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Respiratory medicine
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/host-microbe-interactions/respiratory-medicine
The University of Leicester is internationally recognised in respiratory research, with strengths in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cough and other respiratory diseases.
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Hospital acquired infections
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/amr-and-stress-responses/hospital-acquired-infections
Nosocomial (hospital acquired) infections are associated with antibiotic resistance, and lead to unnecessary hospital admissions.
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Centres and Institutes
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/centres-and-institutes
Centre for Landscape and Climate Research The aim of the CLCR is to understand interactions of the water cycle with ecosystems across multiple spatial and temporal scales.
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The short skirt: a symbol of victim blaming culture?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/short-skirt
Read the article "The short skirt: a symbol of victim blaming culture?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Bake off finalist examines festive favourites under the microscope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/josh-nottingham
Leicester chemistry researcher and Bake off 2023 finalist Josh Smalley visits the University of Nottingham to put his bakes under the microscope
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Working together to put research at the top of the agenda in the fight against cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/cancer-hope
The University of Leicester is working in partnership with local Leicestershire and Rutland charity, Hope Against Cancer, to advance cancer research and deliver clinical excellence for patients.
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Leicester and Leicestershire can breathe easy as university unveils pollen monitor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/pollen-monitor
The new Swisens Poleno sampler was launched on the roof of the University of Leicester’s George Davies Centre.
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Cycling study transforms heart health of dialysis patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/cycle-hd
Cycling at moderate intensity during dialysis could drastically improve the heart health of patients with kidney failure and result in significant savings for the NHS, according to new research by the University of Leicester supported by the charity Kidney Research UK and...
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How universities can support Higher Education in Palestine will come under the spotlight as part of University of Leicester Breaking Barriers Refugee Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/refugee-week-2024
Week of events from 1 to 8 March celebrates the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary, and four events at University of Leicester will outline how it is supporting students and higher education systems under threat
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New evidence traces herpes virus back almost 5,000 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/herpes-genome
Researchers have mapped the genetic structure of the herpes virus and, for the first time, traced its European origin back almost 5,000 years.