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https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ma4144
Module code: MA4144 When presented with a geometric object such as a ball, a wheel, a polyhedron (say a cube or dodecahedron), a knotted loop of string, or more exotic objects like Klein bottles and Möbius bands, there are several natural questions about them that one...
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Leicester geologist contributes to major project examining the technosphere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-geologist-contributes-to-major-project-examining-the-2018technosphere2019
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from our Department of Geology is working with artist Anne-Sophie Milon on a new project examining the ‘technosphere’ and what impact it will leave behind on the planet’s fossil record.
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Treatment for frail heart patients improves survival rates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/revascularisation
A new study, led by the University of Leicester, shows that heart patients treated with revascularisation have better survival rates, even with a high risk of frailty.
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Leicester students to receive accommodation rebate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/accommodation-rebates
Students living in University of Leicester-provided halls of residence will receive a rebate on their accommodation, due to the impact of national lockdown measures.
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£1.4 million grant to help advance research into the causes of heart failure in people with type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/heart-disease
University of Leicester researchers have been awarded a £1.4 million grant to continue their work to detect and prevent heart failure in those living with type 2 diabetes
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Leicester diabetes expert’s research supports ‘game changing’ obesity breakthrough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/semaglutide
Ground breaking research in diabetes led by a team of Leicester researchers has played an integral role in laying the foundations for new research published today, which reveals that a new anti-obesity medication is almost twice as effective in helping people lose weight than...
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Swirlonic super particles baffle physicists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/swirlonic
In recent years, active, self-propelled particles have received growing interest amongst the scientific community. Examples of active particles and their systems are numerous and very diverse, ranging from bacterium films to flocks of birds or human crowds.
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Experts call for greater patient involvement in medical education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/empathy-education
Empathy experts from the University of Leicester say that increased patient involvement is needed to help shape medical education for the benefit of patients and doctors
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Skin swabs could detect COVID-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/skin-swabs
COVID-19 could be detected through non-invasive skin swab samples, new research published by the Universities of Leicester, Surrey and Manchester has revealed today.
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Research group appeals for local parents
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/parent-advisory-group
The Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) Programme of Research at the University of Leicester is seeking help to improve its work into the health of babies and young children and would like to hear from parents.