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Im pleased that I followed my heart and studied Sociology it allowed me to learn about Britain and also to develop a global perspective
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/201ci2019m-pleased-that-i-followed-my-heart-and-studied-sociology-it-was-a-chance-to-learn-more-about-british-and-2018western2019-culture201d
When deciding what she was going to study in the UK, Phoebe wanted to explore something new. Originally from Hong Kong, she felt pressured to pursue a Business or Economics related degree, but ultimately decided to follow her heart and pursue her interest in Sociology.
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First global patient for kidney study recruited in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/first-global-patient-for-kidney-study-recruited-in-leicester
A patient from Birmingham is the first person to be recruited into a new worldwide study to test new treatments for a potentially life-threatening kidney condition called IgA nephropathy.
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Groundbreaking ceremony gets the 158 million renovation of historic Brookfield House formally underway
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/groundbreaking-ceremony-gets-the-ps15-8-million-renovation-of-historic-brookfield-house-formally-underway
The University of Leicester and Henry Boot Construction Ltd marked the official start of construction at our Brookfield Campus with a traditional groundbreaking ceremony.
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Thousands of families devastated by heart attacks in East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/thosuands-of-families-devastated-by-heart-attacks-in-east-midlands
Heart attacks are devastating thousands of families across the East Midlands according to a new survey by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) ahead of its Wear it. Beat it. fundraiser for life saving heart research.
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Richard III discovery at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/richard-iii-discovery-at-the-royal-society-summer-exhibition
The team behind the scientific detective story of the decade, the discovery of King Richard III, has been selected as one of 22 exhibitors at the Royal Society’s annual display of the most exciting cutting-edge science and technology in the UK.
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Omnidea Ltd lands at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/25-omnidea-space-park
Omnidea Group has announced that its UK subsidiary – Omnidea Ltd – has established in Leicester. Currently at the Innovation Hub of the University of Leicester, Omnidea Ltd is expected to be the first tenant at the new Space Park currently under development.
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Kathrin Meissner
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/study/visiting-scholar-scheme/kathrin-meissner
I spent about one month at CUH in May 2019 as part of PhD project which covers the transformations of public communication about planning from the late 1950s to the late 1980s in German planning culture focussing on cases in East and West Berlin.
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Glynis Wright MBE
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/glynis-wright
Dr Glynis Wright is an alumna of the University of Leicester acquiring a BA (Hons) in English and Philosophy in 1984. She decided to remain in Leicester after graduating and commenced a career in local government most latterly within the field of economic development.
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Reimagining the Restoration: Samuel Pepys's diary and popular history
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/projects/pepys-project
About the project Samuel Pepys’s lively diary of the 1660s describes major events such as the plague and the Great Fire of London, alongside his hectic private life.
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£1.4 million grant to help advance research into the causes of heart failure in people with type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/heart-disease
University of Leicester researchers have been awarded a £1.4 million grant to continue their work to detect and prevent heart failure in those living with type 2 diabetes