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University stamp features on postbox to mark the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail Special Stamps
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-stamp-to-feature-on-postbox-in-leicester-to-mark-the-50th-anniversary-of-royal-mail-special-stamps
The stamp of the University of Leicester issued in 1971 was unveiled today by President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle on a post box in Leicester to mark the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail’s much-loved modern Special Stamps programme.
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Black hole bullseye sheds light on interstellar dust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/black-hole-2018bulls-eye2019-sheds-light-on-interstellar-dust
What looks like a shooting target (right) is actually an image of nested rings of X-ray light centred on an erupting black hole. On June 15, NASA's Swift satellite detected the start of a new outburst from V404 Cygni, where a black hole and a sun-like star orbit each other.
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Link between inherited DNA sequences and heart disease identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/link-between-inherited-dna-sequences-and-heart-disease-identified
A study to examine recessively inherited genome-wide DNA sequences has for the first time discovered a potential link with Britain’s biggest killer – Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).
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Chinese link with local renal unit builds on University initiatives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/chinese-link-with-local-renal-unit-builds-on-university-initiatives
Links with a nephrology unit in Nantong China developed by University researchers have now led to Leicester’s Hospitals’ John Walls Renal Unit becoming a “sister renal centre” as part of the International Society of Nephrology Sister Renal Center (SRC) Programme.
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Type 2 diabetes people let down over delayed treatment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/type-2-diabetes-people-2018let-down2019-over-delayed-treatment
People with Type 2 diabetes are being ‘let down’ because they are being forced to wait for further treatment when needed, according to new research. Research has shown the average waiting time for increased treatment from the start of insulin is 3.
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Patients join our University in enhancing medical training
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/patients-join-our-university-in-enhancing-medical-training
An innovative initiative that aims to put the real-life experiences of local patients at the heart of medical education is to be launched this month.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/cls/research
Our research in the College of Life Sciences at Leicester is world-leading, covering the breadth of biological sciences through to clinical specialities and health sciences.
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Climate adaptation
https://le.ac.uk/sustainability/climate-adaptation
Adaptation and resilience Whilst the main focus of this plan is to reduce our negative environmental impact and help to avoid the worst effects of climate change, the fact remains that the world is currently experiencing changing conditions with projections that by the end of...
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Collaboration involving Leicester to drive business growth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/collaboration-involving-leicester-to-drive-business-growth
Leicester is part of a consortium to accelerate the development and commercialisation of innovative research within the Midlands.
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Bioinorganic Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ch4208
Module code: CH4208 The field of bioorganic chemistry is the fusion of biochemistry and inorganic chemistry. It has a large number of real-world applications in areas such as medical science and environmental chemistry.