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Joanna Story
https://le.ac.uk/people/joanna-story
Professor Joanna Story researches early medieval history, with her work on early medieval manuscripts and art helping to improve our understanding of early European history and culture.
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IBM to create first UK services centre in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/ibm-to-create-first-uk-services-centre-in-leicester
The University of Leicester has played an important role in securing the move of global information technology company IBM to the city.
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Swift satellite spots its thousandth gamma-ray burst
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/swift-satellite-spots-its-thousandth-gamma-ray-burst
Leicester scientists are celebrating the discovery of the 1,000th gamma-ray burst (GRB) by the US/UK/Italian Swift spacecraft. GRBs are the most powerful explosions in the universe, typically associated with the collapse of a massive star and the birth of a black hole.
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Increased risk of coronary heart disease associated with shorter height
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/increased-risk-of-coronary-heart-disease-could-be-associated-with-shorter-height
The shorter you are, the more your risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study led by Professor Sir Nilesh Samani (pictured), British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiology and Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences.
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Leicester researchers design and build instrument to explore the surface of Mercury
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-researchers-design-and-build-instrument-to-explore-the-surface-of-mercury
An instrument designed and built by Leicester researchers, which will help to unlock the secrets of Mercury’s surface, has been shipped from the Space Research Centre to the European Space Agency, where it will be integrated with the BepiColombo spacecraft which is...
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Bonds latest technique could give criminals a nasty shock
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/bonds-latest-technique-could-give-criminals-a-nasty-shock
A new crime-fighting technique developed by Dr John Bond OBE from the Department of Criminology could leave criminals shaken - and a little bit stirred.
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Attenborough Arts Centre secures diverse leadership funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/attenborough-arts-centre-secures-diverse-leadership-funding
Arts Council England is investing £100,000 to support the Attenborough Arts Centre to host a training placement for artist and producer Gurdeep Sian with a bursary.
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Research finds Earths technosphere now weighs 30 trillion tons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/research-finds-earths-2018technosphere2019-now-weighs-30-trillion-tons
An international team led by our geologists has made the first estimate of the sheer size of the physical structure of the planet’s technosphere – suggesting that its mass approximates to an enormous 30 trillion tons.
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NIHR anniversary report highlights Leicester research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/nihr-anniversary-report-highlights-leicester-research
Two projects at the University of Leicester have been highlighted as shining examples of the benefits of research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research since its creation in 2006.
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Vascular patients wanted to help shape future of research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/vascular
Patients with long-term vascular conditions, including females and those from an ethnic minority background, are being sought by the University of Leicester to help shape research.