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University of Leicester academic among recipients of prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-academy-springboard-award
University of Leicester academic recognized among a select group of ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers awarded a total of £6.6 million in funding.
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Forensic Science and Criminal Justice MSc, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/forensic-science-and-criminal-justice-msc-dl/2026
From fingerprint visualisation to blood spatter, police investigations often hinge on the correct evaluation and interpretation of forensic evidence. In this degree, you’ll gain the advanced skills needed to make an impact out in the field.
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Animals’ ‘sixth sense’ more widespread than previously thought
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/animal-magnetic
A study using fruit flies, led by researchers at The Universities of Leicester and Manchester, suggests the animal world’s ability to sense a magnetic field may be more widespread than previously thought.
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Race and Health Observatory to work with UK academic team to explore impact of long-COVID on UK healthcare workers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/reach-out
The NHS Race and Health Observatory has today announced the start of a three-year study to investigate the long-term impact of COVID on NHS healthcare workers (HCWs) across the UK from diverse ethnic backgrounds and roles.
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Revolutionary new treatment set to transform lives of severe asthma sufferers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/asthma
The future for people suffering from severe asthma is looking bright after a Leicester-based research team confirm the benefits of a revolutionary medicine, which has been recently approved for use in the UK
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Backward schedule your Christmas turkey (under finite resources)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/12/06/backward-schedule-your-christmas-turkey-under-finite-resources/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on December 6, 2017 In this week’s blog, Dr Nicola Bateman, Associate Professor Operations Management ( nab34@le.ac.uk ) uses operations management to get all the bits of your Christmas dinner on the table at the same time.
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Productive Alternatives to Boris Johnson’s Cheesy Vision of Homeworking
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2022/05/17/productive-alternatives-to-boris-johnsons-cheesy-vision-of-homeworking/
Hybrid working solves the trade-off of home versus office working, with benefits for both employees and employers, writes ULSB's Professor Stephen Wood.
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Managing performance at work: Research shows regular feedback an essential criteria for successful a
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/04/04/managing-performance-at-work-research-shows-regular-feedback-an-essential-criteria-for-successful-appraisal-systems/
Posted by Stephen Wood in School of Business Blog on April 4, 2018 I n this blog Professor Stephen Wood talks about his research on performance appraisal and how a successful system of appraisal depends on frequent feedback and good standard setting.
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Love is in the air at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/love-is-in-the-air-at-leicester
Love is in the air at Leicester Love is in the air at Leicester|Graduates Jason and Alix were pricked by Cupid’s arrow while studying at Leicester – and are now celebrating getting engaged Students joining the University of Leicester can expect a world-class education and a...
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Tehmina Kazi reading and Muslim LGBT activism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/queeringislam/2016/06/29/tehmina-kazi-reading-and-muslim-lgbt-activism/
Posted by Alberto Fernández Carbajal in Queering Islam on June 29, 2016 As the final event of the Queering Islam events series for 2015-2016, Tehmina Kazi , the Director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy , visited us at the University of Leicester to do a...