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Leicester mathematicians working with geoscientists from Weatherford give the possibility to see structures deeply in the Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-mathematicians-working-with-geoscientists-from-weatherford-give-the-possibility-to-see-structures-deeply-in-the-earth
Mathematicians from our Department of Mathematics and geologists from Weatherford, which provides technologies and services to the oil and gas industry, have developed a new software tool for visualising the structure of the Earth deep underground.
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Engineers measure Big Bens bong
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/engineers-measure-big-ben2019s-bong
Department of Engineering has, for the first time ever, vibration-mapped the famous London bell Big Ben in order to reveal why it produces its distinct harmonious tone.
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Treatment for frail heart patients improves survival rates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/revascularisation
A new study, led by the University of Leicester, shows that heart patients treated with revascularisation have better survival rates, even with a high risk of frailty.
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New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot
Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.
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https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2013/12/19/about/
Posted by in Library Special Collections on December 19, 2013 The University Library holds internationally important collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives from as early as the twelfth century.
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Plastics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/05/24/plastics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2024 The Plastics Collection at Syracuse University Libraries .
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Traces of South Asia
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/12/05/traces-of-south-asia/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 5, 2022 From the LSE Archives, this collection comprises documents about or created by people or organisations that have a relationship to the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,...
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Palestinian refugees
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/28/palestinian-refugees/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 28, 2014 UNRWA Audiovisual Archive for Palestine Refugees http://archive.unrwa.
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About
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/about/
The University Library holds internationally important collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives from as early as the twelfth century.
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How many times a day do you check your phone?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/03/how-many-times-a-day-do-you-check-your-phone/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 3, 2018 According to the latest Ofcom communications report people in the UK now check their smartphones, on average, every 12 minutes of the waking day.