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Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/using-portable-nanopore-dna-sequencers-to-combat-wildlife-crime
A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the MinION - developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies - to read the ‘barcode genes’ of animals affected by illegal trafficking.
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Professor George Fraser
https://le.ac.uk/bepicolombo/meet-the-team/professor-george-fraser
George Fraser was born 22 July 1955 near Inverness and was a proud Highlander.
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Ancient Antarctica reveals a ’one–two punch’ behind ice sheet collapse
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/ancient-antarctica-ice-sheet-collapse
University of Leicester geoscientist contributes to study showing impact of ocean warming on ice sheets, using results obtained from expedition to the Ross Sea in Antarctica
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Leicester plays part in modernisation of Saudi education system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-plays-part-in-modernisation-of-saudi-education-system
The University of Leicester’s English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) recently welcomed a group of 26 teachers from Saudi Arabia on a year long teacher training programme.
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Groundbreaking event marks the start of extension to Students Union building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/groundbreaking-event-marks-the-start-of-extension-to-students-union-building
Construction has officially commenced on an ambitious £21 million extension to the Students’ Union building.
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Leicester expert in top 50 list of innovators driving transition to net zero
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/heiko-balzter-net-zero-50
An Earth observation expert from the University of Leicester has been named one of the UK’s top 50 innovators who are driving the transition to net zero.
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Take a visual tour of womens influence throughout University history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/take-a-visual-tour-of-women2019s-influence-throughout-university-history
From the first female students in 1921, to the first black female president of the Students’ Union in 1975, to the present day, women have played a vital role in our University's history, an exhibition currently being held at the Library reveals.
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Leicester spearheads British Council mission to Malaysia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/leicester-spearheads-british-council-mission-malaysia
The University of Leicester spearheaded a British Council mission to Malaysia aimed at strengthening the two nations’ Higher Education (HE) ties.
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Leicester launches renovated home for School of Business
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/brookfield-launch
The £15.8 million restoration of the University of Leicester Business School (ULSB)’s home was formally opened with a special ceremony on Thursday.
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University of Leicester joins BID Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/bid-leicester
The University of Leicester has today (Wednesday) announced it is to join BID Leicester in support of the BID’s mission to continue to transform Leicester city centre for the benefit of all who live, work, study and visit.