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Study finds high blood sugar levels could lead to heart attack complications
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-finds-high-blood-sugar-levels-could-lead-to-heart-attack-complications
A team led by Dr Richard Rainbow from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences has demonstrated for the first time the mechanism by which the level of sugar in your blood can affect the contraction of blood vessels, with potentially dangerous effects on the heart and...
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Modern Languages
https://le.ac.uk/modern-languages
Modern Languages at the University of Leicester is one of the leading centres for the study of languages, translation, and cultures in the UK. We offer courses in modern language and culture in French, Italian, Spanish and translation and interpreting.
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University joins national group dedicated to tackling world health issues
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/biofilm-research-disease-resistance
The University of Leicester has joined a consortium of research institutes dedicated to tackling disease, climate change and food security
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River research reveals scale of macroplastic pollution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/river-plastic
Plastic pollution clogs river systems for considerably longer than previously thought, new research from the University of Leicester shows.
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Empathy expert addresses global audience
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/prototypes-for-humanity-empathy-artificial-intelligence
Empathy expert Professor Jeremy Howick is among the speakers addressing fellow academics on global health challenges in Dubai this week
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Respiratory Genomics Conference 2025
https://le.ac.uk/genetic-epidemiology/respiratory-genomics-conference
Details of the Respiratory Genomics Conference 2023 taking place in Leicester on 14 & 15 November 2023.
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Report the Abuse
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/06/report-the-abuse/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 6, 2017 A recently launched NGO which seeks to expose crimes and supports victims of abuse within the humanitarian and development aid sector.
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Researching World Cinemas
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ha2030
Module code: HA2030 This is a survey course intended to introduce you to the range and diversity of film styles and practices across the world.
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Vulnerability: A Research Method for Literary and Cultural Studies
https://le.ac.uk/vulnerability-studies/vulnerable-reading
This AHRC-funded project maps a body of contemporary literary and cultural responses to cross-border vulnerabilities in North America, focusing on intersecting crises of gender and race-based vulnerability, such as femicide and violence against Indigenous people.
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Researching World Cinemas
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ha2030
Module code: HA2030 This is a survey course intended to introduce you to the range and diversity of film styles and practices across the world.