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Adrian building
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/adrian-building
Formally opened in 1968, the Adrian Building was the home of Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys’ historic discovery of genetic fingerprinting in September 1984.
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How the University is central to economic resurgence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/how-the-university-is-central-to-economic-resurgence
Forward thinking, innovative projects and practical expertise in working with business are making the University of Leicester one of the main drivers of the 'Midlands Engine for Growth' - the term used by the Chancellor, George Osborne.
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Leicester staff celebrate victory for the blues
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-staff-celebrate-victory-for-the-blues
Not content with showing their true-blue colours in advance of Leicester City Football club’s arguably season-clinching game on Sunday, our staff are celebrating the local football heroes’ confirmed Premier League victory on Monday in a variety of ways.
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Leicester researchers develop novel heart pump to help people with heart failure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/10-novel-new-pump-to-help-people-with-heart-failure
SZ92jwoXe1k|Dr David Adlam, Associate Professor and Interventional Cardiologist in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Piyal Samara-Ratna, Mechanical Engineer in the Space Research Centre, have joined forces to combine medical and space research to develop a pump...
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Space Park Leicester to benefit from new funding announcement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/03-space-park-funding
Space Park Leicester will receive £50,000 funding and form part of the new and innovative East Midlands Manufacturing Zones
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Leicester researchers have co-developed the first global guidance for managing digestive conditions during Ramadan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/ramadan-health-fasting-guidance
Researchers in Leicester have developed a clinical guide for managing patients with gastrointestinal and liver conditions during Ramadan
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BBC Gardener Nick Bailey donates entire garden to the University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/bbc-gardener-nick-bailey-donates-garden
Director of the University of Leicester Botanic Garden kindly donates plants from his headline ‘Plant-based’ garden showcased at BBC Gardener’s World Live
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University of Leicester professor appointed chair for REF 2029 sub-panel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/ref-panel-chair-leicester-seidu
Professor Samuel Seidu from the University of Leicester has been selected to chair an expert panel of the Research Excellence Framework 2029 (REF).
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Medical students meet best-selling author, comedian and NHS psychiatrist, Dr Benji Waterhouse
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/medical-students-benji-waterhouse-leicester
It’s not every day you get to meet a best-selling author, comedian and NHS psychiatrist, but that's what Medical with Foundation Year Students at the University of Leicester did.
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Improving air quality in Nairobi
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/air-quality-nairobi
Poor urban air quality is a major development issue globally, placing a huge burden on public health.