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Gut bacteria influence responses to immunotherapy in patients with asbestos related cancer, Leicester study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/gut-bacteria
A cancer study by a Leicester expert has found that certain gut bacteria may influence whether or not a patient’s immune system is successful in fighting mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer;
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New BHF-funded research could predict the growth of life-threatening aneurysms before it is too late
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/07-aneurysms
Illustration of abdominal arteries with two different types of aneurysm Illustration of abdominal arteries with two different types of aneurysm 425|Research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Leicester could reduce the risk of death from a...
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News and events
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/new-approaches-to-the-material-world/arch-i-scan/news-and-events
Arch-I-Scan Colloquium and Workshop – Artificial Intelligence and Pottery Identification and Analyses College Court, Leicester Thursday- Friday 20th-21st April 2023 Marking the approaching end of the Arch-I-Scan project, this colloquium provided a great occasion to...
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Leicester’s Centenary Scholars celebrate role in University’s first Century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/centenary-scholar
100 Citizens of Change Scholarships, worth up to £7,500, were awarded to students who submitted videos answering the question ‘what do you want to change?’.
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Graduation
https://le.ac.uk/graduation
The culmination and celebration of your time at the University of Leicester: find out more about graduating at Leicester.
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Difficult Conversations
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/events/difficult-conversations
University of Leicester marks its centenary with a series of thought-provoking and informative talks by academics and guest speakers.
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Venue
https://le.ac.uk/genetic-epidemiology/respiratory-genomics-conference/venue
The conference will be held at St Martins House Conference Centre in the heart of Leicester City.
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Archaeology: The Essentials
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar1007
Module code: AR1007 What is an archaeologist? Where does the discipline of Archaeology come from and how is it organised? What techniques do we use to identify traces of past social life? How do we recover those traces through survey and excavation? How...
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Link between hibernation in animals and Alzheimers prevention identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/link-between-hibernation-in-animals-and-alzheimers-prevention-identified
Research by scientists at the Medical Research Council’s Toxicology Unit, based at the University, has identified a protective mechanism that kicks in when body temperature is lowered, activating a process that prevents the loss of brain cells and the connections between them.
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Could scream power meet Britains energy requirements
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/could-screams-meet-britains-energy-requirements
Screams extracted from the population of Britain, as seen in the Disney and Pixar film Monsters, Inc,. could theoretically be used to generate enough energy to power the country, according to a Natural Sciences student from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Science.