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The hunt for the Christmas meteorite
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/the-hunt-for-the-christmas-meteorite
An article by the BBC discussing a 4.5bn-year 'Christmas meteorite' - the biggest to hit the UK - which crashed on Christmas Eve, 1965, in the village of Barwell in Leicestershire has quoted Dr Leigh Fletcher from the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Alex Keller
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/alex-keller
The University has learned, with regret, of the death of Professor Alex Keller who taught history of science and technology at Leicester 1963-1997.
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‘Pivotal’ study finds benefits of reduced calorie diet for pregnant women with gestational diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/reduced-calorie-diet-pregnant-women-gestational-diabetes
New research from the University of Leicester has found following a reduced calorie diet during the third trimester of pregnancy is safe and beneficial for pregnant women with a body mass index (BMI) of over 25 kg/m2 who have gestational diabetes.
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Combating loneliness and isolation
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/natural-heritage/humankind
Professor Suzanne MacLeod led researchers from the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries and the National Trust and volunteers on the HumanKind project.
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International Education MA, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/international-education-ma-dl/2025
This is for you if... you are an educational professional wanting to improve your understanding of contemporary educational issues.
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South Asian collections
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/south-asian
Browse collections of oral histories that feature the memories of South Asians who have settled in Leicestershire. It includes East African Asians, particularly those who came from Uganda during the 1970s and onwards.
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Senate Regulation 5: Regulations governing Undergraduate Programmes of Study: Introduction (5.1-5.11)
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-5/2018-2025-study/intro
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Senate Regulation 5 Regulations governing Undergraduate Programmes of Study: Progression (5.12-5.28)
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-5/2018-2025-study/progression
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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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Leadership for Social Justice in Education: Specialist Study
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ed7597
Module code: ED7597 Drawing upon international research carried out by the tutors, this pathway considers how communities of enthusiastic and engaged learners are constructed and sustained and how such community members interact with one another in their contexts.