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Leicester builds launchpad for industry ready physics graduates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-builds-launchpad-for-industry-ready-physics-graduates
Physics students are putting theory into practice in a new Skills Elective that has seen them work with industry on projects such as decommissioning satellites and helping to diagnose breast cancer cases.
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Leicester Tuberculosis Research Group
https://le.ac.uk/ltbrg
Discover more about the Leicester Tuberculosis Research Group (LTBRG) at the University of Leicester.
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Researchers identify common biological features of different types of asthma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/researchers-identify-common-biological-features-of-different-types-of-asthma
Researchers have identified biological variations in lung tissue samples that for the first time can help identify people with mild asthma from those with moderate or severe asthma.
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Global celebration
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/events/global-celebration
On Monday 4 October 2021, we celebrated the official birthday of the University, marking 100 years since we opened our doors to our first students in 1921. As well as events on campus, we wanted to ensure that our global community was included.
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Global Environmental Change
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3355
Module code: GY3355 Module outline Global changes in the physical geography of the planet are leading to increasingly visible environmental, economic and social effects.
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Leicester researcher receives funding for genomic research to tackle incurable lung diseases
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-researcher-receives-funding-for-genomic-research-to-tackle-incurable-lung-diseases
Professor Louise Wain, a researcher in our Department of Health Sciences, has been awarded a personal Chair (Professorship) and a £400,000 grant to conduct ground-breaking research by the British Lung Foundation.
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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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Microbiologist honoured with bug named after him
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/microbiologist-has-bug-named-after-him
Microbiologist Bill Grant (pictured), Emeritus Professor in the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has a new honour to add alongside his career accolades - he has a bug named after him.
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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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Critical Care and Non-elective Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/op2003
Module code: OP2003 This module will provide you with the opportunity to learn the principles of anaesthetic and surgical practice within critical care and non-elective areas.