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Study seeking to find first medication for Long COVID welcomes first participant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/covid-medication
Researchers in Leicester have welcomed the first patient living with inflammatory Long COVID onto a study testing the effectiveness of tocilizumab at relieving their symptoms.
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University of Leicester marks anniversary of arrival of Ugandan Asians
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/uganda-lecture
University of Leicester will host a public lecture to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Ugandan Asians to the city. The lecture, Migration and the making of Leicester will take place on Thursday, 15 September at 6.
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The Carceral Archipelago panel at the Fourth European Congress on World and Global History, 4-7 Sept
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/09/17/the-carceral-archipelago-panel-at-the-fourth-european-congress-on-world-and-global-history-4-7-september-2014/
Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on September 17, 2014 The Carceral Archipelago panel in Paris During the first week of September, members of our European Research Council funded project, Carceral Archipelago, attended the Fourth European Congress on...
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Chinese Prisoners on Cockatoo Island, Sydney
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/06/21/chinese-prisoners-cockatoo-island/
Chinese prisoners and former gold-diggers who were imprisoned on Cockatoo Island in Sydney (New South Wales). Explores how they were disadvantaged within the colonial justice system and how they resisted imprisonment.
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Minister meets life science and space businesses
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/18-minister-visit
Minister meets life science and space businesses Cabinet Minister Brandon Lewis meets students and staff from the University 600|Cabinet Minister Brandon Lewis, was in Leicester today (Thursday 18 October) visiting the University of Leicester and the National Space Centre,...
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Hayabusa 2: Asteroid Samples Return this Weekend
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/04/hayabusa-2-asteroid-samples-return-this-weekend/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 4 December 2020 Professor John Bridges discusses the importance of the Hayabusa 2 mission, returning samples of asteroid Ryugu to Earth this weekend, in a blog for theConversation .
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2019 news
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/contemporary-environments/anthropocene-research-group/news/2019
2 November 2019 Climate Change and the City As part of the ESRC Social Science Festival, “Climate Change and the City” looked at the challenges posed to Cities and Citizens around consumption, production and the future of education.
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Call to avoid type 2 diabetes made during national campaign to prevent condition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/call-to-avoid-type-2-made-during-national-campaign-to-prevent-condition
A Leicester man with type 2 diabetes is urging people to do all they can to prevent being diagnosed with the condition which could potentially have “ruined his life”. Patrick Quinn was diagnosed with the condition that is usually associated with poor lifestyle in 2014.
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Staff recognised at the Discovering Excellence Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/15-discovering-excellence-staff-awards
Discovering Excellence Staff Awards|Last night staff from across the University of Leicester celebrated the innovation, creativity and dedication of our fantastic colleagues at the fourth annual Discovering Excellence Staff Awards.
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Events
https://le.ac.uk/arts/news/events
Upcoming and past events from the School of Arts, Media and Communication