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Bioscience departments receive recognition for tackling gender inequality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/bioscience-departments-receive-recognition-for-tackling-gender-inequality
Our University has been further recognised for our commitment to tackling gender inequality in higher education with the announcement that two of...
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TEDx comes to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/tedx-comes-to-leicester
Some of Leicester’s best known institutions and organisations are getting behind an inspiring event, which is set to bring some of the...
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One hundred Leicester academics writing articles for The Conversation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/one-hundred-leicester-academics-now-writing-articles-for-the-conversation
One hundred academics from across our University have written more than 180 articles for The Conversation, applying their research expertise to...
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Leading heart researchers to appear in BBC documentary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leading-heart-researchers-to-appear-in-bbc-documentary
Leading heart researchers at our University are to appear in a BBC documentary - after finding a link between red meat and heart disease.
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Researchers launch hunt to find the most accurate physical activity tracker
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/researchers-launch-hunt-to-find-the-most-accurate-physical-activity-tracker
Researchers from the Diabetes Research Centre have launched a hunt to find the most accurate physical activity tracker.
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Award nomination for Centre for Medicines sustainability credentials
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/award-nomination-for-centre-for-medicine2019s-sustainability-credentials
The University’s landmark Centre for Medicine building is one of three projects shortlisted for the ProCon Leicestershire Awards Sustainable...
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Researchers develop new genetic tool to identify people at risk of coronary heart disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/researchers-develop-new-genetic-tool-to-identify-people-at-risk-of-coronary-heart-disease
A new genetic risk score that could help to identify individuals at risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) much earlier and potentially improve its...
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UKs largest ever investment into groundbreaking health research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/uk2019s-largest-ever-investment-into-ground-breaking-health-research
Leicester’s hospitals and the Universities of Leicester and Loughborough are set to receive funding of £11m from the Government to make...
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Global study reveals new hypertension and blood pressure genes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/global-study-reveals-new-hypertension-and-blood-pressure-genes
Thirty-one new gene regions linked with blood pressure have been identified in one of the largest genetic studies of blood pressure to date,...
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New research explores how experiences of medical students may affect choosing careers in general practice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-research-explores-how-medical-students-experiences-may-affect-choosing-careers-in-general-practice
New research to better understand how medical students’ perceptions of their experiences of their undergraduate curriculum may affect choosing...