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Targeted cancer treatment could provide new hope for mesothelioma patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/nero
A new clinical trial will test whether a type of targeted cancer treatment could improve survival for people with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Mesothelioma develops in the lining of the lungs or abdomen, with most cases linked to breathing in asbestos fibres.
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Teaching resources cast new light on The Great Fire of London
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/fire-of-london
The University of Leicester and the Museum of London have today launched new learning resources for primary schools about the Great Fire of London and seventeenth-century history.
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Sensory Reading: New Approaches to Teaching and Learning GCSE English Literature
https://le.ac.uk/research/projects/sensory-reading
Led by Professor Phil Shaw and Dr Scott Freer in the Department of English, ‘Sensory Reading’ aims to develop outreach opportunities arising from Phil Shaw’s AHRC Leadership Fellow project, Wordsworth 2020.
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New theory claims pterodactyls did not have feathers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/pterosaurs
The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper from the University of Leicester refuting claims that feathers were found on dinosaurs’ close relative, the flying reptiles called pterosaurs.
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Addressing Anti-Semitism – new webpage
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/01/24/addressing-anti-semitism-new-webpage/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 24, 2022 The USC Shoah Foundation and UNESCO launched this page in December 2021.
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University of Leicester launches five new Research Institutes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/research-institutes
University of Leicester launches five new Research Institutes to change the world and tackle today’s most pressing challenges.
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Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics: new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/microplastic-colours
Study led by University of Leicester concludes that colourants in plastic can affect the rate at which it breaks down and can lead to more harmful microplastics released into the environment
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Thursday 4th October Sol 58
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/05/thursday-4th-october-sol-58/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 5, 2012 Previous missions suggest that the ‘soil’ on Mars is roughly basaltic in composition. However, on Earth sand is mainly composed of quartz (silica).
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New research shows link between BMI and depression
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/bmi-depression
New research by academics at the University of Leicester has found that your risk of depression increases with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) – which is bad news for those who have put on the dreaded ‘corona-stone’ during lockdown.
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Primero: New Humanitarian open source software
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/03/primero-new-humanitarian-open-source-software/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2017 A potentially life–saving service which aims to provide free access to software and tracking devices for case workers protecting women and children in disaster or conflict zones.