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Professor Sir Bob Burgess (1947-2022)
https://le.ac.uk/about/campus-development/freemens/freemens-building-names/professor-bob-burgess
Read more about Professor Sir Robert ‘Bob’ Burgess who was the longest serving Vice-Chancellor of the Leicester University so far.
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Leicester-Aston partnership strengthens Aston Medical School plans
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-aston-partnership-strengthens-aston-medical-school-plans
Our President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has signed a new partnership agreement supporting Aston University’s initiative for a medical school in the heart of Birmingham.
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Leicester leads report into stillbirth and neonatal death rates in the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-leads-report-into-stillbirth-and-neonatal-death-rates-in-the-uk
A research team led from the University of Leicester has identified large differences across the UK in the numbers and rates of babies who die, even after taking account of known factors that influence the rate of death such as poverty, mother’s age and ethnicity.
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University of Leicester politics student in triple awards win
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/university-of-leicester-politics-student-in-triple-awards-win
An undergraduate finalist in International Relations has been awarded the Political Studies Association’s Parliaments and Legislatures Specialist Group essay prize.
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New exercise programme to reduce heart disease risk in kidney transplant patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/new-exercise-programme-to-reduce-heart-disease-risk-in-kidney-transplant-patients
A new exercise programme is being developed by researchers at our University, working with Loughborough University and Leicester’s Hospitals, to reduce the risk of heart disease in people who have had a kidney transplant.
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Academic develops method for synthesising more reliable drug alternative to antibodies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/academic-develops-method-for-synthesising-2018more-reliable2019-drug-alternative-to-antibodies
Professor Sergey Piletsky (pictured) from the Department of Chemistry has been instrumental in creating a new method to develop an alternative to traditional antibodies that is more reliable and can be made quicker.
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Britain's colonial past reinterpreted
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/natural-heritage/colonial-countryside
A ground-breaking collaboration between the University of Leicester and the National Trust.
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Dr Tony Fletcher
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/hpru/people/tony-fletcher
HPRU Science Projects Lead I lead on the coordination of the Science Projects in the HPRU, and the project on Water and Health.
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Working with UAR and NC3Rs
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/animal-welfare/culture-of-care/working-with-uar-and-nc3rs
The University of Leicester works closely with Understanding Animal Research (UAR) and NC3Rs.
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Leicester scientists investigate link between air pollution and type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicester-scientists-investigate-link-between-air-pollution-and-type-2-diabetes
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from our University and other institutions has played a pivotal role in research investigating a possible link between air pollution and the rise in type 2 diabetes.