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Leicestershire Innovation Festival launches from Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/innovation-festival
Will Wells, Commercial Director at the University of Leicester, later led guests on a tour of the cutting-edge facilities at Space Park Leicester, ahead of the cluster’s formal launch in March.
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New research centre to study the impact of the environment on human health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/cehs
The Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability (CEHS) draws on experts from a wide variety of research backgrounds to investigate and mitigate the health problems from air pollution, environmental noise, and low-level chemical exposures.
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AI analysis of urine can predict flare up of lung disease a week in advance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/lung-study
A University of Leicester-led study has used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse patient urine samples and predict when symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will flare up according to a study published today in ERJ Open Research.
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New European collaborative platform to combat neurodegenerative diseases
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/epnd
Members of the European Platform for Neurodegenerative Diseases (EPND) have today (Tuesday) announced that they will embark on a venture to establish a collaborative platform for efficient sample and data sharing, leveraging and linking existing European research...
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UK team to lead European mission to study new planets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/uk-team-to-lead-european-mission-to-study-new-planets
The ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey) mission was selected as the next European Space Agency (ESA) science mission, putting UK leadership at the heart of research into planets that lie outside our solar system -- exoplanets.
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Study proves reducing sitting time boosts office staff’s work engagement and wellbeing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/11-reducing-sitting-time-boosts-office-staffs-wellbeing
Teams from the University of Leicester and Loughborough University investigated simple solutions to reducing sitting time in the office.
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Jurassic calamari: amazing fossil proves that flying reptiles preyed on squid
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-pterosaur-vs-squid
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, flying close to the water surface to grab soft-bodied cephalopods such as Plesioteuthis subovata. Artwork by C Klug and Beat Scheffold.|An incredible fossil brought to light in a new research paper reveals the feeding habits of extinct flying reptiles.
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EU students
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-arrival/identity-check-visa-checkpoint/visa-checkpoint/eu-students
If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen you can continue to travel to the UK to study on courses of up to 6 months in duration without needing a visa. You can cross the UK border using a valid passport which should be valid for the whole time you are in the UK.
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Botanic Garden Festival
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-festival
The Botanic Garden will be alive with music, workshops, talks, arts and crafts, children’s activities, entertainment, food stalls and more this August.
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Academic staff
https://le.ac.uk/cssp/people/academic
Find out more about academic staff in the School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy.