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• Therapeutic antibody discovery could lead to new cancer drug development

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/therapeutic-antibody-discovery

  Cancer Research researchers at the University of Leicester have played a major role in developing and validating an innovative approach to the discovery of potent therapeutic antibodies.

• Leicester scientists discover precious metals in Mordor

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/mordor

  Two geologists from the University of Leicester have found gold, along with copper, tellurium and other metals in a geological locality in Australia, referred to as the Mordor Igneous Complex - named after its uncanny resemblance to the location from the Lord of the Rings...

• John Bonner

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/john-bonner

  It is, with much regret that we have learned of the death of John Bonner who held numerous senior roles in the University from the 1960s until his retirement in 1996. Professor Peter Jackson writes: John graduated in economics from the University of Hull in 1954.

• Sir David Samworth

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/sir-david-samworth

  The University has learned, with regret, of the death of local businessman Sir David Samworth, Honorary Graduate and generous donor. Born in Birmingham, David Samworth was educated at Uppingham School in Rutland.

• Resilience – Is it about being a swan on a lake?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2018/12/06/resilience-is-it-about-being-a-swan-on-a-lake/

  Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on December 6, 2018 One of the key facets employers seek in potential new employees is resilience. Indeed, resilience is right up there with the key soft skills that make an individual employable.

• Specialist or Generalist?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2019/02/14/specialist-or-generalist/

  Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on February 14, 2019 Working in a large organisation means the co-ordination of a wide range of ‘moving parts’. This requires a range of roles to enable that co-ordination process.

• Choices

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2019/04/26/choices/

  Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on April 26, 2019 Every day we have choice. From the moment we wake in the morning to the end of our day, from early childhood until we lose our reason or die we have choice. Choice of children’s school.

• My Suffering is my Badge of Honour

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2019/05/21/my-suffering-is-my-badge-of-honour/

  Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on May 21, 2019 Last week I attended the first International Conference on the Mental Health & Wellbeing of Postgraduate Researchers.

• AstroSeminar: Disc eccentricity driving type I and type II outbursts in Be/X-ray binaries

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/26/astroseminar-disc-eccentricity-driving-type-i-and-type-ii-outbursts-in-be-x-ray-binaries/

  Posted by er198 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 26 October 2020 This week (28th Oct) the virtual Wednesday talk will be delivered by Dr.

• New Results in X-Ray Astronomy: Looking ahead to Athena

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/06/15/new-results-in-x-ray-astronomy-looking-ahead-to-athena/

  During May 2022, the School of Physics & Astronomy hosted two back-to-back meetings in high-energy astrophysics.