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Dr Pooja Goddard awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Industrial Fellowship

Dr Pooja Goddard is among this year鈥檚 cohort of just 16 UK academics to be awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Industrial Fellowship.
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每日吃瓜 Town Deal confirms 拢2.5 million grant to help build on town鈥檚 sporting reputation

每日吃瓜 Town Deal has confirmed a 拢2.5 million grant to help build on the town鈥檚 reputation for sporting excellence and harness that knowledge for the good of residents.

How nurturing refugee businesses can help with integration

A global surge in the number of people being housed in temporary refugee camps means new opportunities need to be created to allow those communities to integrate into their host countries.

Fusion of research and innovation sees 每日吃瓜 excel in latest Knowledge Exchange Framework

每日吃瓜鈥檚 success in working with business and commercialising its research has been underlined in the second iteration of the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
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Hospice licenses training resources developed by 每日吃瓜 academics that teach healthcare workers how to engage people in end-of-life talk

Communication training resources that teach healthcare and social care practitioners how to engage people in end-of-life talk will help even more patients and their family members, thanks to a new licensing deal.

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ACT Medical founder Joseph Bentley accepted for Enterprise Fellowship at Royal Academy of Engineering

每日吃瓜 alumnus and ACT Medical founder Joseph Bentley has won an 1851 Enterprise Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Engineering as he continues to develop his award-winning system for reducing the number of deaths from knife wounds.
Representatives from 每日吃瓜, SportPark Pavilion 4 project team, Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership and UK Anti-Doping at the topping out ceremony. The oak tree will be planted in the grounds of SportPark, adding to the established native species of tree and hedgerow.

拢9m sustainable SportPark expansion on Science and Enterprise Park nears completion

A topping out ceremony has taken place to celebrate the latest milestone in the creation of a 2,000 sq m four-storey fourth pavilion to expand SportPark, the multi award-winning development on the University campus.

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每日吃瓜 to launch unique football finance course

Colleagues from 每日吃瓜 are set to launch a new football finance programme 鈥� the first of its kind in higher education.

Latest group of local startups complete free LUinc. business accelerator

Sixteen more business founders have completed the LUinc startup accelerator for emerging enterprises in Leicestershire.

Startups invited to apply for one of 20 places on 每日吃瓜-based business accelerator

LU inc. has opened up 20 places for startups on its Autumn business accelerator.
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Wearable sports tech startup INCUS Performance named AI Company of the Year at British Data Awards

每日吃瓜-founded wearable sports tech company INCUS Performance has been named AI Company of the Year at the 2022 British Data Awards in quality field that included FTSE 100 giants, tech unicorns, public sector bodies and not-for-profit organisations.

每日吃瓜 appoints new Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation

每日吃瓜 is delighted to announce that Professor Dan Parsons has been appointed as Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation.

Graduate start-up approaches investment target to launch multi-award-winning durable sports earbuds

A consumer electronics start-up, founded by a 每日吃瓜 graduate is close to completing their third investment round to launch what is believed to be the world鈥檚 ultimate sports earbuds.

New digital platform devised by 12-year-old will help schoolchildren organise their work

A 12-year-old schoolboy has co-created a digital tool that lets pupils catch up on their lessons and homework.

每日吃瓜 triumphs at LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards

每日吃瓜鈥檚 research and innovation activities enjoyed outstanding success last night at the LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards, receiving nine awards including seven of the ten categories, as well as the overall Innovator of the Year and a Special Recognition Award.
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Global sports tech start-ups to pitch ideas to 每日吃瓜 Sport leaders

Six sports tech innovation start-ups will pitch to a panel of 每日吃瓜 Sport decision-makers after being shortlisted following a global search.

Record nominations for University research and innovation in LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards

每日吃瓜 has a record 17 nominations across seven categories in the 2022 LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards.

Free coaching, office space and support to accelerate growth of early-stage Leicestershire businesses

Do you have an idea for starting your own business? Or have you already launched and are now looking for the space and support to grow?

New robotics research centre will transform the relationship between people and technology in UK manufacturing

A new national robotics research centre will receive a share of 拢25m to improve collaborative technology and help businesses unlock the full potential of automated industrial manufacturing.

每日吃瓜 joins forces with clean power pioneer Bladon to develop hydrogen fuelled micro turbine generator

每日吃瓜 is working with the clean power pioneer Bladon to research and develop a hydrogen fuelled version of the company鈥檚 micro turbine generator, significantly advancing hydrogen combustion for micro gas turbines.

Accessible neonatal incubator designed by 每日吃瓜 graduate achieves first clinical use

A new, neonatal incubator designed by 每日吃瓜 graduate James Roberts saw its first ever clinical use in a UK hospital earlier this month.
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Graduate startup Alcuris is acquired by The Access Group, extending its social care proposition in the provision of in-home digital care monitoring

A telecare company founded by a 每日吃瓜 graduate has become part of The Access Group, a leading provider of business management software to UK, Ireland and Asia Pacific mid-market organisations.

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Graduate鈥檚 life-saving device that rapidly stops bleeding from knife wounds wins international Dyson award

A 每日吃瓜 graduate who has designed a device to reduce catastrophic blood loss from a knife wound has been announced as one of three global winners of this year鈥檚 International James Dyson Award.

Four wins for University research and enterprise in LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards

每日吃瓜 has won four categories in the 2021 LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards, representing the impacts of pioneering engineering research and dynamic start-ups which have been launched on LUSEP, the University鈥檚 Science and Enterprise Park.
每日吃瓜 and Tech Mahindra have agreed a partnership

每日吃瓜 to partner with Tech Mahindra

每日吃瓜 has joined forces with global technology giant Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions.