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Wellbeing and careers resources
https://le.ac.uk/black-history-month/resources
Black student swimming course Being able to swim is a potentially life-saving skill that everyone should have access to be able to learn. However, in the UK, 95% of Black adults don't swim for a variety a reasons, most notably due to ability and confidence.
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Back to the Future Why it should never be remade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/back-to-the-future-why-it-should-never-be-remade
To film aficionados, today is a very special day - 21 October 2015 is famous amongst Back to the Future fans as it is the day to which Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, travels when he is sent to the future in Back to the Future II.
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Breakthrough research to diagnose children with asthma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/breakthrough-research-to-diagnose-children-with-asthma
A number of studies to better understand asthma – including how to diagnose and monitor the condition in children – will be conducted by Leicester researchers.
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Research finds no association between weekend staffing levels and patient mortality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/research-finds-no-association-between-the-2018weekend-effect2019-and-patient-mortality
New research involving researchers from our University has found no association between weekend senior doctor staffing levels and mortality, questioning whether increasing senior doctor weekend working would impact mortality rates.
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Targeting toxins
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/targeting-toxins
In 2015, a team from our Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation used X-ray crystallography to determine the molecular structure of pneumolysin.
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Research degrees
https://le.ac.uk/geography/study/research-degrees
As a University of Leicester Geography research postgraduate you will develop practical and academic skills, communication skills (written and oral) and a sophisticated spatial awareness.
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About
https://le.ac.uk/psychology-vision-sciences/research/health-and-wellbeing/alarm/about
Background A key driver of antibiotic resistance is antibiotic overuse due to misinformation. Patients are often unaware of antibiotic resistance or falsely conceptualise antibiotics as ‘wonder drugs’.
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Waves of success for Leicester electromagnetism expert
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/waves-success-electromagnetism-expert
Dr Muhammad Zubair is awarded Young Professional of the Year by the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society recognising his efforts to promote emerging research areas, support early-career researchers, and strengthen international collaboration
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Regular exercisers should be reassured by results of heart study, experts claim
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/heart-study
A study by University of Leicester researchers, investigating the belief that too much exercise can be bad for the heart has found that the heart’s structure and function does adapt to high levels of habitual physical activity but these changes stay within normal ranges
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Space researcher shares her inspiring story and advice to young women and girls hoping to work in STEM
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/hannah-sargeant-iwd
Dr Hannah Sargeant from the University of Leicester School of Physics and Astronomy shares her journey to becoming a planetary scientist.