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Pioneering centre is making a difference one year after officially opening
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/phage-anniversary
A pioneering new centre at the University of Leicester which studies bacteriophages to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria is celebrating its one-year anniversary
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New research shows the proportion of adults with autism or psychotic disorders remains stable
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/autism-psychotic-national-survey-leicester-apms
Results from the latest part of a national survey on mental health reveal the number of adults diagnosed with autism and psychotic disorders in England has not risen since data was first collected in 2007
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National Centre for Earth Observation awarded renewed investment in national research capabilities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/nceo-ukri
£8.6 million has been awarded to the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), hosted by the University of Leicester
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Sydney Holloway
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/sydney-holloway
We have recently learned with great sadness of the death of Sydney Holloway, who was a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester from the early 1960s to the early 2000s.
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University of Leicester granted Freedom of the Borough by Oadby & Wigston Borough Council
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/freedom-of-borough
At an extraordinary meeting of full council on Tuesday 30 March, Oadby & Wigston Borough Council granted the University of Leicester Honorary Freedom of the Borough and bestowed the title of Honorary Freeman upon the University - the highest honour the Borough can bestow.
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Cycling study transforms heart health of dialysis patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/cycle-hd
Cycling at moderate intensity during dialysis could drastically improve the heart health of patients with kidney failure and result in significant savings for the NHS, according to new research by the University of Leicester supported by the charity Kidney Research UK and...
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Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine
Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester students have found.
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University of Leicester archaeologists identify ancient Stonehenge gold digging kit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/gold
University of Leicester archaeologists have identified a 4000-year-old gold working tool kit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge.
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Study finds ethnicity, mental health and age predict NHS workers’ plans to quit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/manish-pareek
Around 43 per cent of NHS workers who took part in a recent study have considered leaving their role or taking early retirement.
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Methods in Applied Health Research CPD
https://le.ac.uk/courses/cpd-quantitative-and-qualitative-research-methods/2026
This is for you if... you want to increase your understanding of how research contributes to health care and the range of methods used.