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University of Leicester wins Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/30-the-award
THE Award THE award win Professor Lisa Smith receives her THE Award for Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|University receives Times Higher Education Award for a pioneering kit that enables victims of sexual violence to capture DNA evidence.
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New network launched to advance research into Huntington’s disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/huntingtons
A new network has been launched by the University of Leicester to drive forward research, interventions and engagement for those living with Huntington’s disease
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Emma Parker
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/author/emma_parker/
Emma Parker is an Associate Professor in English at the University of Leicester. She researches gender and sexuality in postwar and contemporary literature.
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Global COVID-19 study finds higher infection risk was main driver of ethnic inequality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/covid
A major new global study has found that higher rates of severe illness and death among ethnic minority groups during the pandemic was largely driven by a greater risk of infection.
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150-million-year post-mortem reveals baby pterosaurs perished in a violent storm
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/150-million-year-post-mortem-baby-pterosaurs-storm
University of Leicester scientists have identified two extraordinary new fossils - tiny prehistoric flying reptiles, pterosaurs, with broken wings
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The University as a military hospital during the Great War
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/military-hospital
The University’s building now known as the Fielding Johnson Building was used as a military hospital during the First World War. Find out more about its wartime history.
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Dr Roger James
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/roger-james
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Dr Roger James, a former Reader in Immunology in the Department of Respiratory Sciences (previously Infection, Immunity and Inflammation). Roger was born on 8 September 1949.
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Major funding for Leicester will help find new cancer treatments
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/cancer-research-funding
The search for new cancer treatments in Leicester is to receive a major funding investment of up to £2 million, providing future hope for people diagnosed with the disease.
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Lessons learned from Leicester's lockdown
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/leicester-lockdown-lessons-learned
2000|External engagement Universities do not exist in bubbles. We live in local ecosystems and it is essential for the benefit of the institution and the wider community to develop meaningful partnerships and work collaboratively for the public good.
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