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• Creative Writing

  https://le.ac.uk/english/study/creative-writing

  Creative Writing at the University of Leicester offers a broad range of exciting and challenging options in a dynamic environment of practising writers. Find out about the undergraduate modules and postgraduate programmes we offer in creative writing.

• Ethnic differences in need for heart pacemakers may have genetic link

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/ethnic-differences-in-need-for-heart-pacemakers-may-have-genetic-link

  Researchers have found evidence to show that South Asian people (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) are less likely to require a pacemaker for an abnormally low heart rate compared to white people of European origin.

• Using other libraries

  https://le.ac.uk/library/using/using-other-libraries

  Information about using other university libraries in the UK.

• New way of screening toxic chemicals mimics mammal senses

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/new-way-of-screening-toxic-chemicals-mimics-mammal-senses

  Researchers from our University have developed a new approach for analysing toxic chemicals in complex samples that mimics the way mammals smell and taste. The technique could reduce the need for laboratory animals in biomedical research and other areas of chemical testing.

• I often get into trouble with my producers for highlighting Leicester news so much

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/201ci-often-get-into-trouble-with-my-producers-for-highlighting-leicester-news-so-much

  Geography graduate and news presenter Lukwesa Burak has been interviewed about her enthusiasm for hosting the Discovering Excellence Awards last month at the University, as well as her experience studying for a Master's degree at our University, and how she...

• First delivery to our University of high-tech glass plates to be used to discover the birth of new black holes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/first-delivery-to-our-university-of-high-tech-glass-plates-to-be-used-to-discover-the-birth-of-new-black-holes

  Our University is providing a new type of X-ray mirror to the French space agency, CNES, for the Chinese-French satellite ‘SVOM’ which is designed to discover and study Gamma-Ray Bursts from newly formed black holes.

• Improving diagnosis of the causes of heart failure

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/improving-diagnosis-of-the-causes-of-heart-failure

  A new study that could prevent missed or wrongful diagnosis of the underlying cause of heart failure has been funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

• bcox

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/author/bzc1/

  Digitally General: why digital is not always the answer Posted by bcox in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on October 12, 2018 Making something digital does not always make it better. Why? It not the digital itself that it actually the issue.

• Banning of burquinis is a step towards depriving Muslim women of equal citizenship expert suggests

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/banning-of-2018burquinis2019-is-a-step-towards-depriving-muslim-women-of-equal-citizenship-expert-suggests

  The recent banning of the ‘burquini’ in Cannes is a step towards depriving Muslim women of equal citizenship, according to Dr Saeeda Shah (pictured) from the School of Education.

• Martin Coffey

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/author/martin_coffey/

  Postgraduate Career Development Adviser, Doctoral College Team.