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The ‘Forbidden Planet’ has been found in the Neptunian Desert
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/30-new-exoplanet-neptune-forbidden-planet
New research by an international group of researchers, including Dr Matt Burleigh and Dr Emma Longstaff of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester, has identified a rogue planet.
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Children with multiple long-term conditions hospitalised with COVID are almost three times more likely to die, new study shows.
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/covid-children
Individuals with multiple long-term conditions are two and a half times more likely to die following COVID-19 infection than others.
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Esteemed Leicester University professor hands over reins of celebrated Space Research Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/space-research-centre-head
A professor who has been the driving force in advancing space research and exploration at the University of Leicester for more than four decades has handed over the reins of the newly named Space Projects and Instrumentation Group.
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New Physics Technical Apprentice for University of Leicester is investment in future technicians
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/technician-apprentice
University of Leicester is one of five higher education institutes to receive funding for new technical apprenticeship role
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Exposure to air pollution in pregnancy and early life has important impacts on lung function in early childhood
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/27-pollution-during-pregnancy
New research by the Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability (CESH) at the University of Leicester indicates that exposure to air pollution from road traffic as early as the first trimester of pregnancy and in early life is associated with small but significant...
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Leicester leads major breakthrough in asbestos linked cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/confirm
A University of Leicester led team has made a major breakthrough in treating mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer linked to breathing in asbestos, which could help add years to patients’ lives.
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About the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/about
We are a leading university committed to international excellence, world-changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching.
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The story behind the film
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/so-that-they-may-have-life/story-behind
Dr Astley Clarke’s idea for a new university became a focus for the foundation of the living memorial, which today stands as the University of Leicester.
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The mobile phone: a tool for sousveillance?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/mobile-phone
Read the article "The mobile phone: a tool for sousveillance?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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The cultural value of engaging with museums and galleries
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/engaging-with-museums-1
A critical review of the existing body of research in the UK about the value of visiting museums and galleries.