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A new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-trib1-research
A collaborative study involving scientists from the University of Leicester has shown, for the first time, that a protein expressed in a subset of immune cells contributes towards the build-up of fatty deposits in arteries, which leads to cardiovascular disease.
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Social scientist joins crew of Tall Ship for D-Day landing commemoration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/social-scientist-joins-crew-of-tall-ship-for-d-day-landing-commemoration
Dr Jim McDermott (pictured), an Associate Tutor with the School of Management and a member of The Royal British Legion, is setting sail to retrace the routes taken by the ships and landing craft during D-Day on 6 June 1944 to the Normandy beaches.
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National Conference Celebrates Record Attendance in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/conference
A remarkable 552 delegates gathered in Leicester for the 19th Annual UK Clinical Research Facility (UKCRF) Network Conference, setting a new attendance record for the national event.
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Ancient skeleton provides the earliest evidence of a pet cat in Kazakhstan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/cat-skull
Uncovered in an urban settlement in Dzhankent, Kazakhstan, the analysis of the ancient animal skeleton shows this to be the first domesticated cat (Felis catus) found in the region.
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Tuberculosis
https://le.ac.uk/lung-health/research/tuberculosis
Specialists Barer Carr Garton Haldar Mukamolova O’Hare Woltmann Leicester has a large number of tuberculosis patients and so both the diagnosis, management and pathogenesis of TB are important priorities for the theme.
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A workflow for data analysis
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/teachingr/2020/09/21/a-workflow-for-data-analysis/
discuss of my workflow for statistical analysis and how it varies from workflows for data science
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Observatory that will find the first galaxies that formed in the early Universe will carry instrumentation co-developed by our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/james-webb-space-telescope-one-step-closer-to-launch-with-move-to-california
An observatory that will find the first galaxies that formed in the early Universe, connecting the Big Bang to our own Milky Way Galaxy, is one step closer to launch.
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Spend DNA Day with a strawberry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/spend-dna-day-with-a-strawberry
During the 4 minute video, Professor Turi King, Reader in Genetics and Archaeology takes you through a step-by-step guide, making the experiment easy and straightforward enough to replicate at home and celebrate the day with us.
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Earth and Environment
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world
Air pollution, environmental heath, deforestation and climate change affect us all - our researchers examine how to combat the global climate crisis.
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Scholarships, bursaries and discounts
https://le.ac.uk/study/scholarships
Learn more about our scholarships, bursaries and discounts at Leicester for Undergraduate, Postgraduate, International and Distance Learning applicants.