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• University of Leicester marks Holocaust Memorial Day

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/hmd

  The University of Leicester will mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Friday, 27 January with a number of events organised by the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and University of Leicester Students’ Union.

• Study sheds light on how COVID-19 and blood glucose levels increase in-hospital cardiovascular and renal problems

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/covid-glucose

  People admitted to hospital with COVID-19 are more at risk of developing cardiovascular and renal complications if they have low or high blood glucose levels, new research has revealed.

• Glenfield’s Judith is first UK participant in women-only heart surgery study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/heart-surgery-iwd

  The first patient in the UK to take part in a women-only cardiac surgery research trial underwent a life-changing heart operation at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust recently.

• Outreach

  https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/outreach

  Through our outreach programmes, we promote our world-class research in archaeology and ancient history for the benefit of a wide audience.

• Leicestershire and Rutland’s finest archaeological finds to be showcased at University of Leicester conference

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/ulas

  ULAS will be offering talks with local experts including: 'Crafting with bark: experiments to remake the Enderby Shield' with Matthew Beamish, ULAS 'Taking stock of the pot: Creating and re-creating the Glenfield Iron Age cauldrons' with John Thomas,...

• Man vs. machine: New Leicester research to compare human eye-tracking with AI in first study of its kind

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/eye-tracking

  The human brain’s ability to track and process hazards will be pitted against an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool in a new interdisciplinary research study at the University of Leicester.

• First UV/X-ray study of star PDS 70 offers insight into planetary formation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/06-planetary-formation

  star formation star formation from nasa and space telescope science institute ©NASA and Space Telescope Science Institute|A Leicester-led team of astronomers, working as part of an international consortium, have made a breakthrough discovery which changes our...

• International seminar tackles the construction of gender sexuality and warfare in history art and literature

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/international-seminar-tackles-the-construction-of-gender-sexuality-and-warfare-in-history-art-and-literature

  Do questions of gender and sexuality play a significant part in the way wars are waged, mediated and understood? This month, academics from across the world will visit Leicester to explore this question.

• Ethical Practice: Access, Liberation, and Organisational Change

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mu7562

  Module code: MU7562 Ethical frameworks and approaches to museum and gallery work are cornerstones of a socially engaged practice.

• Ethical Practice: Access, Liberation, and Organisational Change

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mu7562

  Module code: MU7562 Ethical frameworks and approaches to museum and gallery work are cornerstones of a socially engaged practice.