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• Breakthrough research breathes hope into a new treatment for asthma

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/breakthrough-research-breathes-hope-into-a-new-treatment-for-asthma

  An international team of scientists, led by the Universities of Leicester and Glasgow, have announced findings that could pave the way to a new treatment for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and reverse the key hallmarks of inflammatory lung disease.

• John Larrad

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2021/john-larrad

  We have learned with regret of the passing of John (AJ) Larrad, who worked in the Department of Physics and Astronomy from the early 1970s to his retirement in 1986.

• Global study reveals new hypertension and blood pressure genes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/global-study-reveals-new-hypertension-and-blood-pressure-genes

  Thirty-one new gene regions linked with blood pressure have been identified in one of the largest genetic studies of blood pressure to date, involving over 347,000 people, and jointly led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and the University of Cambridge, with...

• Shoes Unboxed at Wakefield Museum

  https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/work-placement/shoes-unboxed-at-wakefield-museum

  Janna King, MA in Museum Studies (now Documentation Assistant, Wakefield Museums and Castle) Here at Wakefield Museums & Castles, we had the pleasure of hosting student, Sarah Verreault, who spent eight weeks with us working on our Shoes Unboxed project.

• Nature inspired birthday parties

  https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/children-activities/party-information

  Available themes Choose your unforgettable adventure! Forest Party with Bear Huffs   Join Bear for a fantastic forest escapade! Explore the wonders of woodland wildlife and plant life in this enchanting party theme.

• Katy Bunning

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/author/klg22/

  Katy is the current Programme Director of Museum Studies by Distance Learning and a Research Associate in the School of Museum Studies.

• Explosive Violence Monitor

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/14/explosive-violence-monitor/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 14, 2020   Explosive Violence Monitor 2019   Latest annual report by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) – demonstrates that civilians continue to be disproportionately affected by the...

• Observatory of Algorithms with Social Impact

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/23/observatory-of-algorithms-with-social-impact/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2020 A listing from the Eticas Foundation  which is indexing algorithms used by search engines and organisations and classifying them by type location and impact.

• Upcoming dates for Professorial Inaugural Lecture series announced

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/upcoming-dates-for-professorial-inaugural-lecture-series-announced

  Academics from the University of Leicester will discuss their areas of expertise as part of the Professorial Inaugural Lecture series, with new dates announced for the final months of 2017.

• Leicester Discovery International Summer Programme

  https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/short-courses/summer/study/discovery

  The Leicester Discovery International Summer Programme is aimed at students of all disciplines who wish to experience a taste of studying at a British university whilst learning about life in the UK and improving their English and academic skills.