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Type 2 diabetes pill improves blood sugar control
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/type-2-diabetes-pill-2018improves-blood-sugar-control2019
A Type 2 diabetes pill taken once a day has been shown to ‘significantly’ improve the health of people with the condition, according to new research.
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Exhibition to represent Kurds through art
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/exhibition-to-represent-kurds-through-art
Our University is hosting a photo-art exhibition to portray the culture of Kurdistan-Iraq. The event, on Wednesday 8 February, is said to represent ‘the pain and joy of people who live in Iraq.
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Leicester Professor elected Chairman of the Board of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-professor-elected-chairman-of-the-board-of-the-british-journal-of-anaesthesia
Professor David Lambert (pictured) of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences has been elected to Chair the Board of the British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA). The BJA is the #1 journal in category with an impact factor of 5.616.
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Gospel choir reaches finals of National Competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/gospel-choir-reaches-finals-of-national-competition
Leicester University Voices (LUV), a gospel choir at the University of Leicester, has been shortlisted to sing at the finals of a national university choir competition.
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Easter eggs hot cross buns and the microorganisms that help create them
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/easter-eggs-hot-cross-buns-and-the-microorganisms-that-help-create-them
With supermarket shelves filled with chocolate at this time of year, little thought goes into how the humble cocoa bean eventually becomes the popular Easter egg.
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English Grammar in Use
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/erasmus-and-study-abroad/el2013
English Grammar in Use EL2013 course offered by the ELTU.
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Optimising care for women, parents and families experiencing mid trimester baby loss
https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/mid-trimester-baby-loss
This programme of work aims to optimise care for parents experiencing mid-trimester loss by reducing variation in policy and practice across the UK.
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University to host international meeting in radiology and imaging
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/university-to-host-international-meeting-in-radiology-and-imaging
The University will host a major joint meeting of the world’s leading forensic/autopsy radiology and imaging groups – the International Society for Forensic Radiology and Imaging (ISFRI) and the International Association of Forensic Radiographers (IAFR) – from 14 to 16...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 27 August 2 September
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-27-august-2-september
Dr Kelly Staples from the Department of Politics and International Relations has written an article for Think: Leicester examining recent data suggesting that UK net migration has hit a record high.
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County charity launches fund-raising yo-yo challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/county-charity-launches-fund-raising-yo-yo-challenge
Charity Hope Against Cancer, which works in partnership with our University and Leicester's Hospitals, is hoping to raise money for cancer research as part of its Bold & Blue event - by holding a sponsored yo-yo competition.