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Mars closest to Earth in over a decade on Monday 30 May
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/mars-closest-to-earth-in-over-a-decade-on-monday-30-may
On Bank Holiday Monday, be prepared for a celestial surprise as a planetary body sidles up next to us - or at least 46 million miles away.
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Major boost for Leicester spin-out company Haemostatix
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/major-boost-for-leicester-spin-out-company-haemostatix
UK-based Ergomed plc, a company specialising in services to the pharmaceutical industry and new drug development, has acquired Haemostatix Ltd, originally a University of Leicester spin-out company.
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Japanese manga series to showcase women in the sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/japanese-manga-series-to-showcase-women-in-the-sciences
Dr Ana Verissimo from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences is combining her love for Japanese art with her passion for the sciences by launching a campaign to create the first instalment in a new manga series.
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Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys to be guest speaker at unique fundraising event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/professor-sir-alec-jeffreys-to-be-guest-speaker-at-unique-fundraising-event
Students and academics are invited to attend the Science Museum’s IMAX Theatre in London on Monday 16 May 2016 and spend an evening with the inventor of forensic DNA fingerprinting and emeritus professor, Sir Alec Jeffreys. The event, starting at 7.
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Vice-Chancellor speaks out on gender inequality in universities at international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/vice-chancellor-speaks-out-on-gender-inequality-in-universities-at-international-conference
Our President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has addressed the issue of gender inequality in universities at an international conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Researchers invited to share their specialisms with the public
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/researchers-invited-to-share-their-specialisms-with-the-public
The unique Lunchtime Lecture series, where complex academic research is made accessible to members of the public through 20 minute presentations, has finished for this academic year, and will resume on 5 October 2018.
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Digitally General: why digital is not always the answer
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/10/12/digitally-general-why-digital-is-not-always-the-answer/
Posted by bcox in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on October 12, 2018 Making something digital does not always make it better. Why? It not the digital itself that it actually the issue.
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Attenborough Arts Centre shortlisted for Learning Programme of the Year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/attenborough-arts-centre-heritage-museum-shortlist
Attenborough Arts Centre’s SENsory Atelier programme has been nominated for bringing arts and culture to the classrooms of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
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University research plays ‘vital role’ in fighting climate change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/climate-exp0
Professor Susan Page, from the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, shared leading research into using peatland environments to capture carbon as one form of nature-based solution.
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A graduate’s perspective on innovations in learning and teaching
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/11/18/a-graduates-perspective-on-innovations-in-learning-and-teaching/
Posted by Tamara Jowhire in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on November 18, 2016 I am a recent Chemistry graduate from the University of Leicester, and I am currently working as an intern at the Leicester Learning Institute.