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Leicester computational modelling experts pioneer pest-busting model
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/slug-distribution
Mathematicians at the University of Leicester have developed a new mathematical model which could greatly increase the efficiency of pest control and hence significantly reduce the impact of pests on crops whilst minimising the damage to environment.
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Research aims to improve sleep for people with dementia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/dementia-sleep
Leicester expertise in behavioural science will feed into a research programme helping to find new ways of supporting people with dementia who experience problems with sleep. Across the world, around 55 million people have dementia. Up to 90% of them experience problems sleeping.
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UK’s first and only research Centre dedicated to placing empathy at the heart of healthcare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/stoneygate-director
The incoming director of a major new research and teaching Centre has described the urgent need to place empathy at the heart of healthcare.
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£750,000 funding for seismic sensors at University of Leicester to shake up environmental science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/seismic-sensors
A new, upgraded sensor array at the University of Leicester will allow scientists to monitor seismic activity in some of the world’s most challenging environments, such as in glaciers, landslides and volcanoes.
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University of Leicester commits to reverse biodiversity decline through worldwide Nature Positive Universities Alliance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/nature-positive
The University of Leicester has been announced as one of the founding members of the Nature Positive Universities Alliance, continuing its commitment to being a biodiversity net-positive organisation.
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New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot
Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.
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University recognised for its commitment to advancing race equality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/race-equality-charter
The University of Leicester has been recognised for its commitment to advancing race equality.
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TUC online archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/27/tuc-online-archives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 27, 2020 The TUC library has added to its online offering researchers may be interested to know it has digitised its annotated card catalogue which is crucial for understanding...
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Colin Stephenson
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/alumni-newsletter/mba-edition-two-summer-2022/colin-stephenson
I decided on an MBA first as it was the most relevant to my role as an NHS manager.
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John Bonner
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/john-bonner
It is, with much regret that we have learned of the death of John Bonner who held numerous senior roles in the University from the 1960s until his retirement in 1996. Professor Peter Jackson writes: John graduated in economics from the University of Hull in 1954.