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Guidance for students
https://le.ac.uk/brexit/students
We know that students at the University of Leicester are uncertain about how they will be affected by Brexit. We are committed to supporting all our students throughout this period of change.
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Educational policy and practice: how ‘evidence-based’ can or should it be?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/06/12/500/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 12, 2017 ‘On the research side, evidence-based education seems to favour a technocratic model in which it is assumed that the only relevant research questions are questions about...
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Cooking Inauthentically: An Experiment with Flaounes – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/04/07/cooking-inauthentically-an-experiment-with-flaounes/
Deborah Toner, the Project's PI, describes her first experience of cooking flaounes, a celebration Easter food from Cyprus, the challenge of finding "authentic" ingredients and the sense of occasion created by making a celebration food.
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The father of DNA fingerprinting pays tribute to a team effort
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/dna-technicians
The man who discovered DNA genetic fingerprinting has paid tribute to two of his former University of Leicester colleagues who played a key role in the scientific breakthrough.
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Leicester to lead development of space instrument
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-to-lead-development-of-space-instrument
A space mission called SMILE (Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) which is a joint collaboration between scientists from the UK, Europe, Canada, the US and China, has received the go-ahead for an initial study phase this summer by the European Space Agency...
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Weight loss drug hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/weight-loss-drug-hope
Patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough drug Semaglutide were able to achieve an average weight loss of nearly 10kg, according to a new study published in The Lancet today.
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Blood clots during COVID-19 may be a cause of ongoing cognitive problems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/brain-fog
High levels of two proteins at the time of COVID-19 have been found in patients who later experienced cognitive problems, including ‘brain fog’, giving a major clue as to one cause of their symptoms: blood clots
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Sir Laurence Howard Rutland Scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/sir-laurence-howard-rutland-scholarships-fund
The Family Loyalty Discount entitles international (non-EU) students to 10% off your course fees for each year of a full-time course.
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Macron’s railway reforms: the ultimate test for French trade unionism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/04/19/macrons-railway-reforms-the-ultimate-test-for-french-trade-unionism/
Posted by hconnolly in School of Business Blog on April 19, 2018 In this blog Dr Heather Connolly reflects on the on-going strike action in France.
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Doomsday Scenarios? Decisions, Deals and The Donald
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/02/07/doomsday-scenarios-decisions-deals-and-the-donald/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on February 7, 2017 Professor Rolland Munro discusses the difference between decision making, and doing deals.