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Electronic frailty index will identify older people at risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/30-frailty-index
A collaborative study involving Professor Simon Conroy from our Department of Health Sciences has been awarded £550,000 from the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme to develop the next version of the multi-award winning electronic frailty index (eFI).
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Supervisory support
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/support/supervisory
Our PhD students benefit from supervision from internationally recognised scholars and researchers who are at the frontiers of their disciplines.
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SEIS UK
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/solid-earth/geophysics/projects/seis-uk
Find out more about SEIS-UK (Seismic Equipment Infra-Structure in the UK) at the University of Leicester.
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Leicester academic leads international research study into potential new biomarker for breast cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-of-leicester-academic-joins-international-research-study-into-potential-new-biomarker-for-breast-cancer
An academic from our University is leading an international collaborative research study, funded by Cancer Research UK, which uses recently launched technology to evaluate a potential new biomarker for prediction of disease progression in women with breast cancer.
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Will AI ever understand human emotions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/will-ai-ever-understand-human-emotions
Dr Leandro Minku from the Department of Informatics has written an article for The Conversation discussing the growing data and processing power of technology and how AI may be able to recognise emotions in the next few decades.
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Leicester reaches three million readers on The Conversation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-reaches-three-million-readers-on-the-conversation
Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over three million readers through over 180 articles written for The Conversation, setting a new milestone for Leicester in delivering expert opinion in response to...
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Leicester researchers work with dogs to sniff out chemicals that identify human remains
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicester-researchers-work-with-dogs-to-sniff-out-chemicals-that-identify-human-remains
Researchers from our University are working with police forces in the UK to improve the accuracy of police dogs in identifying human remains in criminal investigations.
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Researchers develop pioneering X-ray technique to analyse ancient artefacts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/researchers-develop-pioneering-x-ray-technique-to-analyse-ancient-artefacts
A pioneering X-ray technique that can analyse artefacts of any shape or texture in a non-destructive way has been developed by an international team of researchers led by our University.
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Leicester academics argue sexualised drinks advertising undermines anti-rape campaigns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicester-academics-argue-sexualised-drinks-advertising-undermines-anti-rape-campaigns
Environments which incite narratives of loss of control and hypersexuality compromise the ability to counter sexual offending, research suggests.
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New video features student effort to develop eco-friendly technologies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/new-video-features-student-effort-to-develop-eco-friendly-technologies
A PhD student from our Department of Chemistry has participated in a new video that promotes his environmental research – and highlights opportunities for fellow researchers.