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Expert opinions cover Jupiters composition air pollution and bees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/expert-opinions-cover-jupiter-and-air-pollution
Dr Leigh Fletcher from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has written a Staff Blog discussing our understanding of the giant planet Jupiter and its bulk composition.
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Women, Writing, Revolution
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3153
Module code: EN3153 From the raucous pamphlet wars and cartoons of the 1790s to the literary introspection of novels by Mary Hays and poems by Charlotte Smith, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Anna Letitia Barbauld, in this module you will uncover different forms of social,...
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About GCRF at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/research/gcrf/about
From tackling COVID-19 and its effects on communities around the world, to fighting tuberculosis in South Africa, to using forensic DNA to bring justice for sexual abuse victims in Kenya, or improving child mental health in Turkey, we are...
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Legacies of a British penal colony: adivasis in the Andaman Islands
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/12/08/legacies-of-a-british-penal-colony-adivasis-in-the-andaman-islands/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on December 8, 2014 It is an unexpected pleasure to be back in the Andaman Islands for the first time in almost two years.
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Air pollution speeds up ageing of the lungs and increases chronic lung disease risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/09-air-pollution-lung-function-copd
A study of more than 300,000 people has found that exposure to outdoor air pollution is linked to decreased lung function and an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Study transforming diabetes care with culturally tailored support for African and Caribbean communities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/heald
A healthy eating and physical activity programme created with, and for, people of African and Caribbean heritage living with type 2 diabetes in London is now seeking volunteers to test its effectiveness around the UK
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Submission of assessed work excluding the Thesis
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-9/appendix-3/submission-assessed-work
(3)9.26 The professional doctorate student shall be required to comply with such requirements for the submission of assessed components as are specified by the programme team. (3)9.
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How to excel in the years following your PhD
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2020/12/10/how-to-excel-in-the-years-following-your-phd/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on December 10, 2020 This Blog Post is provided by Nick Masca, University of Leicester PhD graduate. Nick is currently Head of Marketing Algorighms / Data Science with Marks and Spencer.
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Actiphage blood test enters human TB trials
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/06-tuberculosis-blood-test-trial
A new blood test for tuberculosis (TB) could, for the first time, enable screening of patients at an early stage of infection.
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Decoding gigantic insect genome could help tackle devastating locust crises
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/locusts
A ‘game changing’ study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust by researchers at the University of Leicester, could help combat the crop-ravaging behaviour of the notorious insect pest which currently exacerbates a hunger crisis across many developing countries.