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International studies confirm positive effects of weight loss medicine for people with obesity-related heart failure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/obesity
The results of two studies, led by Professor Melanie Davies, Director of the NIHR Leicester BRC and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, using weight loss medication, semaglutide, have now been published
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Pioneering approach in family courts to support domestic abuse victims better
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/family-court-support
The UK Government has begun a pilot pioneering an approach in family courts to support victims of domestic abuse, informed by Leicester research.
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£8.8 million to speed up gene discoveries for lung conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/wellcome-funding-lung-health
New project aims to speed up process of finding treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and pulmonary fibrosis.
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Leicester’s tuberculosis research boosted by six-figure funding for lab equipment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/leicester-tuberculosis-research-boosted-funding-lab-equipment
The University of Leicester’s research into tuberculosis has been bolstered with a six-figure grant to fund new lab equipment.
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Academic staff
https://le.ac.uk/history/people/academic-staff
Contact members of History at Leicester's academic staff. Browse staff profiles and find out how to contact our team via telephone or email.
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Observing Jupiter’s aurora from the top of a Volcano
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/07/01/observing-jupiters-aurora-from-the-top-of-a-volcano/
Posted by Rosie Johnson in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on July 1, 2016 As part of the ground based support for the Juno mission, I visited the Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii, in February through to the beginning of March this year.
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Liven your lectures – engage your students with an active learning approach
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/05/09/liven-your-lectures-engage-your-students-with-an-active-learning-approach/
Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on May 9, 2018 Active learning is an umbrella term for learning and teaching methods which put the student in charge of their own learning through meaningful activities.
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Centenary celebrations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2025/05/21/centenary-celebrations/
Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 21 May 2025 Physics starting out in 1925 in the ‘Main Building’ (Photo credit: Liz Blood) The first students to study physics at what was then University College, Leicester were enrolled in 1925.
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Astrophysics Seminar 3pm Wednesday 10th November
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/11/08/astrophysics-seminar-3pm-wednesday-10th-november/
Posted by ab520 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 November 2021 Freeke van der Voort (Cardiff) A remote talk on Teams describing the distribution of r-process elements in simulations of Milky-Way-sized galaxies.
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Modern scientist vs. 1600s scientist: Moon landings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/02/14/modern-scientist-vs-1600s-scientist-moon-landings/
Modern planetary scientist Dr Suzie Imber critiques John Wilkins's incredible 17th c. book on space travel