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Study investigates public acceptability for placebos as replacement of unnecessary medicines
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/placebo
The wider use of placebos in primary care to reduce overprescribing, conserve existing antibiotics and limit further resistance, is publicly acceptable new study shows.
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Outstanding teaching and collaboration at Leicester recognised with higher education’s most prestigious awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/national-teaching-fellowships-collaborative-award-teaching-excellence
Two University of Leicester academics receive National Teaching Fellowships while student-staff initiative MedRACE (Raising Awareness, Celebrating Excellence) also receives Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence
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Cider, the golden global glug.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/10/07/cider-the-golden-global-glug/
Posted by in Consuming Authenticities on October 7, 2015 Ethnographic research with craft cider-makers suggests that part of the authenticity of a craft cider derives from its staying true to the traditions of cider, as opposed to a “commercial cider”, a category often used...
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Sneaking a peek at the ring of a 180km crater
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/sneaking-a-peek-at-the-ring-of-a-180km-crater
Researchers from the universities of Leicester and Montpellier will be heading to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico to participate in a drilling expedition that addresses the science behind the Chicxulub impact structure.
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2018 - 2019
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2018-19
NanTroSEIZE The Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE) is a complex multi-year project that started in 2007 and that is still sailing expeditions along the southeast coast of Japan in 2019.
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Researchers find alternative way to extract high purity silver from used solar panels
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/bsf-solar-cells
A a new way of extracting valuable metals from end-of-life solar panels has been developed.
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Real Man, Real Emotions? The Truth behind Nigel Farage’s Cocksure Campaigning
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/04/29/real-man-real-emotions-the-truth-behind-nigel-farages-cocksure-campaigning/
Posted by jcromby in School of Business Blog on April 29, 2015 Recently appointed Reader in Psychology at the School, John Cromb y , provides a disturbingly plausible account of why Nigel Farage’s rhetoric has been so successful.
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C++ Programming and Advanced Algorithm Design
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co7104
Module code: CO7104 C++ is one of the world's most popular programming languages, due to its potential for producing efficient and compact code. As such any scientist wishing to develop efficient programs should be familiar with the use of its central features.
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Patient Safety
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/md7456
Module code: MD7456 In this module you will explore influences on patient safety and how improvements can be secured in healthcare environments, including both hospital and community-based care.
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Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ps2107
Module code: PS2107 The aim of this library module is to introduce 4 distinct topics in Cognitive Neuroscience through both lectures and discussion sessions for each theme.