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The University of Leicester pledges commitment to the local community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/12-commitment-local-community
The University of Leicester is among 30 universities to sign new “Civic University Agreement” to reaffirm local role.
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Pneumonia
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/host-microbe-interactions/pneumonia
Pneumonia is disease characterised by inflammation of the lungs, specifically the alveoli. Researchers within LeMID are most interested in the microbiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Cryo-EM facility access
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/structural-chemical-biology/facilities/facility-access
Find out how toy can get access to state of the art equipment to conduct cryo-electron microscopy either by hire of instrument or a data collection service.
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EDI Committee
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/committees/council/edi
Terms of Reference 2024-25 Role On behalf of the People, EDI and Wellbeing Committee, to maintain oversight of and provide advice on matters relating to equity, diversity and inclusion.
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University of Leicester gets major funding for project on early medieval manuscripts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/insular-project
The University of Leicester led INSULAR Project has been awarded €2.5m by the European Research Council
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Leicester and Leicestershire can breathe easy as university unveils pollen monitor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/pollen-monitor
The new Swisens Poleno sampler was launched on the roof of the University of Leicester’s George Davies Centre.
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University welcomes new Black Health Data Scientist interns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/breathe
The University of Leicester is to welcome two new Black Health Data Scientist interns to BREATHE: Health Data Research Hub for Respiratory Health, who have been recruited as part of a UK-wide initiative run by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK).
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Earth Observation research detects methane over Poland’s coal mines
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/methane-mines
Following methane observations from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, we can now observe regions with enhanced methane concentrations from strong point sources all over the world.
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New evidence traces herpes virus back almost 5,000 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/herpes-genome
Researchers have mapped the genetic structure of the herpes virus and, for the first time, traced its European origin back almost 5,000 years.
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Faith fights diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/faith-fights-diabetes
Our University has joined a community group in Leicester to fight diabetes. Members of the Dawoodi Bohra Community have organised a diabetes awareness walk in Victoria Park on Sunday 25 March.