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Moles hate eating sand, Leicester research reveals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/moles
Anyone who has had their day at the beach ruined by the sound and sensation of biting into a sandy sandwich can look to the humble mole for ways of avoiding this unpleasant experience over the summer.
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Can Black Hole Tidal Disruptions Leave Remnants?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/04/22/can-black-hole-tidal-disruptions-leave-remnants/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 22 April 2020 A guest blog from Professor Andrew King on black holes and observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton.
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Liven your lectures – engage your students with an active learning approach
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/05/09/liven-your-lectures-engage-your-students-with-an-active-learning-approach/
Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on May 9, 2018 Active learning is an umbrella term for learning and teaching methods which put the student in charge of their own learning through meaningful activities.
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Expedition 357: Atlantis Massif Serpentinization and Life
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2014-15/atlantis
October 2015 – December 2015 IODP Expedition 357: Atlantis Massif Serpentinization and Life aims to improve our understanding of seafloor serpentinization and its role in driving hydrothermal systems; sustaining microbiological communities; and the sequestration of carbon in...
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Writer and political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to assess the state of Britain today
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/writer-and-political-commentator-yasmin-alibhai-brown-to-assess-the-state-of-britain-today
A journalist considered one of the few female Muslim voices on the political stage is to speak on the state of Britain at a University lecture that celebrates diversity and community cohesion.
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Leicester expert provides research to House of Commons on homophobia in sport
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-expert-provides-research-to-house-of-commons-on-homophobia-in-sport
A University expert from the Department of Media, Communications and Sociology has given evidence to a House of Commons Select Committee as part of efforts to address homophobia in sport.
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Leicester championed as UK’s top recruiter to RECOVERY trial
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/recovery-trial
The Leicester COVID-19 research team, made up of researchers and clinicians from the University of Leicester and Leicester’s Hospitals, were championed at the daily Number 10 press conference on Tuesday 16 June, as being the top recruiter to the national RECOVERY trial.
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Electronic frailty index will identify older people at risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/30-frailty-index
A collaborative study involving Professor Simon Conroy from our Department of Health Sciences has been awarded £550,000 from the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme to develop the next version of the multi-award winning electronic frailty index (eFI).
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Groundbreaking research into cancer treatment receives financial boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/liquid-biopsies
Groundbreaking research to track how cancers evolve and investigate what treatments work best, has received a £455,000 financial boost.
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University celebrates inspirational women in Centenary year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/inspirational-women-2022
Women from the University of Leicester who have been an inspiration to their colleagues have been honoured in a special photographic display.