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Second Ukrainian university to link up with super supportive Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/ukraine-1-year
The University of Leicester is poised to formally link up with a second Ukrainian university as it ramps up its support for those affected by the year-long war in the Eastern European country.
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Dr Sara Maria Sandrini
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/sara-maria-sandrini
Find out more about Dr Sara Maria Sandrini, alumna of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. She is a Products Development and Technical Support Executive for Cleaver Scientific in Rugby.
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University involved in project to help children with asthma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-involved-in-project-to-help-children-with-asthma
Owlstone Medical, a diagnostics company, has announced it has developed and received CE mark approval for a paediatric version of the company’s disease breathalyzer, ReCIVA™, which is now being used in EMBER (the East Midlands Breathomics Pathology Node).
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Facilities for students
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate/facilities
The School of Archaeology and Ancient History at Leicester occupies its own building at the heart of the University campus. We have a set of recently refurbished and very well-equipped laboratories for in-house scientific archaeology teaching and research.
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Paediatric intensive care outcomes remain good despite poor staffing ratios
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/paediatric-intensive-care-outcomes-remain-good-despite-poor-staffing-ratios
Mortality rates in children’s intensive care units across the country remain very low, despite only 15% of them meeting recommended nurse staffing levels, a new report by the universities of Leicester and Leeds has said.
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Monkeys and chimpanzees have created their own archaeological sites dating back hundreds of years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/monkeys-and-chimpanzees-have-created-their-own-archaeological-sites-dating-back-hundreds-of-years
Capuchin monkeys have created their own archaeological sites in Brazil, complete with nut-cracking tools that date back at least 600-700 years ago, according to recent research – and Dr Huw Barton from the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History...
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2024 Festival of Social Science returns to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/festival-of-social-science
The ESRC Festival of Social Science returns to the city of Leicester this October and November,
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Generous gift will help fight vascular disease and prevent limb amputations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/ps5-15-million-gift-to-university-of-leicester-and-leicester2019s-hospitals-will-help-fight-vascular-disease-and-prevent-limb-amputations
Our University and Leicester’s Hospitals have received a generous gift of £5.15 million by fashion retailer George Davies – the largest from an individual in the University’s history - to give hope to patients who face losing a leg because of poor circulation.
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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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A closer look at Jupiter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/a-closer-look-at-jupiter
The vital role that Jupiter plays in discovering the origins of our solar system was explored by a Leicester astronomer and Juno science team member.