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Andrew Dunn: Page 62
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/62/
Academic Librarian.
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Rapid spread of a meningitis bacteria linked to hypermutable sequences helping avoidance of the immune system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/26-meningitis-bacteria-spread-avoidance-immune-system
An enhanced potential to avoid the human immune system has been found in recent serogroup W isolates of Neisseria meningitidis by University of Leicester researchers, which may explain in part why the strain spread so rapidly among young people in 2013.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2013/11/15/transgender-day-of-remembrance/
Posted by Emma Parker in School of English Blog on November 15, 2013 20 November marks Transgender Day of Remembrance.
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AFLETES-MRI
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research/afletes-mri
An MRI study looking at the heart and brains of veteran endurance athletes
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Cervical cancer research receives important boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/cervical-cancer-research-receives-important-boost
A prospective research programme in Leicester to improve the lives of women who have undergone treatment for cervical cancer has received a cash injection.
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Air pollution speeds up ageing of the lungs and increases chronic lung disease risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/09-air-pollution-lung-function-copd
A study of more than 300,000 people has found that exposure to outdoor air pollution is linked to decreased lung function and an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Academic and adventurer describes climbing and cataloguing remote regions of the South American Andes mountains
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/academic-and-adventurer-describes-climbing-and-cataloguing-remote-regions-of-the-south-american-andes-mountains
Dr Suzie Imber from the Department of Physics and Astronomy is giving a talk about a unique adventure which saw her scale and catalogue a remote corner of the Andes mountains.
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Anthropocene book series launches in Croatia with book on the far-future Earth by Leicester geologist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/anthropocene-book-series-launches-in-croatia-with-book-on-the-far-future-earth-by-leicester-geologist
A new book series titled ‘Anthropocene’ has just been launched by Croatia’s leading academic book publisher Skolska knjiga, with the first title being Zemlja nakon nas, a new translation of The Earth After Us by Professor Jan Zalasiewicz of our School of Geography,...
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Expert opinions cover Premier League success management tactics and cultures uniting across the city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/expert-opinions-cover-premier-league-success-management-tactics-and-cultures-uniting-across-the-city
In an article for The Conversation this week John Williams from the Department of Sociology has discussed Leicester City Football Club's Premier League victory.
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Space Park Leicester celebrates World Space Week with exclusive art exhibition by Matt Turner
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/matt-turner-spl
A relaxed, self-led workshop on Tuesday 8 October will encourage visitors to create their own still-life drawings, using iconic Space Park Leicester exhibits such as the MIRI Model, Envisat, MeteoSat, Gaia, and "For Harmony and Wonder" as reference points