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International Summer Programme scholarship 2025
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/short-courses/summer/international-summer-programme-scholarships
International Summer Programme scholarships information
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University Professor receives Lifetime Achievement award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/university-professor-receives-lifetime-achievement-award
Professor Tony Gershlick (pictured), Honorary Professor of Interventional Cardiology at our University and Consultant Cardiologist at Leicester’s Hospitals has been awarded the inaugural British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS) Lifetime Achievement Career Award for...
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Speaker of the House of Commons to share insights at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/speaker-of-the-house-of-commons-to-share-insights-at-leicester
Speaker of the House of Commons the Rt Hon. John Bercow MP will be welcomed to campus on Friday 27 October, where he will share his unique insight into the workings of Parliament with students and staff.
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St Marys University ViceChancellor to give Chaplaincy Lecture in silver jubilee year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/st-marys-university-vice-chancellor-to-give-chaplaincy-lecture-in-silver-jubilee-year
British diplomat and academic Francis Campbell will deliver this year’s Chaplaincy Lecture.
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New Centre highlights research into creativity social justice and inequality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/new-centre-highlights-research-into-creativity-social-justice-and-inequality
A new research Centre focusing on issues of social injustice both locally and globally is being formed by academics in the Department of Geography.
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New way of screening toxic chemicals mimics mammal senses
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/new-way-of-screening-toxic-chemicals-mimics-mammal-senses
Researchers from our University have developed a new approach for analysing toxic chemicals in complex samples that mimics the way mammals smell and taste. The technique could reduce the need for laboratory animals in biomedical research and other areas of chemical testing.
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Research to investigate round mounds of the Isle of Man
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/research-to-investigate-round-mounds-of-the-isle-of-man
Dr Rachel Crellin (pictured) from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History and Dr Chris Fowler (Newcastle University) aim to investigate what the round mounds of the Isle of Man, and associated burials, people and artefacts, can tell us about life on the island...
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Study into asthma provides a paradigm shift in understanding of lifethreatening condition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/study-into-asthma-provides-a-paradigm-shift-in-understanding-of-life-threatening-condition
A new study led by our University to understand how to improve the health of severe asthma patients has made a breakthrough finding, with the discovery being described as a ‘paradigm shift’ in understanding the life-threatening condition.
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East Midlands Policing Academic Collaboration launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/east-midlands-policing-academic-collaboration-launch
The University of Leicester has joined a new collaboration of seven universities, five police forces and five Police and Crime Commissioners looking at how academics and the police can work more closely to shape the future of policing.
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Blood suckers fluid dynamics explain how quickly a vampire could drain your blood
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/out-for-blood-fluid-dynamics-explain-how-quickly-a-vampire-could-drain-your-blood
Throughout human history there have been tales of vampires – bloodsucking creatures of folklore that prey on their victims by draining their life essence, usually via the blood.