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University of Leicester academic working on ‘Your COVID-19 Recovery’ service
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/sally-singh-your-covid-19-recovery-service
Professor Sally Singh has been working with national clinical leaders to build the ground breaking ‘Your Covid Recovery’.
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Higher Education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-mutations-and-cancer/higher-education
Cancers are responsible for millions of death every year. The study of cancer biology is therefore one of the largest areas of scientific interest. Cancer cells develop specific hallmarks through a series of mutations in both oncogenes and tumour-suppressor genes.
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Researchers create novel compound targeting melanoma cells
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/researchers-create-novel-compound-targeting-melanoma-cells
An international team of researchers, including a Professor from the University of Leicester, has developed a novel compound that successfully inhibits growth of melanoma cells by targeting specific epigenetic modifying proteins in these cells.
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Thinking About Convict Objects, in French Guiana
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/11/28/thinking-about-convict-objects-in-french-guiana/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on November 28, 2015 In the Musée Départemental Alexandre Franconie in Cayenne there is a room dedicated to the history of the French colonial bagne (prison).
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Empathy-led healthcare is a crucial element for ensuring patient satisfaction, says study.
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/patient-satisfaction
Patients treated with greater empathy by healthcare staff report increased levels of satisfaction with their care, an important measure linked to patient outcomes
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Researcher receives top award for work on meteorites and Martian geology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/researcher-award-meteorites-mars-geology
PhD student Francesca Willcocks' research has included the Winchcombe meteorite, the exploration of Gale Crater by NASA’s Curiosity Rover and preparations for Mars Sample Return
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Spring 2025 newsletter
https://le.ac.uk/cls/study/patient-carer-group/newsletters/spring-2025
‘The great gift of Easter is hope’ by Basil Hume Dear Patients and Carers, Welcome to the Spring Newsletter. As we take time to enjoy the wonderful weather and see all our green spaces and gardens flourish again, we are mindful of facing difficult financial times.
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Are we entering a new age
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/are-we-entering-a-new-age
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured) from the Department of Geology has been interviewed by Academic Minute discussing the Anthropocene and whether mankind has entered a new age.
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Bacteriophages
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages
Bacteriophage (phage) are small viruses that infect bacteria. They are either lytic: they undergo a productive infection within a bacterial cell causing death or they are lysogenic. The study of phage can be utilised for the treatment of antibiotic resistant infection.
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Cancer Molecular Biology and Therapeutics MSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/cancer-molecular-biology-and-therapeutics-msc/2026
Join a world-leading cancer research centre by studying Cancer Molecular Biology and Therapeutics MSc, to make a real contribution towards the future treatment of cancer.