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                    Why Leicester? Discover the University of Leicesterhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/why-leicester/ Academic and Staff blogs written by current University of Leicester academics and staff members. Find out about this leading university ranked in Top 20 of all major national league tables and see what makes it a leader in research, teaching and student satisfaction. 
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                    Participants and talkshttps://le.ac.uk/miv/workshop-programme/autumn-2019-workshop/participants Learn more about the titles and abstracts of the myriad speakers at the autumn 2019 workshop at the University of Leicester. 
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                    Reconsidering Southern African Studies from the Indian Oceanhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/09/15/reconsidering-southern-african-studies-from-the-indian-ocean/ Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on September 15, 2014 “Reconsidering Southern African Studies from the Indian Ocean.” This challenge underpinned two wonderful days of discussion at the University of the Western Cape last week. 
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                    Clare Anderson: Page 2https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/author/clare_anderson/page/2/ I am a professor of history, with interests in colonialism and colonial societies across the British Empire. I am especially interested in the history of confinement. 
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                    Leicester’s role in historic Mars mission revealed 20 years onhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/beagle-2-talk The history of the Beagle 2 mission to mars is recounted by the University of Leicester's Professor Mark Sims, who served as Mission Manager 
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                    Celebrating Leicester and Leicestershire as a prime destination for international studentshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/up-space International partners from across the world gathered in Leicester this week to hear first-hand from regional leaders about why the county is one of the most attractive destinations for international students in the country. 
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                    New training set to support more children born prematurely and their familieshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/premature-birth-training-smallest-things A new online module created with the help of Leicester experts, ‘Supporting children and families in the pre-school’ years, has been released to increase awareness and understanding within early years staff of the impact of premature birth on children and their families. 
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                    Dataset will help advance research into neuro-degenerative diseaseshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/epnd-neuro-degenerative-diseases-leicester A platform set up to help researchers look into the causes and treatments for neuro-degenerative diseases has released its first biomarker dataset with the help of experts from the University of Leicester 
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                    University of Leicester sees boost in student numbers as widening participation strategy bears fruithttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/university-of-leicester-sees-boost-in-student-numbers-as-widening-participation-strategy-bears-fruit Undergraduate registrations at the University of Leicester increased by almost 10 per cent last year and applications for this year are also on the rise, bucking the national trend, the latest figures from UCAS show. 
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                    Diabetes 'tidal wave' imminent for young people, says global experthttps://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/diabetes-tidal-wave-young-people-report-melanie-davies The increased time young people are spending on digital channels, such as TV subscription services and gaming, is creating a new culture of “sedentary children”, with a leading professor calling for urgent action to “change mindsets” on diabetes following the publication of a...