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Sensational discovery of previously unseen Adrian Mole diary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/sensational-discovery-of-previously-unseen-adrian-mole-diary
Teenage intellectual Mole achieved fame in the 1980s for his astute, observational journal cataloguing middle class domestic life in a Leicester household. He has been cited by some critics as “a modern day Pepys.
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Research reveals air pollution can alter the effectiveness of antibiotics and increases the potential of disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/study-reveals-air-pollution-can-alter-the-effectiveness-of-antibiotics-and-increases-the-potential-of-disease
Researchers from the University have for the first time discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution - increasing the potential for infection and changing the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment.
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The Habitable City
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/research/the-habitable-city
The University of Leicester's Leverhulme Trust Research Grant for the Habitable City project.
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Literary Leicester commemorates Evelyn Waugh with day of events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/literary-leicester-commemorates-evelyn-waugh-with-day-of-events
The University's Literary Leicester festival will commemorate fifty years since the death of one of the English language’s most revered novelists, Evelyn Waugh, with a day dedicated to his life and work, curated by experts preparing an unprecedented collection of his...
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Exploring Disabled Joy: Attenborough Arts Centre presents Traces
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/attenborough-arts-traces
Read more about Attenborough Arts' latest exhibition, Traces
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Leicester students to receive accommodation rebate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/accommodation-rebates
Students living in University of Leicester-provided halls of residence will receive a rebate on their accommodation, due to the impact of national lockdown measures.
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Ancient astrologers come under scrutiny at prestigious public lecture in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/ba-lecture
A world-leading authority on Babylonian astronomy will deliver a prestigious public lecture at the University of Leicester in May.
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Research group appeals for local parents
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/parent-advisory-group
The Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) Programme of Research at the University of Leicester is seeking help to improve its work into the health of babies and young children and would like to hear from parents.
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Research aims to improve sleep for people with dementia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/dementia-sleep
Leicester expertise in behavioural science will feed into a research programme helping to find new ways of supporting people with dementia who experience problems with sleep. Across the world, around 55 million people have dementia. Up to 90% of them experience problems sleeping.
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Study finds tuberculosis changes liver metabolism and could promote diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/tuberculosis
Scientists from the University of Leicester have discovered that tuberculosis disrupts glucose metabolism in the body