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New community archaeology project in Market Bosworth receives Lottery funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/new-community-archaeology-project-in-market-bosworth-receives-lottery-funding
Bosworth Links - a new community archaeology project that provides residents the opportunity to carry out excavations in order to learn more about their town’s history has received a grant of £29,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Mapping project reveals 50 years of land use change along the coast
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/mapping-project-reveals-50-years-of-land-use-change-along-the-coast
One of the biggest mapping projects of the 20th century has been repeated fifty years on by the National Trust to understand how the way that land is used along the coast has changed since 1965.
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NASAs WISE finds universes most luminous galaxy to date
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/nasas-wise-finds-universes-most-luminous-galaxy-to-date
A remote galaxy shining brightly with infrared light equal to more than 300 trillion suns has been discovered using data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
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University marks 20th anniversary of founding of University of Leicester Archaeological Services
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/university-marks-20th-anniversary-of-founding-of-university-of-leicester-archaeological-services
1st July sees the 20th anniversary for the founding of ULAS (University of Leicester Archaeological Services).
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Sofa generation causing epidemic of Type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/sofa-generation-causing-epidemic-of-type-2-diabetes-researchers-suggest
The nation’s lack of physical activity is leading to a new “sofa generation” at risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to Professor Melanie Davies (pictured), an internationally renowned expert in Type 2 diabetes and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre.
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Sixth Doctoral Award success for student researching assessment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/sixth-doctoral-award-success-for-student-researching-assessment
Katerina Young has been awarded a highly prestigious TOEFL Doctoral Grant to support her research in writing assessment, supervised by Professor Glenn Fulcher in the School of Education.
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New observations reveal Jupiters Great Red Spot as mysterious energy source
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/new-observations-reveal-jupiter2019s-great-red-spot-as-mysterious-energy-source
Researchers from the University of Leicester and Boston University’s (BU) Center for Space Physics report today in Nature that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may provide the mysterious source of energy required to heat the planet’s upper atmosphere to the unusually high values...
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University pilots Leicester Academy sports scheme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/university-pilots-2018leicester-academy2019-sports-scheme
The 2015/16 academic year has seen the Sports and Recreation Service pilot the ‘Leicester Academy’ programme, with the aim of becoming the University’s hub for students to access sport related opportunities such as coaching/officiating qualifications, workshops and training...
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Gender equality in sport to be discussed by Paralympic archery champion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/gender-equality-in-sport-to-be-discussed-by-paralympic-archery-champion
Double Paralympic gold medallist and alumna Danielle Brown MBE will be returning to her alma mater to speak to staff and students about gender equality in sport to mark International Women’s Day.
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Scientists and engineers complete testing for space technology for the next decade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/scientists-and-engineers-complete-testing-for-space-technology-for-the-next-decade
A UK team - including scientists from the University – has returned from a series of rigorous tests carried out on instrumentation for the premier space observatory of the next decade.