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Richard III Geneticist leads DNA search to identify the man who shaped early America
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/richard-iii-geneticist-leads-dna-search-to-identify-the-man-who-shaped-early-america
The University of Leicester geneticist who led the DNA identification of the ‘The King under the car park’ –Richard III – has been called upon to help identify the headless remains believed to be those of a man ‘who shaped early America’.
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Protection
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research/protection
Current research The role of Ion Channels in Protection Cardiovascular Ion Channels and their role in Protection Our research involves a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of cardiovascular ion channels and their role in the physiological processes underlying protection.
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Fight against tuberculosis
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/fight-tuberculosis
We are researching ways to tackle TB, the world’s most deadly infection.
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Manjeet Singh Riyat
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/manjeet-singh-riyat
We are saddened to hear of the death of Leicester graduate Mr Manjeet Singh Riyat, Emergency Medicine Consultant at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust, who passed away on 20 April 2020 after contracting COVID-19.
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Boost for health and social care in the East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/arc-funding
An organisation dedicated to improving health and social care in the East Midlands through cutting-edge innovation has had its funding extended.
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Top ten position for student experience for Leicester in latest The Times and Sunday Times league table
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/times-league-table-2025
University of Leicester placed equal 28th overall in the in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026
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Consuming Authenticities: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/page/2/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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University reaction to Brexit result
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-reaction-to-brexit-result
As the result of the UK's referendum on whether to remain or leave the European Union has finally been announced, academics and staff at Leicester have been giving their reaction to what is undoubtedly an historic decision for the United Kingdom and the EU.
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IAA funded projects (2019 - 2023)
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/expertise/social-science/esrc-impact-acceleration-account/iaa-funded-projects
Small Rapid Response Fund ESRC IAA small rapid response funds provided seed funding (up to £4,000) to support academics to develop new partnerships, fund travel to facilitate engage with project partners and end users, develop resources to support and deliver impact,...
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Overseas Field Option
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gy3418
Module code: GY3418 At the heart of this module is a week-long field trip to Berlin. The focus of the module thinks about geopolitics at the urban scale and the ways in which Berlin (and Germany’s) geopolitical history continues to shape the geography of the city.