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Industry and academia partners to join European research initiative to fight Alzheimers dementia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/industry-and-academia-partners-to-join-european-research-initiative-to-fight-alzheimers-dementia
An alliance of academia and industry, including the University of Leicester, has announced the start of a novel collaboration, the European Prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia (EPAD) Initiative, to test innovative treatments for the prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia.
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Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gl4001
Module code: GL4001 This applied module introduces basic concepts and techniques in practical engineering geology and hydrogeology.
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Carbon Keepers project to create new carbon credits for farmers and landowners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/carbon-keepers
Carbon Keepers, a green tech start-up, has signed up to the national SPRINT (Space Research and Innovation Network for Technology) business support programme to collaborate with the University of Leicester on new methodologies for carbon sequestration.
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Student profile: Niamh
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/student-profiles/niamh-esrc-midlands-grad
Niamh is studying on the Human Geography Pathway with the ESRC Midlands Graduate School. Read more about her experiences of studying a PhD at Leicester.
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Mutation and adaption for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/mutation-and-adaption/higher-education
Learn more about horizontal gene transfer for higher education at The University of Leicester.
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Movember 2023
https://le.ac.uk/movember
Would you like to raise funds for men’s health causes and have fun at the same time? Why not join students and staff across the University this Movember? The main way that people raise funds for Movember is by growing a sponsored moustache – ‘Grow a mo to help a bro’ – but in...
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Fellowships in Physics and Astronomy at Leicester 2022
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/05/20/fellowships-in-physics-and-astronomy-at-leicester-2022/
The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester welcomes applicants for independent research fellowships to be hosted here at the School.
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Launch of the national disability arts collection and archive
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/launch-of-the-national-disability-arts-collection-and-archive
The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA), a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, launches to the public today.
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Government review identifies harmful impact of overprescription
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/overprescription
A healthcare improvement expert based at the University of Leicester has contributed to a new Government report which suggests many patients are being prescribed unnecessary and even harmful treatments.
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Phage biology
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages/phage-biology
Phage biology is the study of all aspects of bacteriophages (phages). Martha Clokie and colleagues have specifically worked with bacteriophages that target Clostridium difficile. Bacteriophage are studied with respect to therapy and diagnosis.