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100 years of Physics at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/physics/about/anniversary
2025 marks 100 years since the first students enrolled to study for a physics degree in Leicester. Anniversary celebration.
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Arrhythmias
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research/intervention/arrhythmias
We are one of the most active centres in the country in interventional arrhythmia research.
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Lord Richard Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/attenboroughs/richard
Lord Richard Attenborough has a longstanding connection with the University, opening our Attenborough Arts Centre in 1997 and receiving and Honorary Distinguished Fellowship in 2006.
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Tropical phages
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages/tropical-phages
Tropical phages/temperature dependent bacteriophages switch between lysogenic and lytic phases. At the university, research has been done on the tropical pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei which can cause melioidosis
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University of Leicester Mathematician accorded title of Pioneer at International Conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/university-of-leicester-mathematician-accorded-title-of-pioneer-at-international-conference
Professor Alexander Gorban, a mathematician from our University, has been accorded the title of Pioneer of Russian Neuroinformatics.
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Voices of mental health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/voices-of-mental-health
Research by Professor Martin Halliwell has broken new ground in deepening our understanding of the history and politics of mental health.
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Does it matter if your PhD Certificate includes the topic of your research?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2017/09/05/does-it-matter-if-your-phd-certificate-includes-the-topic-of-your-research/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on September 5, 2017 Sitting in a meeting recently I learned that University of Leicester PhD certificates do not include a title or descriptor of the research topic. Just PhD Leicester.
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Athena SWAN Award for Archaeology and Ancient History
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/07-athena-swan-bronze-archaeology
We are pleased to announce that the School of Archaeology and Ancient History (SAAH) has received an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of its commitment to advancing gender equality in higher education. Led by Dr Sarah Scott, the award is valid until 2022.
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Initiatives
https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/initiatives
Learn more about our initiatives, including Bright Path Futures, Ukraine support, Trauma-informed pedagogy and RefugEAP.
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Sporting students embrace campaign to promote wellbeing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/sporting-students-embrace-campaign-to-promote-wellbeing
Be the Influence- a positive lifestyle campaign for Sport and Active Life designed to promote student wellbeing in four areas: physical, mental, social and sexual, has been embraced by students at our university.