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Breast cancer treatment could benefit from Artificial Intelligence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/talbot
Artificial Intelligence could identify patients at increased risk of side effects from radiation treatment for breast cancer
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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE appointed Chancellor of the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/maggie-aderin-pocock
Award-winning space scientist, broadcaster and author, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, has joined the University of Leicester as its new Chancellor today (1 March).
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Switching to renewable energy could save thousands of lives in Africa
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/21-africa-solar
With renewable energy cheaper and more efficient than ever, countries in Africa have the unique opportunity to harness abundant renewable sources like wind, solar and geothermal.
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Pioneering treatment for Leicester heart patients has been adopted by other NHS sites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/virtual-ward
A virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients in Leicester is now being implemented across hospitals elsewhere in the country
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Breakthrough molecular movie reveals DNA’s unzipping mechanism with implications for viral and cancer treatments
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/dna-helix-microscopy-cancer
Scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed “molecular movie” showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level
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Leicester cosmic explosion expert among exceptional scientists elected as Royal Society Fellows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/cosmic-explosion-scientist-elected-royal-society-fellow
University of Leicester’s Professor Nial Tanvir receives one of science’s highest honours, recognising a career spent studying the Universe’s brightest and most violent explosions
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Ptero Firma: footprints pinpoint when ancient flying reptiles conquered the ground
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/ptero-firma-footprints-ancient-flying-reptiles
Study led by the University of Leicester links fossilised flying reptile tracks to animals that made them, revealing a 160-million-year-old invasion as pterosaurs came down from the trees and onto the ground.
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Leicester professor receives King’s honour for services to healthcare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/liz-draper
A University of Leicester professor who has devoted her life to research into the health and wellbeing of babies and children has been honoured by the King
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Online programmes and activities
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/online
Bookings To book a live KS1/KS2 online session or an in-school workshop with the Botanic Garden Education Officer please email the Botanic Garden. Botanic Garden board game A fun, printable board game based on the University of Leicester Botanic Garden for ages 6-9.
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Volcanology
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/solid-earth/volcanoes/volcanology
Our volcanology research covers volcanic eruptions and magmatic processes in many different parts of the world