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Trailblazing woman of leadership is honoured by the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/grads-towle
A University of Leicester stalwart who led the charge for more women in leadership roles has been honoured by the institution.
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Artificial Intelligence tool successfully predicts fatal heart rhythm
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/ai-heart-rhythm
In a Leicester study that looked at whether artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to predict whether a person was at risk of a lethal heart rhythm, an AI tool correctly identified the condition 80 per cent of the time.
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Leicester scientists look to Venus for close-range BepiColombo flyby
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/bepicolombo-venus
Planetary scientists at the University of Leicester are braced for a flood of new data from one of the closest-ever flybys of Venus.
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Alternative to open heart surgery just as effective for patients with common heart condition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/tavi-results
Leicester researchers have shown, in a ground-breaking study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), how a less invasive heart procedure for a common condition is just as effective as conventional open-heart surgery.
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Tectonic shift in Southern Ocean caused dramatic ancient cooling event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/antarctica-tectonics
The study was led by Dr Isabel Sauermilch, researcher at the University of Tasmania and Utrecht University, and shows that these events were much more closely linked than previously thought.
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Metals expert at Leicester honoured with fellowship by Royal Academy of Engineering
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/rae-fellowship
An expert in the casting and welding of metals from the University of Leicester has been made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, an honour placing them among the nation’s best engineers.
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World cricket diversity champion awarded Honorary Degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/wasim-khan
A former cricketer who has championed widening participation among the next generation of cricket stars has been awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Leicester at a ceremony today (Tuesday 18 January).
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Pioneering police detective David Baker awarded Honorary Degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/david-baker
The lead detective on the first criminal case to be solved using DNA fingerprinting has been awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Leicester at a ceremony today (Wednesday 19 January).
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Doctor who’s helped thousands of children in poverty was set on the right path by Leicester Medical School
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/doctor-helped-thousands-children-poverty-leicester-medical-school
A doctor who has improved the lives of thousands of children in desperate poverty has put part of her success down to her time at the University of Leicester’s Medical School.
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Angus Cameron
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Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of School. He blogs at xenotopia.wordpress.com and tweets as @Tausendkunstler.