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• Activities and events

  https://le.ac.uk/wordsworth-2020/events

  Find out about past events and future events for the Wordsworth 2020 AHRC funded project for English research at Leicester.

• Jurassic calamari: amazing fossil proves that flying reptiles preyed on squid

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-pterosaur-vs-squid

  Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, flying close to the water surface to grab soft-bodied cephalopods such as Plesioteuthis subovata. Artwork by C Klug and Beat Scheffold.|An incredible fossil brought to light in a new research paper reveals the feeding habits of extinct flying reptiles.

• Visit our exhibitions

  https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/visit-our-exhibitions

  Find out about the current exhibition by Archives and Special Collections at the University of Leicester.

• About the project

  https://le.ac.uk/wordsworth-2020/about

  Get more information about the AHRC funded Wordsworth 2020 project, designed to advance research on Wordsworth's poetry.

• Leicester academic leads international research study into potential new biomarker for breast cancer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-of-leicester-academic-joins-international-research-study-into-potential-new-biomarker-for-breast-cancer

  An academic from our University is leading an international collaborative research study, funded by Cancer Research UK, which uses recently launched technology to evaluate a potential new biomarker for prediction of disease progression in women with breast cancer.

• Study provides further evidence that statins could prevent blood clots in the veins

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/study-provides-further-evidence-that-statins-could-prevent-blood-clots-in-the-veins

  Further evidence has been found by researchers from the Universities of Leicester and Bristol to suggest statins could “significantly reduce” the occurrence of blood clotting in certain parts of the body.

• Study investigates public acceptability for placebos as replacement of unnecessary medicines

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/placebo

  The wider use of placebos in primary care to reduce overprescribing, conserve existing antibiotics and limit further resistance, is publicly acceptable new study shows.

• New research centre to study the impact of the environment on human health

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/cehs

  The Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability (CEHS) draws on experts from a wide variety of research backgrounds to investigate and mitigate the health problems from air pollution, environmental noise, and low-level chemical exposures.

• A 10 minute walk a day could add a year to your life – study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/brisk-walk

  A longer, healthier life could be as little as a ten-minute walk away, according to the findings of a new study conducted by researchers funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at the University of...

• Past events

  https://le.ac.uk/country-house-technology/events/past-events

  Organisations and events to which the project team have contributed 2021 Like a well-oiled machine? Lecture for The Trevithick Society, 11 June 2021, 6pm (delivered remotely) Like a well-oiled machine? Lecture for English Heritage Volunteers, 3 June 2021, 6pm...