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• Patients surprise diagnosis leads to clinical trial

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/patient2019s-surprise-diagnosis-leads-to-clinical-trial

  “Without question, I would have done it all again” - that is the verdict of Alan Hutchinson when discussing his recent experience on a clinical trial.

• New research to help truck drivers get their health back on the road in the Midlands

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/new-research-to-help-truck-drivers-get-their-health-back-on-the-road-in-the-midlands

  A new NIHR-funded study led by Loughborough University in partnership with researchers from our University and the University of York is helping truck drivers in the Midlands get healthy by encouraging higher levels of physical activity and a healthier diet that fits in with...

• University to mark death of fallen soldier who played a part in its founding

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/university-to-mark-death-of-fallen-soldier-who-played-a-part-in-its-founding

  Our University is marking the 100th anniversary of the death in action during the First World War of a brave soldier who played a part in its founding.

• Expert panel visiting Leicester to take Brexit questions - spaces still available

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/expert-panel-visiting-leicester-to-take-brexit-questions

  Yesterday (17 January), Prime Minister Theresa May gave a highly anticipated speech on Brexit in which she said the UK "cannot possibly" remain within the European single market, as staying in it would mean "not leaving the EU at all".

• Air pollution technology underpins system to control vehicle emissions in real time

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/air-pollution-technology-underpins-system-to-control-vehicle-emissions-in-real-time

  EarthSense Systems, a joint venture between our University and aerial mapping company Bluesky, is helping to develop a system to automatically activate zero-emission running of hybrid vehicles along the most heavily polluted city streets.

• Worlds biggest study of genetics of lung health and disease allows scientists to predict chance of developing COPD

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/world2019s-biggest-study-of-genetics-of-lung-health-and-disease-allows-scientists-to-predict-chance-of-developing-copd

  The world’s biggest study into an individual’s genetic make-up and the risk of developing lung disease could allow scientists to more accurately ‘predict’ - based on genes and smoking - your chance of developing COPD, a deadly disease which is the third commonest cause of...

• Insights into the language of dubbing: naturalness and spontaneity vs. standardisation and artificiality

  https://le.ac.uk/translation-interpreting-studies/events/dubbing

  Find out more about our event: Insights into the language of dubbing: naturalness and spontaneity vs. standardisation and artificiality, with speaker Dr Rocío Baños-Piñero.

• Materials Researchers reflect on Postgraduate Internships

  https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/materials-researchers-reflect-on-postgraduate-internships

  Materials Centre Postgraduate Researchers, Dana Thompson and Sarah Key, have written about their experiences of completing internships earlier this year.

• Leicester rises in global sustainability world rankings

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/qs-rankings

  The University of Leicester has climbed more than 25 places in a league table which ranks the sustainable credentials of universities around the globe.

• Pop singer honoured by University of Leicester for his museums heritage work

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/david

  Pop vocalist, essayist and art historian, David McAlmont, has been honoured by University of Leicester during a ceremony today (Friday 19 July).