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Unique protein signatures linked to ethnicity and changes in physical activity observed in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/diabetes-ethnicity-protein-study-leicester
A Leicester study has shed light on why people of South Asian (SA) origin may face a higher risk of cardiometabolic disorders and respond...
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University of Leicester commits to preparing students for the world of work
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/university-leicester-preparing-students-world-work
The University of Leicester has taken an ambitious step to prepare every single one of its undergraduates for the world of work.
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University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor knighted in King’s New Year Honours
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/university-leicester-vice-chancellor-knighted-kings-new-year-honours
University of Leicester’s President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah has been knighted in the 2026 King’s New Year Honours.
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University leads first-of-its-kind trial testing diabetes drug for deadly aneurysms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/december/aortic-anueryms-diabetes-leicester-bown
A Leicestershire farmer is the first person in the UK to join a groundbreaking trial, led by the University of Leicester, to test whether the type...
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Leicester researchers use satellites to tackle landfill methane leaks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/satellites-landfill-methane-leaks
Research team from the School of Physics and Astronomy and Space Park Leicester is testing how space-based technology can help find leaks and then...
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New ‘cloaking device’ concept to shield sensitive tech from magnetic fields
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/cloaking-device-shield-sensitive-technology-magnetic-fields
University of Leicester engineers have developed a design framework for a magnetic cloak designed to hide objects from magnetic fields,...
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Early-risers may catch “Father Christmas” on his way back to the North Pole via the skies above the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/father-christmas-skies-space-park-leicester
The International Space Station is due to make a 'high pass' at 06:18 local time and, weather permitting, visible until around 06:23
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University study will look at harmful air pollution in our homes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/air-pollution-leicester-study-funding
Researchers from the University of Leicester have been awarded £2 million to investigate how harmful particles in the air inside our homes...
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Explore the silent night this festive season: space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock to give Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures on the BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/space-scientist-maggie-aderin-pocock-royal-institution-christmas-lectures
University of Leicester’s Chancellor hosts the 2025 Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution, broadcast on BBC Four and iPlayer on 28th, 29th...
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COP30 poems celebrating Planet Earth released by Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/cop30-poems-celebrating-planet-earth
Poetry competition sees poets of all ages explore our climate and planet