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Disturbed sleep may partially explain Long COVID breathlessness, find researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/covid-and-sleep
A major UK study has discovered that the disturbed sleep patterns in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 was likely to be a driver of breathlessness
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Multi-million pound international investment to launch new industrial research facility in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/multi-million-pound-international-investment-to-launch-new-industrial-research-facility-in-leicester
A multi-million pound Research Centre for metal and alloys has been launched in Leicester. It will enable the University of Leicester and partners to work with China for an initial period of five years to bring advanced thinking to metal production.
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AI tool for breast cancer patients following surgery will be trialled later this year.
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/artificial-intelligence
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Leicester, has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict which breast cancer patients may be at risk of side effects after surgery and radiotherapy.
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Leicester alumni boost research into student vaccine uptake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/alumni-covid-funding
Research focused on improving vaccine uptake in university students has been given a boost this week after the University of Leicester’s Alumni Association Committee made a generous donation of £5,000 to the University’s Vice-Chancellor Nishan Canagarajah on Monday 21st...
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Leicester combines expertise with NASA to power spacecraft into new frontiers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/rhu-stirling-1-770
University of Leicester signs International Space Act Agreement with NASA to support collaboration between Space Park Leicester and NASA’s Glenn Research Center on a novel Radioisotope Power System design and laboratory test campaign
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New approach provides potential vaccine and treatment for Alzheimer’s
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/tapas
A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and German scientists.
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University of Leicester’s insights from JWST to be showcased at Space Telescope Science Institute
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/jwst-showcased-space-telescope-science-institute-770
Professor Leigh Fletcher to give the 2025 ESA Distinguished Lecture at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore on 30 October and will showcase University of Leicester work with James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on the outer planets
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History of Media and Communications at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/media/about/history
Media and Communication at the University of Leicester has its origins in the Centre for Mass Communication Research which was established at Leicester in 1966. Find out more about our history.
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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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EMI Teacher Development Programme
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/courses-for-teachers/emi
EMI Teacher's course offered by the University.