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International studies confirm positive effects of weight loss medicine for people with obesity-related heart failure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/obesity
The results of two studies, led by Professor Melanie Davies, Director of the NIHR Leicester BRC and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, using weight loss medication, semaglutide, have now been published
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Pioneering approach in family courts to support domestic abuse victims better
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/family-court-support
The UK Government has begun a pilot pioneering an approach in family courts to support victims of domestic abuse, informed by Leicester research.
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£8.8 million to speed up gene discoveries for lung conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/wellcome-funding-lung-health
New project aims to speed up process of finding treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and pulmonary fibrosis.
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Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/fossils-plankton
Microfossils discovered by University of Leicester scientist date back half a billion years. Resembling modern-day algae, they provide insight into early life in our oceans.
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Businesses invited to unlock potential of neurodiverse talent
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/employ-autism
The University of Leicester is encouraging local businesses and organisations to help unlock the potential of autistic students and graduates.
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It’s nice to be important, but is it really more important to be nice?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2018/02/07/its-nice-to-be-important-but-is-it-really-more-important-to-be-nice/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on February 7, 2018 The late British entertainer Bruce Forsyth had amongst his several catch phrases “it’s nice to be important but it is more important to be nice”.
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Observing Jupiter’s aurora from the top of a Volcano
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/07/01/observing-jupiters-aurora-from-the-top-of-a-volcano/
Posted by Rosie Johnson in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on July 1, 2016 As part of the ground based support for the Juno mission, I visited the Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii, in February through to the beginning of March this year.
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National Space Centre Lockdown Thematic Weeks
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/05/12/national-space-centre-lockdown-thematic-weeks/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 12 May 2020 During the 2020 lockdown, the National Space Centre continued to engage a national audience with their space-themes videos.
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Space Telescopes and Lobsters
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/11/19/space-telescopes-and-lobsters/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 19 November 2021 Want to know how lobsters and space telescopes are connected? Our Prof. Paul O’Brien, Dr Adrian Martindale and Dr Steve Sembay explain. Listen to this clip from the BBC World Service .
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Introducing AstRoSoc: Our Astronomy and Rocketry Society
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/30/introducing-astrosoc-our-astronomy-and-rocketry-society/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 September 2020 AstRoSoc is the University of Leicester’s Astronomy and Rocketry Society! If your Curiosity has led you to seek a deeper InSight into the Universe around you, we hold regular...