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Generous gift will help fight vascular disease and prevent limb amputations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/ps5-15-million-gift-to-university-of-leicester-and-leicester2019s-hospitals-will-help-fight-vascular-disease-and-prevent-limb-amputations
Our University and Leicester’s Hospitals have received a generous gift of £5.15 million by fashion retailer George Davies – the largest from an individual in the University’s history - to give hope to patients who face losing a leg because of poor circulation.
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Air pollution technology underpins system to control vehicle emissions in real time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/air-pollution-technology-underpins-system-to-control-vehicle-emissions-in-real-time
EarthSense Systems, a joint venture between our University and aerial mapping company Bluesky, is helping to develop a system to automatically activate zero-emission running of hybrid vehicles along the most heavily polluted city streets.
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Worlds biggest study of genetics of lung health and disease allows scientists to predict chance of developing COPD
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/world2019s-biggest-study-of-genetics-of-lung-health-and-disease-allows-scientists-to-predict-chance-of-developing-copd
The world’s biggest study into an individual’s genetic make-up and the risk of developing lung disease could allow scientists to more accurately ‘predict’ - based on genes and smoking - your chance of developing COPD, a deadly disease which is the third commonest cause of...
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UK’s first and only research Centre dedicated to placing empathy at the heart of healthcare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/stoneygate-director
The incoming director of a major new research and teaching Centre has described the urgent need to place empathy at the heart of healthcare.
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University of Leicester rises to five-year high in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/the-world-rankings-2023
The University of Leicester has been ranked among the top 200 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023, and reached its highest position since 2018.
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Respiratory Genomics Conference 2025
https://le.ac.uk/genetic-epidemiology/respiratory-genomics-conference
Details of the Respiratory Genomics Conference 2023 taking place in Leicester on 14 & 15 November 2023.
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International
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students
Welcoming international students, how to apply for a visa and scholarships on offer.
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BFI Filmography
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/09/29/bfi-filmography/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 29, 2017 A great new resource from the BFI which explores a wide range of topics relating to the history of UK feature film.
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Revolutionary Papers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/04/26/revolutionary-papers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2024 An international, transdisciplinary research and teaching initiative on 20 th century anti-colonial, anti-imperial periodicals of the Global South.
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Turnitin and GradeMark changes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/07/13/turnitin-and-grademark-changes/
Posted by Catherine Leyland in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on July 13, 2016 We now have a new version of Turnitin that looks quite different but mostly works in the same way.