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Hilary Burgess
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/hilary-burgess
Professor Hilary Burgess came to Leicester in 2010 from a position at the Open University, joining her husband Robert Burgess, who had been Vice-Chancellor since 1999.
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Turi King
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/turi-king
Canadian Turi started as an archaeologist, studying Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge, then switched to Genetics when she came to Leicester as a postgraduate.
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Events
https://le.ac.uk/natural-sciences/news/events
Browse Natural Sciences events at the University of Leicester.
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British Romany Project
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/related-research/british-romany-project
This University of Leicester study was carried out by Matt Sears who was studying for a PhD in the Centre for Regional and Local History. Matt was responsible for all the historical and genealogical research.
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Death and community in rural settlements: changing burial culture in small towns and villages, c. 1850-2007
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/death-and-community-in-rural-settlements
ESRC Research Grant (£256,277) April 2008-September 2011 Professor Keith Snell Professor Keith Snell is working with Dr Julie Rugg (University of York) on an 3-4 year ESRC funded project from January 2008, entitled 'Death and community in rural settlements: changing...
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Routine screening of relatives of aortic disease patients could save lives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/routine-screening-of-relatives-of-aortic-disease-patients-could-save-lives
Routine screening and genetic testing of the relatives of patients suffering from aortic diseases could save lives, new research has shown.
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Seeing your preferred GP is getting more difficult
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/seeing-your-preferred-gp-is-getting-more-difficult
Continuity of care – the long-term professional relationship between a patient and a chosen GP - is not only at the core of general practice but is recognised as being associated with better recognition of certain health problems, better concordance with medication, better...
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PhD researcher publishes Parliamentary briefing into role science can play in international relations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/phd-researcher-publishes-parliamentary-briefing-into-role-science-can-play-in-international-relations
Emmeline Ledgerwood from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has published a briefing on Science Diplomacy based on research conducted during her 3-month RCUK policy fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in London.
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Study of Natural Disasters offers insights to save lives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/study-of-natural-disasters-offers-insights-to-save-lives
Research into saving lives during times of natural disasters by an academic from our University has recently been published.
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Leicester City legend becomes patron of Cardiac Surgery Research group
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-city-legend-becomes-patron-of-cardiac-surgery-research-group
Leicester City Football Club’s ambassador and former player, Alan Birchenall MBE, has become the patron for the Leicester Cardiac Surgery Research Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) group.