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• Researchers show bacteriophages can affect melioidosis disease acquisition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/researchers-show-bacteriophages-can-affect-melioidosis-disease-acquisition

  Researchers show bacteriophages can affect melioidosis disease acquisition Researchers show bacteriophages can affect melioidosis disease acquisition|An international research team including Leicester researchers has developed a mathematical model for monitoring and...

• Expert to discuss gene-editing research at free public lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/expert-to-discuss-gene-editing-research-at-free-public-lecture

  A leading expert will be discussing the latest breakthroughs in gene-editing research during this year’s Frank May Prize lecture on 31 October.

• New observations reveal Jupiters Great Red Spot as mysterious energy source

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/new-observations-reveal-jupiter2019s-great-red-spot-as-mysterious-energy-source

  Researchers from the University of Leicester and Boston University’s (BU) Center for Space Physics report today in Nature that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may provide the mysterious source of energy required to heat the planet’s upper atmosphere to the unusually high values...

• Astronomers join hunt for Einsteins gravitational sirens

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/astronomers-join-hunt-for-einstein2019s-gravitational-sirens

  The first detection of gravitational waves was announced today by the LIGO/Virgo collaboration - and Leicester astronomers were among the first to respond to the detection, searching for the counterpart with X-ray and infra-red telescopes.

• Blood suckers fluid dynamics explain how quickly a vampire could drain your blood

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/out-for-blood-fluid-dynamics-explain-how-quickly-a-vampire-could-drain-your-blood

  Throughout human history there have been tales of vampires – bloodsucking creatures of folklore that prey on their victims by draining their life essence, usually via the blood.

• Research finds no association between weekend staffing levels and patient mortality

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/research-finds-no-association-between-the-2018weekend-effect2019-and-patient-mortality

  New research involving researchers from our University has found no association between weekend senior doctor staffing levels and mortality, questioning whether increasing senior doctor weekend working would impact mortality rates.

• Why tens of thousands of people are being forced out of their homes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/why-tens-of-thousands-of-people-are-being-forced-out-of-their-homes

  A new study into the effects of gentrification is to be investigated by a University of Leicester social scientist.

• Stonewall ranks us a top 50 employer for equality

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/stonewall-ranks-us-a-top-50-employer-for-equality

  This year we have been ranked the 44th best employer in the UK for lesbian, gay, bi and trans staff. And in the same ranking our LGBT staff network have been highly commended for the work that they do.

• Myths and facts

  https://le.ac.uk/dbs/about/myths-and-facts

  Find out the facts relating to the myths of using animals in research and experiments.

• Erase the Grey

  https://le.ac.uk/study/wellbeing/erase-the-grey

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