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University ventures out to highlight business expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/university-ventures-out-to-highlight-business-expertise
The University will be one of the key partners to sponsor and exhibit at Venturefest East Midlands 2015 – an ambitious new business and networking event for innovators, investors and entrepreneurs in the region.
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Students to take part in cooking competition using Fairtrade ingredients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/students-to-take-part-in-cooking-competition-using-fairtrade-ingredients
University staff will be giving their best impressions of foodie TV personalities Gregg Wallace and John Torode as they grill students in a Fairtrade-themed MasterChef competition to mark Fairtrade Fortnight, taking place from 23 February to 8 March.
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Graduate named Young Poet Laureate for London
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/graduate-named-young-poet-laureate-for-london
Poet Selina Nwulu, who graduated from the University with a degree in French and Italian from the School of Modern Languages, has been named Young Poet Laureate for London. An article in The Guardian outlines how Selina started to write poetry and her plans ahead.
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Former Congressmen to be quizzed by students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/former-congressmen-to-be-quizzed-by-students
Two former members of Congress, the national legislative body of the United States, will discuss issues surrounding the upcoming US presidential elections.
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Barbarians from the West the Crusades seen from an Arabic perspective
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/barbarians-from-the-west-the-crusades-seen-from-an-arabic-perspective
The writings of Arabic communities during the Crusades, long overlooked by most historians in the West, will be explored in a lecture that aims to provide a new perspective on this bloody period of history.
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Leicesters contribution to forensic history featured by BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester2019s-contribution-to-forensic-history-featured-by-bbc
BBC4’s new three-part documentary series exploring the history and development of forensic science includes contributions from academics at the University of Leicester, including Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys discussing his invention of DNA fingerprinting.
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Leicester donates 19 medical microscopes to Ugandan hospitals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/leicester-donates-nineteen-microscopes-to-ugandan-hospitals
Professor Nick London, Head of the Department of Medical and Social Care Education, has authorised the donation of 19, Leitz, light microscopes to Ugandan hospitals.
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Deadline to name a planet is closing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/deadline-to-name-a-planet-is-closing
The deadline for you to show your support in naming a distant planet is fast approaching. Earlier this year, the University joined forces with the Leicester Mercury to give the people of Leicester the opportunity to name their own planet.
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Leicester holds enterprise event to build links with the motor industry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/leicester-holds-enterprise-event-to-build-links-with-the-motor-industry
As part of a drive to encourage collaborations and networking between local innovation businesses and the University, the Research and Enterprise Division held a successful research collaboration event at HORIBA MIRA on 18 September 2015.
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Richard III landmarks ranked in Smithsonians 25 Great New Places to See list
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/richard-iii-landmarks-ranked-in-smithsonians-25-great-new-places-to-see-list
Richard III landmarks around Leicester, including Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, the King Richard III Visitor Centre and Leicester Cathedral, have been ranked twelfth place in the Smithsonian's 'The 21st Century Life List: 25 Great New Places to See'.