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• Scientists find clues to tuberculosis progression in gene expression

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/tuberculosis-gene-expression

  Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute working with collaborators at the University of Leicester have identified how gene expression changes during different stages of tuberculosis (TB), including early after infection before any symptoms are clinically detectable.

• carolyntarrant

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/author/carolyn_tarrant/

  Senior lecturer in SAPPHIRE, Department of Health Sciences. Social scientist and qualitative researcher. Interested in ethnography, evaluation, patient safety, quality improvement, acure care, healthcare associated infections. twitter: @pollyandrosie

• Memorial Page

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mark-pluciennik-memorial/2016/05/18/memorial-page/

  Posted by in Memorial Page for Mark Pluciennik on May 18, 2016 Mark Pluciennik died on 7 May at the age of 62, following a battle with a progressive neurological condition.

• Peace project

  https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/peace-project

  University of Leicester is giving local schools and the local community the opportunity to visit its historic campus and discover the history of the University.

• Historic University of Leicester landmark wins city heritage award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/cottages

  A project which has breathed new life into an historic University of Leicester landmark has won a heritage award.

• Popular Photography and Camera Culture in Ireland 1922-2000

  https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/research/popular-photography-and-camera-culture-in-ireland

  The University of Leicester's Leverhulme Trust Research Grant for the Popular Photography and Camera Culture in Ireland 1922-2000 project.

• MedTech worth £1.6 billion to Midlands economy according to new report

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/13-medtech

  A new report has been launched, which highlights the critical importance of the Medical Technologies (MedTech) sector to the Midlands economy.

• Flaring star could be down to young planet’s disc inferno

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/planetary-disc-inferno

  New simulations led by University of Leicester offer new explanation for star’s 85-year flare. In this scenario, a young giant planet is burning up very close to its star, suggesting solar systems may have hosted many of such planets that have since ‘evaporated’

• Project to provide vital maths support for teenagers born very prematurely

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/making-sense-of-maths-vital-support-for-teenagers-born-very-prematurely

  An award-winning research team led by Dr Samantha Johnson (pictured) from the Department of Health Sciences is developing a web-based e-learning programme to help teenagers who were born very prematurely with vital maths skills.

• Researchers launch hunt to find the most accurate physical activity tracker

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/researchers-launch-hunt-to-find-the-most-accurate-physical-activity-tracker

  Researchers from the Diabetes Research Centre have launched a hunt to find the most accurate physical activity tracker. Fitbit, Jawbone, Garmin, Polar Loop and some cheaper devices are all going head-to-head in the study.