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The necessary discomfort of soft intelligence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/10/07/the-necessary-discomfort-of-soft-intelligence/
Posted by Graham Martin in SAPPHIRE (Social science APPlied to Healthcare Improvement REsearch) on October 7, 2015 It’s comforting to have hard facts and figures so that we can feel like we know exactly what went wrong and what went right.
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New website launched to explore the full healthy life in Australia for migrants from the UK and Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/new-website-launched-to-explore-the-2018full-healthy-life2019-in-australia-for-migrants-from-the-uk-and-europe
Between 1945 and 1975 some three million migrants and refugees arrived in Australia from Britain and Europe. Chosen to be young, strong and healthy workers, they were expected to rapidly integrate and ‘become good Australians by adoption’.
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Jupiters jawdropping north pole unlike anything encountered in Solar System
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/jupiters-north-pole-unlike-anything-encountered-in-solar-system
Last week NASA's Juno spacecraft sent back the first-ever images of Jupiter's north pole, taken during the spacecraft's first flyby of the planet with its instruments switched on.
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Leicester scientists take their research to Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-scientist-takes-her-research-to-parliament
Chemistry students at the University of Leicester will be attending Parliament to present their chemistry research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of STEM for BRITAIN on Monday 13 March.
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Professional and College Services
https://le.ac.uk/ggb/people/professional
See a list of our professional and college services staff. Find out how to contact them via telephone and email.
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Student success in Green Gown Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/14-green-gown-awards
Hannah Sellers, a Biological Science graduate working with our Social Impact Team, has won a Green Gown Award for her contribution to biodiversity.
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University professor joins stars in cancer fight
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/university-professor-joins-stars-in-cancer-fight
A leading scientist from our University has teamed up with Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 to launch a celebrity-backed fund-raiser.
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UK climate instruments to measure fluctuations in greenhouse gas levels
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/uk-climate-instruments-hitch-a-ride-on-nasa2019s-global-hawk
Two cutting-edge science instruments developed by UK researchers have taken to the skies aboard NASA’s Global Hawk research aircraft for the first time.
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Conference to showcase leading developments in gynaecological robotic surgery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/conference-to-showcase-leading-developments-in-gynaecological-robotic-surgery
The University of Leicester will host the 7th Annual British and Irish Association of Gynaecological Robotic Surgeons conference between 1 - 3 March.
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Sir David Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/attenboroughs/david
Our special connection with Sir David Attenborough began when he lived on campus as a boy. He has since visited campus several times and been awarded a Distinguished Honorary Fellowship.