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Could human tissue be used by researchers in place of animal models
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/could-human-tissue-be-used-by-researchers-in-place-of-animal-models
Professor Peter Bradding from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is involved in a research project examining how to expand the use of human lung tissue to reduce the use of animal tissue in research.
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Leicester academic leads study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/when-should-blood-transfusions-be-given-after-cardiac-surgery
Professor Gavin Murphy (pictured), British Heart Foundation (BHF) Professor of Cardiac Surgery in our Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at Leicester is the lead author of a new study that has shown that patients having heart surgery do not benefit if doctors wait until a...
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Study suggests human impact has created a plastic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-human-impact-has-created-a-2018plastic-planet2019
Planet Earth’s oceans and lands will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste by the mid-century due to human activity, according to research led by researchers from the Department of Geology.
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Leicester students crack mystery of Rudolph’s red nose
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/rudolph-redshift
Of all Santa Claus’ reindeer, Rudolph is best known for his bright red nose. But just how fast would he need to travel for his nose to shine its famous scarlet colour? Students at the University of Leicester have discovered the answer.
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Athena SWAN
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/athena-swan
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester is committed to providing a good working environment for its staff and in 2018 was successful in achieving a Silver award.
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Previous events
https://le.ac.uk/perform/events/previous-events
The challenges of conducting trials in multiple long-term conditions (multimorbidity): a focus on population selection and outcome assessment 11 June 2024 College Court, Leicester Programme 9.30 - 10.00: Registration Refreshments available 10.00 - 10.
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University pays tribute to Sir Terry Wogan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/university-pays-tribute-to-sir-terry-wogan
The University has expressed its profound sadness at the news of the death of the veteran television and radio broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan, an honorary graduate and good friend of our University.
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The unintended consequences of MOOCs
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/04/18/the-unintended-consequences-of-moocs/
Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on April 18, 2018 I attended the Research and Innovation in Distance Education and eLearning (RIDE) conference in March, and a session I found particularly interesting was a...
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Is informal workplace learning always invisible?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/06/21/is-informal-workplace-learning-always-invisible/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on June 21, 2017 ULSB Research Associate and graduate Dr Kath Atkinson (kja16@le.ac.uk) reflects on a new report about older workers, and the assumptions it makes about their learning.
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Weber, Tolstoj and the Usefulness of Universities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/09/04/weber-tolstoj-and-the-usefulness-of-universities/
Posted by Doris Ruth Eikhof in School of Business Blog on September 4, 2014 Doris Ruth Eikhof, Senior Lecturer in Work and Employment at the School, shares some earlier* thoughts on the Research Excellence Framework (REF) In the past two years UK universities have...