August
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Fruit flies swoop into school science lessons
- University of Leicester scientists develop innovative educational programme for GCSE and A-Level pupils using live fruit flies
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Credit unions expert praises Church of England’s challenge to Wonga
- Dr Peter Davis, an international expert on credit unions, describes pay day loans as a “modern form of high street usury”
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Wealth of finds uncovered during second dig at site of Richard III’s grave
- University of Leicester archaeologists have completed their second excavation of the Grey Friars church in Leicester
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Emotional end of final dig at Richard III site
- University of Leicester archaeologists have closed the gates for the last time at the site of Grey Friars church in Leicester
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In a galaxy 4 billion light-years away... astronomers find ‘smoking gun' trail after gamma-ray blast
- University of Leicester astronomers find evidence for a new kind of cosmic explosion, called a kilonova - which has been theorised before, but never seen
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University of Leicester extends partnership with Santander Universities
- The University of Leicester has extended its successful partnership with Santander Universities UK to support more postgraduate scholarships, internships, summer schools and travel awards
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City arts venues celebrate Richard Attenborough’s 90th birthday
- Two arts venues are inviting the people of Leicester to join in their celebrations to mark the 90th birthday of Leicester City of Culture 2017 supporter Lord Richard Attenborough
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£93 million package of support announced for UK’s health industries
- University of Leicester receives funding to engage in vital heart research
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New study to explore whether age and gender impacts how we perceive movement
- University of Leicester researcher investigates the factors that affect motion perception
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East Midlands to receive £28.4m funding for health research
- Research led by University of Leicester health expert aims to speed up impact for patients across the region
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Gibraltarians suffer most in latest Gibraltar border tensions
- University of Leicester academic claims that the current row over Gibraltar is being used as a diversionary tactic by the Spanish Government
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Drugs arrests in Peru
- University of Leicester expert comments on release of arrest footage
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FutureLearn to go live in September with its first set of free courses
- The Open Beta phase will give first look to people who have signed up on FutureLearn.com
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Leicester forensic experts create UK’s first cat DNA database
- University of Leicester researchers use DNA evidence from cats for the first time in UK courts to help convict killer David Hilder
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Leicester researchers help discover new target for anti-cancer drugs
- University of Leicester cancer experts have helped to map the interactions in a team of proteins which play a key role in cell division
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Richard III - University of Leicester press statement following permission judgment
- University comments on recent ruling by High Court
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Ofsted inspectors commend University nursery in their first visit
- Children are ‘motivated, keen and eager to learn’
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College Hall redevelopment to preserve student prank from the 1960s
- A new University of Leicester conference venue at the former College Hall will feature a plaque on a boulder dropped in the hall’s pond by students
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New film celebrates memories of Lord Richard Attenborough in Leicester
- Local figures, childhood friends, and colleagues share their experience in Embrace Arts-commissioned film
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Richard III’s skeleton came within inches of destruction
- University of Leicester archaeologists describe massive disturbance on Grey Friars site – one year on from the start of the Search for Richard III on 25 August
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Leicester researchers discover a potential molecular defence against Huntington’s disease
- University of Leicester experts discover glutathione peroxidase activity improves symptoms in models of the neurodegenerative disorder
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Recipe for Britain’s first chilled chocolate treats discovered
- University of Leicester lecturer reveals how chocolate was ‘hot property’ in 17th century – and subject to rules for safe consumption
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Sir Terry Wogan returns to University of Leicester for annual charity convention
- Sir Terry will visit the annual Terry's Old Geezers or Gals convention at the University of Leicester on Saturday, 31 August
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Result of Lindsay Sandiford’s second appeal – Reaction by University of Leicester criminologist
- Dr Jennifer Fleetwood provides expert comment