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Study shows large gender imbalance in funding given for cancer research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/study-shows-large-gender-imbalance-in-funding-given-for-cancer-research
Male researchers receive far greater funding for cancer research than their female equivalents, suggests a study involving University of Leicester research and published in the journal BMJ Open.
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Training the next generation of Black health data scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/black-health-data
The University of Leicester has partnered with Health Data Research UK and BREATHE – The Health Data Research Hub for Respiratory Health to offer an internship programme providing paid work experience to future Black data scientists; a group currently under-represented within...
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Meet the team
https://le.ac.uk/parca-r/meet-the-team
Meet the team behind the studies into Parent Report of Children's Abilities (PARCA-R) at the University of Leicester.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/events/resources
Access free online resources about good practices to work with or teach students from refugee backgrounds
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School of Chemistry prizes and prize winners
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/study/undergraduate/prizes
The School of Chemistry at the University of Leicester has a number of prestigious undergraduate prizes that are awarded to students at various points during their degrees.
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Wellcome Trust Doctoral Training Programme in Genomic Epidemiology and Public Health Genomics
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/wellcome-trust-dtp
Details about the programme’s unique and attractive features can be found via the links below. Please direct any queries to genomicsphd@le.ac.uk Browse our prospectus (PDF, 4.52mb)
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New BHF-funded research could predict the growth of life-threatening aneurysms before it is too late
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/07-aneurysms
Illustration of abdominal arteries with two different types of aneurysm Illustration of abdominal arteries with two different types of aneurysm 425|Research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Leicester could reduce the risk of death from a...
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DNA analysis
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/genetics/dna-analysis
Simply extracting the DNA from the remains wouldn’t tell us the identity of the individual. It requires comparing DNA from the skeletal remains with that of known relatives.
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War on superbugs
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/war-on-superbugs
For the last twenty years, Martha Clokie, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Leicester, has pioneered research on bacteriophage therapy.
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Colonial Countryside
https://le.ac.uk/colonial-countryside
Colonial Countryside: National Trust Houses Reinterpreted is a national writing and history project in partnership with Peepal Tree Press, Renaissance and the National Trust.