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Semantic Web
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co7516
Module code: CO7516 The web, as it exists today, primarily supports human understanding and the interpretation of the vast information space it encompasses.
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Honorary graduates January 2018 Andrew Bailey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/honorary-graduates-january-2018-andrew-bailey
Andrew Bailey, the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority and a former Executive Director of the Bank of England, received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from our University at our graduation ceremonies on Friday 26 January.
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World War II
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/leicestershire-villages/world-war-two
Hear interviews with residents of Leicestershire villages during World War II, such as Gertrude Moore who recalls the factory she worked in making munitions for the war effort.
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Genetically modified bacteria to help combat muscle fatigue being developed by students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/genetically-modified-bacteria-to-help-combat-muscle-fatigue-being-developed-by-students
A team of second-year students are taking part in the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM), in which they are required to modify bacteria to fulfil a useful task.
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Study reveals how dietary phosphate can increase heart disease risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/study-reveals-how-dietary-phosphate-can-increase-heart-disease-risk
A new study has found that high phosphate levels can cause a stress signal inside the cells that line blood vessels, leading to the release of microparticles that promote the formation of blood clots. Inorganic phosphate is a nutrient in nearly all diets.
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Higher Education predictions for 2016
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/higher-education-predictions-for-2016
What does 2016 have in store for higher education? That’s the question the Times Higher Education posed...
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University cited by Leicester MP in European Union membership debate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-cited-by-leicester-mp-in-european-union-membership-debate
Our University has been cited in a European Union membership debate in the House of Commons by Leicester West and Labour MP, Liz Kendall, on 15 June.
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Professor features on Songs of Praise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/professor-features-on-songs-of-praise
Professor Martin Barstow (pictured), Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Strategic Science Projects and Director, Leicester Institute of Space & Earth Observation features in this weekend’s Songs of Praise.
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Events
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/news/events
School of Engineering Virtual Graduation Celebration 2020 22DBsRTm9cw|Annual Industry Lecture Global Megatrends – their impact on mobility and how we are responding Date: Tbc Time: 18.
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Researchers create ‘Covid computer’ to speed up diagnosis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/covid-computers
The new research has been published in the Wiley Open Access journals – one of the most established publishers featuring peer-reviewed original research across a broad range of scientific disciplines.