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Childrens maths difficulties research wins top award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/childrens-maths-difficulties-research-wins-top-award
Leicester researchers who investigated why children who are born prematurely struggle with maths have scooped a top national award for excellence in research.
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2015 was best ever year for tourism in Leicestershire
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/2015-best-ever-year-for-tourism-for-leicestershire
Leicester City's Premier League success and the ongoing 'Richard III effect' made 2015 the best year ever for tourism in Leicestershire. According to figures from Leicester Shire Promotions, visitors to the county injected nearly £1.
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Report suggests democratisation is key to protecting animals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/report-suggests-2018democratisation2019-is-key-to-protecting-animals
A groundbreaking new report from the Centre for Animals and Social Justice, and involving Leicester research, recommends fundamental changes to the way the government makes animal welfare policy.
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Novel research participant selection technology from Leicester to aid bid to prevent Alzheimers dementia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/novel-data-collection-technology-from-leicester-to-aid-bid-to-prevent-alzheimer2019s-dementia
A major study involving the University of Leicester to find interventions that prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s dementia has recruited its first participant.
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PhD researcher addresses blanket banning of legal highs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/academic-addresses-blanket-banning-of-2018legal-highs2019
Yewande Okuleye from the School of History, alongside researchers from the University of Warwick, addressed the recent UK legislation to ban ‘legal highs’ by instituting a blanket ban on psychoactive substances at an event on Tuesday 17 May.
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Self-guided visits
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/self-guided
Schools and adults alike have the opportunity to take self guided tours around the Botanic Garden and Attenborough Arboretum.
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Mark Rudkin
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2021/mark-rudkin
It is with great sadness that we have to report to colleagues across the institution that Mark Rudkin, a member of our Security team, passed away unexpectedly last week whilst at home. Mark was a Security Patrol Officer who had worked at the University since September 2012.
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Showcasing talent free public event to discuss raising the profile of Leicester and Leicestershires literary scene
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/showcasing-talent-free-public-event-to-discuss-raising-the-profile-of-leicester-and-leicestershire2019s-literary-scene
Raising the roof on Leicester’s literary talent will be a subject up for discussion between members of the public and key figures from the city and county’s literary scene this evening.
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Alumnus surpasses 100000 target for cancer research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/alumnus-surpasses-ps100-000-target-for-cancer-research
At the time of writing, Dr Mark Sims (pictured), who graduated from the University in 2013 with a Medicine MBChB, has raised a staggering £109,192 for Cancer Research UK through his JustGiving page.
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New life-saving heart partnership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/new-life-saving-heart-partnership
Heart surgery patients will benefit from a new collaborative partnership between our University and the James Lind Alliance, which will be identifying the top priorities in heart surgery research in the UK.