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Professor Sir Robert Burgess
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/sir-bob-burgess
The University of Leicester has learned, with deep sadness, of the passing of our former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Robert Burgess. Read his obituary and submit a message of condolence.
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How the science of placebos and nocebos can revolutionise healthcare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/howick-book
In his latest book, the University of Leicester’s Professor Jeremy Howick brings together more than twenty years of research to explain how placebo science is now ready to transform healthcare and improve lives.
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New DNA origami technique promises breakthroughs in medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/dna-origami
Scientists have developed an innovative method to customise and strengthen DNA origami structures, which could lead to advances in medicine, biotechnology, and beyond
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What is distance learning?
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/what-they-are/distance-learning
Our distance learning programmes offer a flexible way to study for a University of Leicester research degree wherever you are in the world.
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Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Physics & Astronomy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/author/leigh_fletcher/
Juno Mission unveils the depth and structure of planet’s shrinking red spot and colourful bands Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on October 29, 2021 Dr.
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The Science of Reading to be explored in Professorial Inaugural Lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-science-of-reading-to-be-explored-in-professorial-inaugural-lecture
A free public lecture hosted by the University of Leicester will provide an insight into how the brain learns to read and how reading behaviour changes with age on Thursday 16 March.
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What makes some people simply able to carry on in the face of adversity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/what-makes-some-people-simply-able-to-2018carry-on2019-in-the-face-of-adversity
The ability to ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ could explain why some people suffer less depression and anxiety when faced with adversity, research has discovered.
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Is it really Social Media?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2018/10/12/is-it-really-social-media/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on October 12, 2018 One day this week I sat in a coffee shop with a friend. Two men of a certain age, we discussed the phenomena of social media with wonder.
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Our approach
https://le.ac.uk/research/gcrf/approach
Research England At the University of Leicester, they have clearly placed developing countries as the prime beneficiaries of their activities, have clear priorities in the case of funding increases or decreases, and have developed a theory of change to evaluate impact.