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Chicxulub crater Leicester researchers investigate what killed the dinosaurs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/chicxulub-crater
A team of scientists, including University of Leicester researchers, has now reached the midpoint of an International Ocean Discovery Programme investigating the Chicxulub crater site - the location of the meteorite impact associated with a mass extinction event 66 million...
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Glimpses of the young David Attenborough in the University Archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/05/09/glimpses-of-the-young-david-attenborough-in-the-university-archives/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 9, 2016 It’s well known that David and Richard Attenborough, along with their brother John, spent part of their early lives living on the campus of what was then University College, Leicester.
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An Overview of South Asian Collections in EMOHA
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/10/06/an-overview-of-south-asian-collections-in-emoha/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on October 6, 2023 Written by Huma Ahmed.
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The secret peacemaker: A quiet leader of our time
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/05/24/the-secret-peacemaker-a-quiet-leader-of-our-time/
Posted by mstein in School of Business Blog on May 24, 2017 Professor Mark Stein of the School of Business mourns the key intermediary between the British government and the IRA with Leicester connections, who has died aged 80.
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Trump and the risks of narcissistic leadership
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2016/12/01/trump-and-the-risks-of-narcissistic-leadership/
Posted by mstein in School of Business Blog on December 1, 2016 Professor Mark Stein discusses how Donald Trump shows signs of being a narcissistic leader – and why people have good reason to be concerned.
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The Story of Pulque, Part 1
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/03/10/the-story-of-pulque-part-1/
Posted by Deborah Toner in Consuming Authenticities on March 10, 2015 In the 17th century, the Mexican historian Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl recorded a pre-Columbian legend about the origins of pulque.
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Nadjim Horri
https://le.ac.uk/people/nadjim-horri
The academic profile of Dr Nadjim Horri, Lecturer in aerospace engineering at University of Leicester
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Rapid spread of a meningitis bacteria linked to hypermutable sequences helping avoidance of the immune system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/26-meningitis-bacteria-spread-avoidance-immune-system
An enhanced potential to avoid the human immune system has been found in recent serogroup W isolates of Neisseria meningitidis by University of Leicester researchers, which may explain in part why the strain spread so rapidly among young people in 2013.
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Worlds collide: University of Leicester experts to help upgrade Large Hadron Collider experiment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/leicester-experts-upgrade-large-hadron-collider-experiment
Expertise from Leicester in particle detectors to contribute to next upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment, thought to be the first time Leicester scientists are working directly on instrumentation for the world’s largest particle accelerator
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China students experience campus life at University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/dalian-summer-school
Leicester hosts summer school for those studying with the Dalian Leicester Institute (DLI) in China