August 2018 news

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ secures new grant to develop self-learning machines

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) has been recognised with a new grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Air Force Research Laboratory.
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Psychologist helps develop app that aims to tackle fussy eating in children

A º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academic has helped develop a novel app for children that aims to get them eating more healthily and trying different vegetables.

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From natural hazard to disaster: academic to discuss the impact of poor urban planning at public talk

An expert on sustainable and resilient urbanism from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ will be discussing why there is nothing natural about ‘natural disasters’ at an event in Leicester next week.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ launches a world's first professional education programme for sports agents

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and the Association of Football Agents (AFA) will launch a unique professional certificate for aspiring football agents later this year.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ athletes win 15 medals at 2018 European Championships

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ athletes won an outstanding 15 medals at the European Championships taking place in both Glasgow and Berlin over the last 10 days, with five of those won by current º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students.
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Academic awarded fellowship for project that aims to provide sustainable energy to vulnerable communities

A º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ researcher has been granted a prestigious five-year research fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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Arctic scientists welcome MPs and peers to Greenland research station

Arctic experts will host the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Polar Regions at a research station in Greenland later this month to demonstrate the latest in geographic and ecological science.
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Major deal sealed with tech giant

Innovative plans to create hundreds of jobs, and generate £1.6million for front-line County Council services have been unveiled by the Secretary of State for Communities the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, during a visit to the Midlands today (Thursday).
Student Milan is congratulated by Vice-Chancellor Professor Bob Allison on A Level results day 2018

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Vice-Chancellor meets some of the University’s newest students on A Level results day

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Vice-Chancellor was at Oadby’s Beauchamp College today (Thursday 16 August) to personally congratulate students who have secured a place to study with us in October.
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Students bag third position in global construction competition

Four º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students have achieved global success after coming third in an international construction business challenge.
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Cost of raising a child falls but many parents still struggle to meet the threshold

Raising a child to the age of 18 will cost couples £150,753, according to new figures by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP).
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Cost of raising a child falls but many parents still struggle to meet the threshold

Raising a child to the age of 18 will cost couples £150,753, according to new figures by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP).
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Rag shortlisted for four national fundraising awards

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Students’ Union Rag has been shortlisted for an impressive four national fundraising awards.
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EXPERT COMMENT: The Government’s upbeat export strategy is masking a much darker reality for overseas networks

Economist Dr Huw Edwards picks apart the Government’s rhetorical vision of global export dominance and reveals a much more challenging future…
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ joins the Organic and Printed Electronics Association

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has joined the world’s leading international industry association for organic and printed electronics.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ part of successful AHRC funded Doctoral Training Partnership

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London is part of a consortium of universities in London and the south east that form a national Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) focusing on the arts and humanities disciplines.
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LSU crowned best students' union in the UK

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Students’ Union (LSU) has been named the best students’ union in the UK by online review platform StudentCrowd.

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Institute of Advanced Studies welcomes first visiting professor under its ‘Motion’ theme

The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) will welcome Professor Richard Murray next week as part of its ‘Motion’ theme.
Pictured are the Rag team at the National Student Fundraising Awards.

Rag wins Campaign of the Year in national competition

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Students’ Rag has won a sought-after national award for the incredibly successful Heart 2 Heart campaign.

Pictured is Into the Habitable World by Choie Choi.

Students awarded exhibition space after success in annual artists’ awards

Two Fine Art students have had their talent recognised in the Leicester Society of Artists (LSA) Student Awards.