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Attenborough Arts Centre Presents: ‘Out of the Blue: Landscapes of Chronic Illness’ by Joanna Holland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/joanna-holland
“Several years ago, I suddenly lost all my colour vision – apart from the colour blue. A blue so vivid that it hurt to look at it. I didn’t know at the time, but I was experiencing cyanopsia (everything tinted with blue) and photophobia (extreme light sensitivity).
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/ltbrg/research
Explore the research being undertaken by the Leicester Tuberculosis Research Group (LTBRG) at the University of Leicester.
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Application help and advice
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/healthcare-inequalities/application-help
In the webinar recording, our directors will be sharing background information about this programme, how we select the projects which we advertise for, and how you can improve your chances when applying for the programme. Skip ahead for: 0.02 Introduction 1.
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Touch Medical student to represent Great Britain at the European under23 fencing championships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/touche-medical-student-to-represent-great-britain-at-the-european-under-23-championships
Alex Lloyd, a Medical student and platinum sports scholar at our University, has been selected by British Fencing to represent Great Britain at the European under-23 Championships in Yerevan, Armenia from the 15-19 April.
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Patient risk factors
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/about/heart-surgery/national-cardiac-surgery-clinical-trials-programme/infection-prevention/risk-factors/patient-risk-factors
Identifies some patient risk factors to take into consideration prior to surgery
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2019 news
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/contemporary-environments/anthropocene-research-group/news/2019
2 November 2019 Climate Change and the City As part of the ESRC Social Science Festival, “Climate Change and the City” looked at the challenges posed to Cities and Citizens around consumption, production and the future of education.
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Life and health sciences
https://le.ac.uk/computing-and-mathematical-sciences/research/life-health-sciences
Life and Health Sciences at School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences Leicester.
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Trauma-informed ESOL for refugees: self-access training and workshop
https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/events/trauma-workshop
Access free trauma informed pedagogy training for ESOL and EAP practitioners who teach English to people from refugee backgrounds
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Link between hibernation in animals and Alzheimers prevention identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/link-between-hibernation-in-animals-and-alzheimers-prevention-identified
Research by scientists at the Medical Research Council’s Toxicology Unit, based at the University, has identified a protective mechanism that kicks in when body temperature is lowered, activating a process that prevents the loss of brain cells and the connections between them.
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Researchers identify unique cellsignalling system in some S pneumoniae strains
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/researchers-identify-unique-cell-signalling-system-in-some-s-pneumoniae-strains
An article involving Dr Hasan Yesilkaya and Mrs Anfal Shakir Motib, from our Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation working with an international team has been listed as this week’s ‘Featured Research Article’ by the journal PLOS Pathogens.