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‘Paradigm shift’ in ventilation needed to combat virus spread
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/ventilation-paradigm-shift
Scientists from across fourteen different countries have today (Thursday) appealed to government for a ‘paradigm shift’ in improving indoor ventilation standards, as part of efforts to combat airborne COVID-19 virus transmission.
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New Mars rover plan welcomed by University of Leicester scientists involved in mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/rosalind-franklin-exomars-new-plan
A new launch date and plan for landing platform for the Rosalind Franklin Rover approved by the European Space Agency, University of Leicester scientists have been involved in the mission to Mars for many years.
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Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/coral-reefs
In 2018 the Vibrant Oceans group identified 50 reefs that are most likely to resist and survive climate change. The habitats are located largely in the Pacific and Indian oceans, with further reefs in the Caribbean and east of Africa.
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Man vs. machine: New Leicester research to compare human eye-tracking with AI in first study of its kind
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/eye-tracking
The human brain’s ability to track and process hazards will be pitted against an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool in a new interdisciplinary research study at the University of Leicester.
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The Changing Leicester Collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2022/09/29/the-changing-leicester-collection/
A blog about cataloguing the Changing Leicester collection
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English for Chemistry Winter Programme
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/short-courses/dli-winter-programmes/chemists
The English for Chemists International Summer Programme is aimed at chemistry students and professionals wishing to improve their English for use in an chemistry context.
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English for Engineering Winter Programme
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/short-courses/dli-winter-programmes/engineers
A short course to develop participants’ ability to communicate when using English in a chemistry context and to allow students to experience what is like to study chemistry in a British University.
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English for Maths Winter Programme
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/short-courses/dli-winter-programmes/maths
Study on the English for Maths Summer Programme at the University of Leicester. Improve your ability to communicate in English in a maths context.
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In the Land of the Blind the One-eyed Man is King
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2020/05/07/in-the-land-of-the-blind-the-one-eyed-man-is-king/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on May 7, 2020 This morning I watched a Youtube Video (hey, aren’t I down with the kids ), about a researcher advocating the view that communications about the Covid-19 pandemic are being manipulated to force people...
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Professor Alan Bryman: 1947-2017
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/07/27/professor-alan-bryman-1947-2017/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on July 27, 2017 Alan Bryman, Emeritus Professor in the School of Management (now Business School) at the University of Leicester died on Thursday the 20 th July 2017 at the age of 69.