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War on superbugs
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/war-on-superbugs
For the last twenty years, Martha Clokie, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Leicester, has pioneered research on bacteriophage therapy.
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Leicester scientists investigating ancient freshwater hundreds of metres below the sea floor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/scientists-ancient-freshwater-below-sea-floor
International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) includes researchers from the University of Leicester aiming to explore ancient freshwater systems below the ocean floor and up to 100 miles offshore
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Top Hat for in-class polling and out-of-class quizzes
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/teaching/top-hat
What is Top Hat? Top Hat is a web-based student response system that stores and marks responses in student accounts as well as enable interactive learning materials to be developed for use before, during and after a teaching session whether it is a lecture, seminar or group...
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Video reveals potential killer blow to King Richard III
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/video-reveals-potential-2018killer-blow2019-to-king-richard-iii
The University has revealed new film footage that for the first time details the potential killer blow that claimed the life of King Richard III.
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Precision medicine
https://le.ac.uk/lung-health/research/precision-medicine
Much of the work carried out by the Respiratory Theme falls under the description of Precision Medicine.
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The Doctor as a ‘Street-Level Bureaucrat’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2018/09/23/the-doctor-as-a-street-level-bureaucrat/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on September 23, 2018 Why don’t policies play out as planned? It’s a key question in public policy.
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Quick Guide to Physics & Astronomy Blogging
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/28/quick-guide-to-physics-astronomy-blogging/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 28 September 2020 We welcome contributions from across the School of Physics and Astronomy, and this brief post describes what we’re looking for in a successful post.
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Markets over Morals: Neoliberal Thought Has Always Struggled to Condemn Authoritarianism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/11/20/markets-over-morals-neoliberal-thought-has-always-struggled-to-condemn-authoritarianism/
Posted by Chris Grocott in School of Business Blog on November 20, 2018 In this blog post Dr Chris Grocott, Lecturer in Management and Economic History in ULSB, discusses his research analysing the relationship between neoliberal economic thought and morality.
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Rum rocks to play a key role in Mars space mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/rum-rocks-mars
Space scientist Professor John Bridges from the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester have been collecting samples of rock from the NatureScot National Nature Reserve for the Mars Sample Return Campaign.
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Nobel Prize: How Penrose, Genzel and Ghez helped put black holes at the centre of modern astrophysic
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/07/nobel-prize-how-penrose-genzel-and-ghez-helped-put-black-holes-at-the-centre-of-modern-astrophysics/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 7 October 2020 The award of this year’s Nobel prize in physics to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez will be greeted with enormous pleasure by physicists and astronomers worldwide.