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• Healthy eating and respiratory irritants from 400000 years ago revealed through ancient dental plaque

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/healthy-eating-and-respiratory-irritants-from-400-000-years-ago-revealed-through-ancient-dental-plaque

  The University of Leicester is involved in new research conducted by archaeologists from the University of York and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in collaboration with members of Tel Aviv University, that reveals striking insights into the living conditions...

• New way to kill the malaria parasite identified

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/new-way-to-kill-the-malaria-parasite-identified-by-study

  Scientists have discovered new ways in which the malaria parasite survives in the blood stream of its victims - a discovery that could pave the way to new treatments for the disease.

• I often get into trouble with my producers for highlighting Leicester news so much

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/201ci-often-get-into-trouble-with-my-producers-for-highlighting-leicester-news-so-much

  Geography graduate and news presenter Lukwesa Burak has been interviewed about her enthusiasm for hosting the Discovering Excellence Awards last month at the University, as well as her experience studying for a Master's degree at our University, and how she...

• First delivery to our University of high-tech glass plates to be used to discover the birth of new black holes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/first-delivery-to-our-university-of-high-tech-glass-plates-to-be-used-to-discover-the-birth-of-new-black-holes

  Our University is providing a new type of X-ray mirror to the French space agency, CNES, for the Chinese-French satellite ‘SVOM’ which is designed to discover and study Gamma-Ray Bursts from newly formed black holes.

• New research sheds light on how reward-induced behaviour in the brain may be controlled

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-research-sheds-light-on-how-reward-induced-behaviour-in-the-brain-may-be-controlled

  A new study has shed light on how reward-associated behaviour can be controlled by different groups of neurons in the brain.

• ExoMars rover named after DNA pioneer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/11-exomars

  The ExoMars Rover The ExoMars Rover (courtesy of ESA) 475|The European Space Agency has named its new ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, after the DNA pioneer, it has been announced.

• NASA and European Space Agency visit Leicester for Mars workshop

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/07-mars-sample-return-workshop

  Planetary scientists from across the globe, including representatives from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA and European Space Agency, visited the University of Leicester last week for a Mars Sample Return workshop.

• Visiting the University

  https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/mature-students/visiting-the-university

  We hold Open Days (for potential applicants) and UCAS Visit Days (for those who have applied and received an offer) to provide you with all the information you will need.

• Midlands4Cities PhD funding opportunity

  https://le.ac.uk/media/study/research-degrees/midlands4cities

  Midlands4Cities PhD funding opportunity AHRC Midlands4Cities PhD funding for UK/EU applicants – 2020/21 competition open NOW The AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C) brings together eight leading universities across the Midlands to support the...

• Academic to share research on violence and harassment in the digital economy

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/academic-to-share-research-on-violence-and-harassment-in-the-digital-economy

  The International Labour Organization’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) and the University will launch a new research on psychosocial risks, violence and harassment that workers face in digitalised working environments.