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Leicester academic leads study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/when-should-blood-transfusions-be-given-after-cardiac-surgery
Professor Gavin Murphy (pictured), British Heart Foundation (BHF) Professor of Cardiac Surgery in our Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at Leicester is the lead author of a new study that has shown that patients having heart surgery do not benefit if doctors wait until a...
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Previous events
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The challenges of conducting trials in multiple long-term conditions (multimorbidity): a focus on population selection and outcome assessment 11 June 2024 College Court, Leicester Programme 9.30 - 10.00: Registration Refreshments available 10.00 - 10.
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Athena SWAN
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/athena-swan
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester is committed to providing a good working environment for its staff and in 2018 was successful in achieving a Silver award.
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Could human tissue be used by researchers in place of animal models
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/could-human-tissue-be-used-by-researchers-in-place-of-animal-models
Professor Peter Bradding from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is involved in a research project examining how to expand the use of human lung tissue to reduce the use of animal tissue in research.
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Study suggests human impact has created a plastic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-human-impact-has-created-a-2018plastic-planet2019
Planet Earth’s oceans and lands will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste by the mid-century due to human activity, according to research led by researchers from the Department of Geology.
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Leicester students crack mystery of Rudolph’s red nose
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/rudolph-redshift
Of all Santa Claus’ reindeer, Rudolph is best known for his bright red nose. But just how fast would he need to travel for his nose to shine its famous scarlet colour? Students at the University of Leicester have discovered the answer.
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New Saturn images show a change of seasons – and a last glimpse of its huge, warm polar vortex
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/saturn-autumn-images
New observations of Saturn by University of Leicester planetary scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of the famous ringed planet
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EXILE at Kingston Lacy
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/exile-at-kingston-lacy
EXILE installation at Kingston Lacy. Credit: National Trust / RCMG / University of Leicester. Image Credit: National Trust images / Steven Haywood. EXILE is a research-led collaboration between RCMG and the National Trust at Kingston Lacy.
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Writer as Intellectual and Physical Drifter: Dr Rob M Francis reflects on his role as David Bradshaw
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2019/07/03/writer-as-intellectual-and-physical-drifter-dr-rob-m-francis-reflects-on-his-role-as-david-bradshaw-creative-writer-in-residence-and-two-of-his-favourite-oxford-sites/
Posted by gboland in Waugh and Words on July 3, 2019 It’s been an absolute pleasure to be the inaugural full time David Bradshaw Writer in Residence. I’ve been thrilled in so many ways and by so many aspects of this amazing project.
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Scaling Out: Thinking About Sustainability, Food and Fashion
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/11/11/scaling-out-thinking-about-sustainability-food-and-fashion/
Posted by Jennifer Smith Maguire in School of Business Blog on November 11, 2015 Senior Lecturer in Cultural Production and Consumption at the School, Jennifer Smith Maguire , considers the outgrowths of a recent School based workshop Several years ago I bought a schizostylis...