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Unique event with special guests celebrates 35th anniversary of DNA fingerprinting
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/07-dna35
Please note: this event is now sold out. A video recording of the event will be available online, via the University homepage, next week.
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Putting satellite data in farmers’ hands to improve food security
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/farming-earth-observation
PhD project at University of Leicester aims to get more farmers in Kenya and the UK using Earth Observation (E.O) data, allowing them to plan better for extreme weather, boosting climate resilience and food security
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Exciting Autumn programme launched at Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/attenborough-arts-centre-autumn-programme-leicester
Attenborough Arts Centre’s new autumn season features a range of thought-provoking exhibitions, performances, and artist-led creative courses and workshops, together delivering on the organisation’s mission of ‘Art For All’.
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Groundbreaking research identifies what makes human brains – and humans – unique in the animal world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/14-concept-cells
A neuroscientist at the University of Leicester has identified a fundamental difference between human and animal brains. This breakthrough, published today in the journal Cell, offers an explanation for what makes Homo sapiens so vastly different from even our nearest relatives.
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Outside and beyond: 'Deconstructing a Medieval manuscript'
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/research/case-studies/medieval-manuscript
Museum Studies PhD student Armand De Filippo discusses his research into sensory responses to Medieval manuscripts.
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Dickens shorthand sleuths offer hope for 1861 Canadian murder
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/dickens-shorthand-sleuths-canada-murder
A team of decoders are hoping to crack the case of a murder in 19th century British Columbia
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Activities
https://le.ac.uk/health-data-research/activities
Software tools and standards Café Variome is a complete data discovery solution designed to provide a general-purpose, web-based tool that can be quickly installed by any genotype-phenotype data owner, or network of data owners.
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Leicester’s Top 5 COVID research studies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/top-5-covid-research-studies
One of the top ten Universities in the UK for COVID research has highlighted its top five research projects that have had a global impact.
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Study
https://le.ac.uk/geography/study
Geography at the University of Leicester is top-ranked with particular strengths in critical geography, environmental change and management, and spatial literacy and modelling. Find out more about our courses.
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AstroSeminar – Geoffroy Lesur (Grenoble) – Wed 24th Feb, 3pm
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/22/astroseminar-geoffroy-lesur-grenoble-24th-feb-3pm/
Posted by er198 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 22 February 2021 The Wednesday seminar this week (24th of Feb) will be delivered by Dr. Geoffroy Lesur (Grenoble) at usual time (3pm). Please find below title and abstract of the talk. Send an email to er198[at]leicester.