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Plaque to mark Barwell Christmas Eve meteorite unveiled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/green-plaque-to-mark-barwell-meteorite-which-landed-in-1965-unveiled
A green plaque marking the surprise arrival of a large meteorite in the village of Barwell on Christmas Eve in 1965 has been unveiled at the junction of Chapel Street and Dawson's Lane - close to the site of the meteorite fall.
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Academic develops method for synthesising more reliable drug alternative to antibodies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/academic-develops-method-for-synthesising-2018more-reliable2019-drug-alternative-to-antibodies
Professor Sergey Piletsky (pictured) from the Department of Chemistry has been instrumental in creating a new method to develop an alternative to traditional antibodies that is more reliable and can be made quicker.
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MP highlights opportunities for Leicester graduates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/mp-highlights-opportunities-for-leicester-graduates
On Friday 27 May, Member of Parliament for South Leicestershire, Alberto Costa, visited our University to meet with President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle and tour the campus.
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Survey investigates freelance creative practitioners and austerity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/survey-investigates-freelance-creative-practitioners-and-austerity
Arts organisations are adapting to austerity measures but the challenges of freelance arts and cultural workers have been overlooked despite making up a significant proportion of the arts sector workforce, according to Leicester researchers.
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Celebrating 35 years of DNA fingerprinting
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/10-celebrating-35-years-of-dna-fingerprinting
A brand new interview with Sir Alec Jeffreys IW2oSGB-MaE|At 9.05am on Monday 10 September 1984, a discovery in a laboratory at the University of Leicester changed the way criminal investigations were carried out.
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Obituary: Emeritus Professor Eric Dunning
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/15-obituary-emeritus-professor-eric-dunning
It was with great sadness that the University has learned of the death of Emeritus Professor Eric Dunning. Eric was a pioneer in the sociology of sport and the founder, with Patrick Murphy and John Williams, of the Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research.
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Leicester academic speaks at UCLA symposium on race and human rights
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/13-symposium-ucla-race-human-rights
The University of Leicester was represented by Dr Vidya Kumar, Associate Professor of Law at Leicester Law School, at a symposium titled ‘Critical Perspectives on Race and Human Rights: Transnational Re-Imaginings’, held at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on...
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