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• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 18 June 1 July

  Date: 1 Jul 2015

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  Professor Philip Shaw from the School of English has written an opinion piece for The Conversation where, two centuries after Waterloo, he...

• Insights into visual supersense provided by new study

  Date: 30 Jun 2015

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  An experiment originally designed to test the visual abilities of octopuses and cuttlefish has provided researchers with new insights into a human...

• Graduate takes part in ITVs Ninja Warrior

  Date: 16 Jun 2015

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  A recent graduate has excelled in the first season of the ITV gameshow Ninja Warrior, beating a variety of challenges and hundreds of other...

• Figures associated with University receive Queens birthday honours

  Date: 15 Jun 2015

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  An archaeologist whose work helped to establish a new branch of her discipline is one of several figures associated with the University of...

• Anyfin is possible biologist informs BBC Springwatch on sticklebacks

  Date: 8 Jun 2015

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  Biologist Dr Iain Barber has been providing scientific advice to the BBC Springwatch team based on his research into sticklebacks.

• Seven top ten subject areas in Guardian University Guide

  Date: 26 May 2015

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  The latest figures from the Guardian University Guide have ranked the Â鶹ÊÓƵ at 32nd, placing us among the top third of the 119...

• Hive of activity how genes turn bees into workers and queens

  Date: 26 May 2015

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  Biologists have discovered that one of nature’s most important pollinators - the buff-tailed bumblebee – either ascends to the land of milk and...

• Leicester reaches one million readers on The Conversation

  Date: 22 May 2015

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  Academics from across the University have collectively captured the imagination of over one million readers through more than 100 articles on The...

• Nothing to sneeze at high pollen levels recorded

  Date: 15 May 2015

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  If you have found yourself sneezing more than usual, the cause of your recent bouts of hayfever may have been identified.

• Potential new targets for cancer treatments identified by Leicester research team

  Date: 11 May 2015

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  An international consortium of scientists led by a group from the University has announced a new advance in understanding the mechanisms of cancer...