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• Researchers identify common biological features of different types of asthma

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/researchers-identify-common-biological-features-of-different-types-of-asthma

  Researchers have identified biological variations in lung tissue samples that for the first time can help identify people with mild asthma from those with moderate or severe asthma.

• Experts respond to triggering of Article 50 and Brexit

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/experts-respond-to-triggering-of-article-50-and-brexit

  Over the last year, academics from across the University have been discussing Brexit and the future of the UK once we leave the European Union. Today, Prime Minister Theresa May has triggered Article 50, which will commence Brexit negotiations that could last for up to two years.

• Online COVID-19 rehab

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/covid-rehab

  Professor Sally Singh leads a team to develop the new ‘Your COVID Recovery’ on-demand rehabilitation service.

• Leicester’s commitment to sustainability leads to world rankings rise

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/qs-sustainability-rankings

  The University of Leicester has shot up more than 100 places in a league table which ranks the sustainable credentials of universities around the globe.

• From air travel getting safer to the doublestandards of sex tourism

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/from-air-travel-getting-safer-to-the-double-standard-of-sex-tourism

  In the latest in a series of opinion pieces Dr Simon Bennett from the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning has written an article for The Conversation discussing how despite what news stories may suggest, air travel is actually getting safer.

• Energy research at our University set to accelerate following 180M investment

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/energy-research-at-our-university-set-to-accelerate-following-ps180m-investment

  Our University is set to play a crucial role in the next step towards the transformation of the UK’s energy sector after the Government confirmed £60m investment for the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA).

• Leicester staff celebrate victory for the blues

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-staff-celebrate-victory-for-the-blues

  Not content with showing their true-blue colours in advance of Leicester City Football club’s arguably season-clinching game on Sunday, our staff are celebrating the local football heroes’ confirmed Premier League victory on Monday in a variety of ways.

• Exploring explosions in space

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/space-power/making-waves

  Exploring gamma-ray bursts, the enormous, distant explosions in space.

• Improving air quality in Nairobi

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/air-quality-nairobi

  Poor urban air quality is a major development issue globally, placing a huge burden on public health.

• Leicester Mercury Archive

  https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/explore/leicester-mercury-archive

  Learn more about the Leicester Mercury Archive within Special Collections at the University of Leicester.