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Awards for eye research at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/awards-for-eye-research-at-leicester
Award-winning eye research from our University has been recognised at a national event. A University researcher won an award for his work in the world’s first study of its type to assess how infant eye defects can affect future vision.
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Project to explore how survival of British hedgehogs is affected by changing climate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/project-to-explore-how-survival-of-british-hedgehogs-is-affected-by-changing-climate
Researchers from our University will be exploring how the UK’s changing climate could be affecting the survival of British hedgehogs as part of a new project to protect endangered animal species.
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The outlawed Shrove Tuesday tradition of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-outlawed-shrove-tuesday-tradition-of-leicester
Shrove Tuesday – taking place this year on 28 February – often involves the flipping of savoury and sweet pancakes, but prior to 1846 the city of Leicester had its own very particular way of celebrating the event.
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University expert to discuss how Leicester could do regeneration differently
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/university-expert-to-discuss-how-leicester-could-do-regeneration-differently2019
Leicester has an opportunity to learn from the mistakes of gentrification in cities worldwide and to pioneer a unique approach to regeneration that has the potential to become a Leicester brand, according to a Professor from our University.
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Research suggests bowel cancer medication could help combat earlyonset Parkinsons disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/research-suggests-bowel-cancer-medication-could-help-combat-early-onset-parkinson2019s-disease
People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson’s disease could potentially benefit from taking a medication used to treat certain forms of cancer, according to new research by Leicester scientists and funded by the Medical Research Council.
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Section 8 - University Staff
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/documents/statutes/staff
Read Section 8 of our Statutes, entitled University Staff. This section outlines staff procedures of dismissal, disciplinary action and freedom of speech.
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Microbiologist honoured with bug named after him
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/microbiologist-has-bug-named-after-him
Microbiologist Bill Grant (pictured), Emeritus Professor in the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has a new honour to add alongside his career accolades - he has a bug named after him.
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Choosing CUH
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/study/choosing-cuh
The Centre for Urban History conducts cutting edge teaching and research in urban history and related fields. Our Masters courses offer a nationally recognised training in Urban Conservation and in Urban History.
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Innovative Leicester centre spearheads international initiative
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/empathy-network
An international network which is driving forward empathic healthcare across the world has staged its first ever meeting in Leicester
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Seven thousand Leicester students to celebrate summer graduations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/graduation
Students who “triumphed over adversity” will celebrate their achievements at the University of Leicester’s first summer graduations for three years over the next two weeks.