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Methods in Applied Health Research CPD
https://le.ac.uk/courses/cpd-quantitative-and-qualitative-research-methods/2025
This is for you if... you want to increase your understanding of how research contributes to health care and the range of methods used.
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Activities
https://le.ac.uk/miv/activities
The minimal surfaces project has created a number of research activities, including papers, conferences, seminars and talks.
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Research grant applications and awards process privacy notice
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/research/research-grant
Learn more about how your data is handled relating to research grant applications and award management at Leicester.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/host-microbe-interactions/copd
COPD is a progressive-obstructive disease that is not completely reversible and is predominantly caused by smoking. COPD is characterised by intermittent flare-ups that commonly lead to bacterial infections. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are both features of COPD. Asthma.
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£5.5 million research unit to investigate chemical health impacts in everyday life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/hpru
New funding from National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to establish Health Protection Research Unit in Chemical Threats and Hazards at University of Leicester
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Holocaust Memorial Day: The catalyst for change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/holocaust-memorial-day
Thursday, 27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day, a time to reflect on the past to safeguard the future. At Leicester, the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies plays a pivotal part in achieving this goal.
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New carbon-monitoring satellite will shed light on photosynthesis thanks to Leicester scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/microcarb-carbon-monitoring-satellite-photosynthesis
An algorithm designed by scientists at the University of Leicester and National Centre for Earth Observation, based at Space Park Leicester, will allow the MicroCarb mission to observe solar induced fluorescence (SIF) – a by-product and indicator of plant photosynthesis
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Babies born at the limits of viability
https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/babies-viability
Only 1 in 500 babies are born before 24 weeks' of pregnancy however, they make up around a fifth of all baby deaths. This work aims to improve care for babies born at this extremely early stage of pregnancy particularly around consistent determination of signs of life
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Pathways
https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects/previous-research-projects/pathways
PATHWAYS is an international co-operative and comparative project led by four universities, exploring ethnic diversity within European societies.
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The open door: the transition of an access student?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/open-door
Read the article "The open door: the transition of an access student?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.