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Leicester leads study pointing to postcode lottery in aneurysm care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-leads-study-pointing-to-postcode-lottery-in-aneurysm-care
A postcode lottery in access to treatment means people suffering from thoracic aortic diseases are up to four times more likely to receive treatment in some parts of the UK compared to others, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and led by...
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Leicester remembers honorary graduate Tim Pigott-Smith
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-remembers-honorary-graduate-tim-pigott-smith
The University was saddened to learn on 7 April of the death of Tim Pigott-Smith, noted actor and and honorary graduate of the University of Leicester.
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Exhibition to shed light on important moments in our lives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/exhibition-to-shed-light-on-important-moments-in-our-lives
A free public exhibition combining poetry and images organised by our University and Leicester Cathedral will be running from 25 May to 10 June at Leicester Cathedral.
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Research shows pollution dispersion in cities is improved by trees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/research-shows-pollution-dispersion-in-cities-is-improved-by-trees
Trees in cities throughout the UK could be significantly improving the quality of the air we breathe by decreasing pollution levels for pedestrians, researchers Department of Physics and Astronomy have suggested in a new study.
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HeForShe video nominated for Royal Television Society award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-nominated-for-royal-television-society-award
The University has been nominated for a Royal Television Society Midlands Award for its HeForShe video in the Best Production Craft Skills category which recognises achievement behind the camera.
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New East Midlands Freeport will help unlock Leicester’s economic potential
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/freeport
The University of Leicester has today welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement that East Midlands Airport is to become one of the UK’s new Freeport sites.
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University sponsored Lifetime Achievement award honours Freeport bid Chair
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/women-in-business-awards
At the LeicestershireLive Women in Business Awards 2021, the University of Leicester sponsored Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Penny Coates, who chaired the successful bid to create an East Midlands Freeport, by Dr Navdeep Athwal, Lecturer in Marketing.
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Academic year: 2005-2006
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/seminar-series/05-06
Browse the speakers from the Centre for English Local History's seminar events, held in 2005-2006.
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Dating the Social Death of the Eighteenth Century Criminal. By Rachel Bennett
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/06/23/dating-the-social-death-of-the-eighteenth-century-criminal-by-rachel-bennett/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in Carceral Archipelago on June 23, 2015 In April 2015 I presented a paper at a conference held at the University of Leicester entitled ‘When is Death?’ The conference was organised by members of the Wellcome Trust funded project, Harnessing the...
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Supporting student learning: the limits of genericism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/12/05/supporting-student-learning-the-limits-of-genericism/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on December 5, 2017 ‘Learning in higher education involves adapting to new ways of knowing: new ways of understanding, interpreting and organising knowledge.