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Career-boosting sessions for Â鶹ÊÓƵ students mark International Women’s Day
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ students with an eye on their future careers will be able to take part in three International Women’s Day initiatives with...
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Author’s insight into library of ancient wisdom to be explored at Literary Leicester festival
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An expert in Middle Eastern heritage will be giving a free talk about a once-lost library of ancient wisdom, as part of the Literary Leicester...
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‘Pivotal’ study finds benefits of reduced calorie diet for pregnant women with gestational diabetes
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New research from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ has found following a reduced calorie diet during the third trimester of pregnancy is safe and...
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Study sheds light on the genetics of stopping smoking
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The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people’s genes, according to a study from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ to name building after archaeology pioneer, Dame Kathleen Kenyon
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The Dame Kathleen Kenyon Building is the Â鶹ÊÓƵ's first academic building named after a woman.
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Satellites are making our food more secure and sustainable, says Leicester expert
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Earth observation expert Professor Heiko Balzter speaks as Â鶹ÊÓƵ holds Food and Land Use Summit, where Leicester experts...
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ assembles local expertise to provide thought for food
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Food and Land Use Summit on 12 February will map the journey of Leicester and Leicestershire’s food to its tables
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Leicester ramps up its wellbeing support for Gen Z students
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With almost a quarter of those in the Generation Z age group affected by mental health issues, The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has ramped up the...
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Medical group celebrates five-year milestone
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A group set up to prevent and address racial harassment in medicine is celebrating its five-year anniversary
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New anthology Unstitching Silence brings together Caribbean voices to address gender-based violence
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A new anthology featuring writing from Caribbean writers has been edited by Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Dr Lucy Evans and Shivanee Ramlochan.