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Funding for new research centre to investigate effect of environmental exposures on health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-nihr-funding
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has granted a £1 million development award to the University of Leicester to create a new pioneering national research centre to investigate the effect of environmental exposures on health.
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Leicester researchers involved in hunt for golden spike that signalled new epoch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/leicester-researchers-involved-in-hunt-for-golden-spike-that-signalled-new-epoch
Geologists - including Professor Jan Zalasiewicz and Dr Colin Waters from the Department of Geology - are on the hunt for the 'golden spike' that would signify the moment humanity changed the planet forever and triggered the Anthropocene era.
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New University of Leicester-led research project to monitor wetlands from space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/13-earth-observation-wetlands-leicestershire-rutland
A new Earth observation for wetlands project led by the University of Leicester, in conjunction with the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, will enhance monitoring of Rutland Water and the Soar and Wreake River Valleys for nature conservation.
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New evidence traces herpes virus back almost 5,000 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/herpes-genome
Researchers have mapped the genetic structure of the herpes virus and, for the first time, traced its European origin back almost 5,000 years.
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New study exposes causes behind criminal case backlogs in England and Wales
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/police-crime-cps-england-wales-criminal-case-backlog
A University of Leicester-led study has unearthed critical factors delaying the progression of criminal cases from police investigations to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for charging decisions in England and Wales.
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Leicester pioneers introduce novel new imaging autopsy service to the NHS
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-pioneers-introduce-novel-new-imaging-autopsy-service-to-the-nhs
Researchers from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have introduced an alternative method to diagnose the cause of death, which in many cases can replace the need for the traditional invasive autopsy.
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University partners in new world-class skills centre for automotive sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/university-partners-in-new-world-class-skills-centre-for-automotive-sector
Our University is partnering with HORIBA MIRA and other Midlands-based education institutions to build the MIRA Technology Institute – a new world-class skills centre for the automotive sector to be based at MIRA Technology Park.
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New report finds nuclear weapons and related systems are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/28-nuclear-report
Report involving Dr Andrew Futter finds nuclear weapon increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack
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New report published to give practical steps for using surgical checklists safely
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/new-report-published-to-give-practical-steps-for-using-surgical-checklists-safely
A new, freely accessible report led by Dr Emmilie Aveling from the Department of Health Sciences offers practical guidance to those seeking to optimise implementation of the surgical checklist.
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Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/brain-health
Many people who were hospitalised with COVID-19 continue to have cognitive and psychiatric problems even two to three years post-infection, according to a new study published by researchers from the University of Leicester