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• Protecting sex workers

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/social-justice/sex-workers

  In considering sex work, police and health practitioners have focused on ‘the street’ as the main location for sex workers. However, in the 21st century the sex industry has changed enormously, and today most commercial sex work happens online.

• World Space Week at the National Space Centre

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/20/world-space-week-at-the-national-space-centre/

  To celebrate World Space Week the National Space Centre is hosting its first in-person Space Lates since January 2020, offering space fans the chance to explore the galleries after hours, hear from special guest speakers and take part in a wide range of space-themed...

• Physics and Astronomy April 2021 Digest

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/30/physics-and-astronomy-april-2021-digest/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 April 2021 With the end of the spring term, the Easter break, and the approach of the summer exam period, life in the School of Physics and Astronomy remains as busy as ever.

• University researchers show juices from damaged salad leaves massively stimulate Salmonella growth and salad leaf colonisation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/university-researchers-show-juices-from-damaged-salad-leaves-massively-stimulate-salmonella-growth-and-salad-leaf-colonisation

  Investigations by Leicester microbiologists have revealed that just a small amount of damage to salad leaves can massively stimulate the presence of the food poisoning bug Salmonella in ready-prepared salad leaves.

• Distant supermassive black hole shows high velocity sign of over-eating

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/distant-supermassive-black-hole-high-velocity-over-eating-770

  University of Leicester scientists describe how the capture of new matter - lasting a few days and corresponding to several Earth masses - formed a ring around the hole, before being partly swallowed by the hole, with excess matter ejected as a high velocity wind.

• Decoding gigantic insect genome could help tackle devastating locust crises

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/locusts

  A ‘game changing’ study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust by researchers at the University of Leicester, could help combat the crop-ravaging behaviour of the notorious insect pest which currently exacerbates a hunger crisis across many developing countries.

• Tuberculosis

  https://le.ac.uk/lung-health/research/tuberculosis

  Specialists Barer Carr Garton Haldar Mukamolova O’Hare Woltmann Leicester has a large number of tuberculosis patients and so both the diagnosis, management and pathogenesis of TB are important priorities for the theme.

• Media and publications

  https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/cpbe/media-and-publications

  Find out about updates, publications and activities undertaken by the Centre for Palaeobiology and Biosphere Evolution

• Groundbreaking research into cancer treatment receives financial boost

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/liquid-biopsies

  Groundbreaking research to track how cancers evolve and investigate what treatments work best, has received a £455,000 financial boost.

• Careers support at Leicester Law School

  https://le.ac.uk/law/study/careers

  Leicester Law School is here to support our students and graduates in the next phase of their careers. Find out more about our dedicated Law Careers Fair, legal competitions and our pro bono group.