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Industry and academia partners to join European research initiative to fight Alzheimers dementia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/industry-and-academia-partners-to-join-european-research-initiative-to-fight-alzheimers-dementia
An alliance of academia and industry, including the University of Leicester, has announced the start of a novel collaboration, the European Prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia (EPAD) Initiative, to test innovative treatments for the prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia.
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Research team investigates why cardiac surgery can lead to fatal organ damage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/research-team-investigates-why-cardiac-surgery-can-lead-to-fatal-organ-damage
The Cardiac Surgery Research team is drawing on support from patients and members of the public to investigate why cardiac surgery can often result in serious or fatal damage to other organs in the body.
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First time mothers needed for pre-eclampsia study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/first-time-mothers-needed-for-pre-eclampsia-study
Leicester researchers are looking at why women who suffer from a dangerous condition during pregnancy are at greater risk of stroke or heart disease in later life.
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Masters students announced as winners in innovative ideas competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/master2019s-students-announced-as-winners-in-innovative-ideas-competition
A team of Master’s students has been announced as a winner of the JISC Summer of Innovation Student Ideas competition.
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Industry professionals give up their time to inspire the next generation at University of Leicester event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-university-employability-industry-day
A host of successful Black professionals will be encouraging young people to follow in their footsteps at a free University of Leicester employability event.
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Using the head to fix the heart
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/using-the-head-to-fix-the-heart
An upcoming seminar at the University will delve into the human need for acceptance- where it comes from, what it means, and how, through psychological therapy, it can be overcome. On Wednesday 16 May Dr.
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Video essays tell womens compelling stories
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/video-essays-tell-womens-compelling-stories
The powerful testimonies of women’s lived experience in challenging environments is being captured in a series of compelling ‘video essays’ as part of a project to re-envision nature writing.
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Leicester hosts unique eye imaging course
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-hosts-unique-eye-imaging-course
A landmark course providing specialist knowledge on child eye conditions has been held at our University, attracting delegates from around the world.
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CancerStories project recruiting young people with cancer across the East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/cancerstories-project-recruiting-young-people-with-cancer-across-the-east-midlands
An innovative project spearheaded by Professor Alex Mitchell from the Department of Cancer Studies is looking to recruit young people with cancer to share their stories via online video diaries.
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New theorems could help robots to correct errors on-the-fly and learn from each other
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/new-theorems-could-help-robots-to-correct-errors-on-the-fly-and-learn-from-each-other
Errors in Artificial Intelligence which would normally take a considerable amount of time to resolve could be corrected immediately with the help of new research by Leicester mathematicians.