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Could human tissue be used by researchers in place of animal models
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/could-human-tissue-be-used-by-researchers-in-place-of-animal-models
Professor Peter Bradding from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is involved in a research project examining how to expand the use of human lung tissue to reduce the use of animal tissue in research.
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Study suggests human impact has created a plastic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-human-impact-has-created-a-2018plastic-planet2019
Planet Earth’s oceans and lands will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste by the mid-century due to human activity, according to research led by researchers from the Department of Geology.
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Medicinal Chemistry BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medicinal-chemistry-bsc/2026
Every infection-fighting and disease-treating drug owes a great debt to chemistry. In this degree, you’ll be given a solid grounding in chemistry and its role alongside drug development.
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Research committed to moving away from toxic chemotherapy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/research-committed-to-moving-away-from-2018toxic2019-chemotherapy
As Leicester prepares to host its event on Thursday 24 September as part of cancer survivor Rik Basra’s ‘Pass It On’ campaign, academics will showcase their research and explain what they are doing to pave the way for new leukaemia treatments in the future.
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Machine learning reveals clues to improved weather forecasting in our atmosphere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/weather-patterns
Inspired by statistical mechanics, scientists co-led by University of Leicester applied algorithms designed to study molecules to atmospheric data and identified patterns in atmospheric fields that give clues to when weather variations will occur
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Ground-breaking lawyer joins University Law Society as president
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/luls-president
Leicester University Law Society has announced that I. Stephanie Boyce will act as its president for the next academic year, starting in October 2022.
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Software Glitch on Curiosity Whilst We Prepare in Leicester for Selection of Landing Sites for Next
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2018/10/15/software-glitch-on-curiosity-whilst-we-prepare-in-leicester-for-selection-of-landing-sites-for-next-generation-of-landers-sol-2201-15th-october-2018/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 15, 2018 We have been having some software problems on the Curiosity Rover.
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Research degrees
https://le.ac.uk/ggb/study/research-degrees
Find out about undertaking a PhD or MPhil in Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester.
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New book sheds light on the experiences of transgender and non-binary inmates in UK prisons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/transgender-non-binary-prisons
"A new book explores the experiences of trans and non-binary prisoners in England and Wales."
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Leicester ranked as a top three city for student living
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/student-living-index
Leicester has been named one of the best cities to study in by the annual Student Living Index, ranking third in the UK after Manchester and Cambridge. Its Student Living Index sits at just 0.60, compared to 0.