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• Worlds biggest study of genetics of lung health and disease allows scientists to predict chance of developing COPD

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/world2019s-biggest-study-of-genetics-of-lung-health-and-disease-allows-scientists-to-predict-chance-of-developing-copd

  The world’s biggest study into an individual’s genetic make-up and the risk of developing lung disease could allow scientists to more accurately ‘predict’ - based on genes and smoking - your chance of developing COPD, a deadly disease which is the third commonest cause of...

• Glynis Wright MBE

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/entrepreneurs-in-residence/glynnis-wright

  Dr Glynis Wright MBE is an alumna of the University of Leicester and a well-known businesswoman and lawyer who made a career U-turn at the age of 40 to train for the legal profession.

• Mollusc invaders in the Thames – a mark of the Anthropocene

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/14-thames-molluscs

  In the last few decades, the life of London’s River Thames has been transformed.

• New research project to improve early recognition and treatment of perinatal complications

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/14-perinatal-complications-pregnancy-birth

  University of Leicester-led study to explore women’s use of websites and apps to diagnose problems during later stages of pregnancy.

• Fellowship for University of Leicester scientist to support smart data for urban analytics

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/fellowship-scientist-smart-data-urban-analytics

  Dr Stef De Sabbata has received one of 15 new Fellowships from Smart Data Research UK worth £200,000 to support integrating smart data on population, health, housing, mobility into ‘digital fingerprints’

• Learning

  https://le.ac.uk/emoha/learning

  Oral history is a great resource for learning.

• George Oliver

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/entrepreneurs-in-residence/george-oliver

  George Oliver is the founder of 1284.  He is a PR and communications strategy consultant, a former media executive, and a trustee for Leicestershire charities which help people fulfil their potential.

• Correspondence of war: translating the Bejach letters

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/10/25/correspondence-of-war-translating-the-bejach-letters/

  Posted by Eleanor Bloomfield in Library and Learning Services on October 25, 2023 Please note that this post contains content relating the Holocaust.

• A first for Leicester for environmental impact

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/a-first-for-leicester-for-environmental-impact

  Leicester has increased its position in a league table of UK universities’ environmental and ethical performance, for the first time achieving a ‘First Class’ rating.

• Suggested reading

  https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/suggested-reading

  If you’d like to expand your awareness of geology, take a look at our reading suggestions.