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University volunteers plant thousands of bulbs at Botanic Garden
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Green fingered volunteers are helping to plant 80,000 crocus bulbs in Leicester’s Botanic Garden this week
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Films released to drive forward empathic healthcare education
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Films featuring three leading empathic healthcare experts sharing their knowledge with healthcare professionals and researchers in Leicester have...
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Leicester geologist to present rock-licking trick for Hallowe’en treat at Royal Institution
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Professor Jan Zalasiewicz joins panel at the Royal Institution on 31 October with other winners of Ig Nobel Prizes to explain their winning work...
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University introduces Optometry degree
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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ is pleased to announce that its new four-year Optometry degree has been given permission to recruit students by the...
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National award for Josh’s out of this world bakes with National Space Centre
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Instagram series Mission Bake, a collaboration between Dr Josh Smalley and the National Space Centre, has won first place at the Sir Arthur Clarke...
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New genetic test for deadly disease to be explored in University research programme
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A new genetic test developed by experts from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ could be introduced into NHS screening pathways to target those most at...
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Fellowship award will allow Leicester researcher to launch genetic study of lung disease
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A Â鶹ÊÓƵ researcher has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society Career Development Fellowship to lead a groundbreaking study...
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Richard Taylor wins major settlement against Steve Coogan and Pathe Productions in landmark defamation case
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ statement about Richard Taylor's settlement against Steve Coogan and Pathe Productions in landmark defamation case.
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Attenborough Arts Centre joins worldwide Bloomberg Connects programme
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Attenborough Arts Centre today announces a new partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to join the worldwide Bloomberg Connects programme.
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Viking figurines were ‘more than just jewellery’, and were used and handled in a variety of ways, including long-term curation, 'decapitation', and attached to Christian artefacts 
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In Viking archaeology, the study of miniature metal figurines -- possibly depicting Norse gods and mythological beings -- have been central to...