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Cyber threat to Trident warning from Leicester expert
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/cyber-threat-to-trident-warning-from-leicester-expert
A Leicester expert on nuclear proliferation has briefed a group of senior politicians in Parliament on the cyber threat to Trident.
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Research shows social media is beneficial for sharing and building upon patient experiences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-shows-social-media-is-beneficial-for-sharing-and-building-upon-patient-experiences
Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms can be useful tools for helping patients with rare medical diseases exchange knowledge and build communities, research led by Dr Stefania Vicari from the Department of Media and Communication has found.
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Bethan wins ‘PhD Student of the Year’ in national awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/29-phd-student-of-the-year
Congratulations to Bethan Rogoyski who has been named ‘PhD Student of the Year’ in the inaugural Postgraduate Awards, organised by FindAMasters.com and FindAPhD.com.
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Publishing in hybrid, open access journals: further advice and support for Wellcome-funded researchers
https://le.ac.uk/library/news/support-for-wellcome-funded-researchers
Guidance for Wellcome-funded researchers if they are asked by a publisher to pay for an Article Processing Charge (APC) at the point of submission or if their article submission is re-routed to fully open access journals.
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Postgraduate degrees by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/distance-learning
Find out about postgraduate Distance Learning courses in Museum Studies, available at the University of Leicester, allowing you the flexibility of studying from anywhere in the world.
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Engineering Building takes pride of place in East Midlands fbe Awards 2017
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/engineering-building-takes-pride-of-place-in-east-midlands-fbe-awards-2017
The refurbishment of the Engineering Building roof at our University has been crowned the overall winner at the East Midlands fbe Awards 2017.
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Leicester and Nottingham scientists discover new gene associated with debilitating lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-and-nottingham-scientists-discover-new-gene-associated-with-debilitating-lung-disease
Health scientists at the University of Leicester and University of Nottingham have heralded the discovery of a gene associated with lung fibrosis as ‘a potential new avenue of treatment for further research into this terrible disease.
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MESSENGER
https://le.ac.uk/bepicolombo/about/messenger
There have been two previous missions to Mercury; NASA’s Mariner 10 mission, which completed three flybys of Mercury in 1974 and 1975, and MESSENGER. MESSENGER was the first mission to orbit Mercury.
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Genetic properties help identify illegally traded tropical hardwood
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/genetic-properties-help-identify-illegally-traded-tropical-hardwood
Around 30-90 percent of all tropical hardwood is logged illegally. Checks on the origin of wood, however thorough, are not particularly effective because documentation may be fraudulent.
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Kenya
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/africa/kenya
We welcome students from Kenya. Find out about entry requirements, the Kenyan student community and other country-specific information.