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University geneticist warns of pseudoscience in industries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-geneticist-warns-of-2018pseudoscience2019-in-industries
A University scientist has joined leading scientists from across Europe in raising an alarm over the ‘pseudoscience’ concerning regulation of compounds used in agriculture, healthcare and industry.
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Introducing oral history
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/learning/introducing-oral-history
Oral history provides a rich seam of material that gives an insight into the lives of ordinary people in the past: their home lives, working lives, social lives and family lives.
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Information for Apprentices
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/apprenticeships/apprentices
An Apprenticeship is a job with training and development. It is a way to earn an income whilst gaining a higher or degree qualification. Best of all, there are no university debts: you will have been earning for the duration of your apprenticeship.
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Sustainability, Development and Fairness
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/humanity-space/sustainability-development-and-fairness
Sustainability, Development and Fairness strand of the Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space (LCHS)
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University of Leicester archives
https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/explore/university-archives
History of the University of Leicester and the university archives collection, how to explore, use, search and access the archives.
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Professor Raymond Dalgleish's projects
https://le.ac.uk/ggb/study/research-degrees/phd-projects/dalgleish
Browse the PhD projects offered for supervision by Professor Raymond Dalgleish in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester.
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Increased risk of coronary heart disease associated with shorter height
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/increased-risk-of-coronary-heart-disease-could-be-associated-with-shorter-height
The shorter you are, the more your risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study led by Professor Sir Nilesh Samani (pictured), British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiology and Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences.
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Study reveals new associations with lung disease and smoking behaviour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/study-reveals-new-associations-with-lung-disease-and-smoking-behaviour
Smokers who survive their habit into old age may hold the key to better lung health for all, according to a study involving co-led by Professor Martin Tobin (pictured) from the Department of Health Sciences and funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
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Insular Manuscripts
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/insular-manuscripts
Leverhulme Trust International Network (2016-2019): IN–2016–029 The Insular Manuscripts project establishes an international research network to advance understanding of knowledge exchange in early medieval Europe through analysis of Insular Manuscripts.
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Awards for our University from the Royal Astronomical Society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/awards-for-our-university-from-the-royal-astronomical-society
A leading academic from our University is to receive a prize this week from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). Professor Mark Lester, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is Chair of the SuperDARN executive council and currently leads the project.