmond, lecturer and module convenor for undergraduate and postgraduate immigration law courses in the Law School.