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Space Park Leicester’s transformative regional impact showcased for shadow ministers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/shadow-ministers-space-park
University of Leicester hosts Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the Right Honourable Pat McFadden MP, and Liz Kendall, MP for Leicester West at Space Park Leicester, who toured the state-of-the-art facilities and saw its impact first-hand
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A team of UK scientists have been monitoring the devastating smoke plume in Canada and North America
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/nceo-wildfire-monitoring
A team of scientists from the National Centre for Earth Observation, based at the University of Leicester, has been monitoring the devastating plume of smoke which has travelled from Canada to parts of the North American east coast.
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New hope for COPD sufferers thanks to Leicester patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/copd
An incredible 238 patients have now taken part in a clinical trial at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), offering hope for new treatments for people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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University of Leicester and ONS sign strategic partnership to improve research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/ons-mou
University of Leicester has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office for National Statistics
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Leicester research now ranked Top 30 in the UK (Times Higher Education analysis of REF 2021)
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/ref-2021
The University of Leicester has made one of the biggest climbs of any UK university in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, published on Thursday.
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Satisfaction with working from home is distinct from job satisfaction, new study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/working-from-home-satisfaction
Research at the Universities of Leicester and East Anglia reveals that Influences on the job satisfaction of homeworkers are no different from those normal associated with it; but influences on their satisfaction with homeworking are distinct from these.
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Health Minister praises ‘fantastic Medical School’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/ed-argar-visit
Charwood MP Ed Argar highlights partnership approach as key to amazing work at Leicester.
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University’s proud history ingrained in future-looking £150m student village
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/freemens-post-launch
The University of Leicester gave a nod to its past as it looked to the future when unveiling its new student village.
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Leicester-led trial shows less invasive cardiac procedure works as well as surgery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/03-tavi-cardiac-trial
A nationwide study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), assessing a less invasive procedure that addresses a common heart problem has shown that it is just as effective as surgery.
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Animal mummies unwrapped: hi-res 3D X-rays reveal secrets of life and death in ancient Egypt
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/animal-mummies
Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers from the University of Leicester and University of Swansea, using high-resolution 3D scans that give unprecedented detail about the animals’ lives and deaths more than 2,000...