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Leicester-led study to explore mental health and drug use in colonial and post-colonial prisons
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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been awarded £3.3m to research drugs and mental health in prison settings globally.
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The sky’s the limit for students thanks to University partnership with Leicestershire Aero Club
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First students have undergone flight training as part of a new Flight Test Course from School of Engineering , who have established a partnership...
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Dataset will help advance research into neuro-degenerative diseases
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A platform set up to help researchers look into the causes and treatments for neuro-degenerative diseases has released its first biomarker dataset...
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ professor appointed chair for REF 2029 sub-panel
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Professor Samuel Seidu from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been selected to chair an expert panel of the Research Excellence Framework 2029 (REF).
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ Bake Off star to join Vice-Chancellor at UK technicians conference
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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Great British Bake Off finalist will join the institution’s Vice-Chancellor at the UK’s largest conference for...
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Prestigious accolade for health inequalities team
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A team including representatives from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ working to tackle health inequalities for ethnic minority groups has won a...
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Centre offers organisations a route to sustainable success
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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has assembled a team of experts devoted to helping organisations become more sustainable.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ writer, Dr Jonathan Taylor wins Arnold Bennett Book Prize for Scablands and Other Stories
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A collection of short stories written by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Dr Jonathan Taylor has won the Arnold Bennet Book Prize.
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New international initiative aims to transform care for Very Preterm Babies and their families
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A new research project involving the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, is bringing experts and families together to develop solutions to improve the lives...
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Leicester scientists investigating ancient freshwater hundreds of metres below the sea floor
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International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) includes researchers from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ aiming to explore...