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Microbial genomes for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/microbial-genomes/higher-education
The study of genomes as an entity as opposed to individual genetic components is referred to as genomics. Learn more about microbial genomes on our website.
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Open response to PETA UK Universities campaign
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/legislative-responsibilities/open-response
Read our open response to PETA UK in regards to their campaign against Universities using animals for research and experiments.
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Students have their say on living in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/23-graduate-retention
Student voice event Student voice event|More than 100 university students have been giving their views on living in Leicester as part of the city’s first Leicester Student Voice event.
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Checklist aims to ensure clinical trials are inclusive of the wider population
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/inclusion-checklist-college-surgeons
Members of the public along with a team from the University of Leicester have come together to co-produce an Inclusion Checklist for Clinical Research.
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Leicester sociologist named as UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship winner
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/diego-garcia-rodriguez-ukri-future-leader-fellowship
The University of Leicester's Dr Diego García Rodríguez has been named as one of 77 talented early career researchers to receive funding from the UKRI's Future Leaders Fellowship.
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University of Leicester honours charity chief for raising the ambitions of hundreds of thousands of young people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/university-leicester-honours-charity-chief-raising-ambitions-hundreds-thousands-young-people
The co-founder of a social mobility charity devoted to raising young people’s educational aspirations has received an honorary award from the University of Leicester.
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Getting stuck into mucus to find new treatments for severe asthma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/mucus-asthma-study-leicester
Leicester is among an international group of experts in respiratory medicine to receive funding to better understand how mucus is controlled in the lungs and how this contributes to severe asthma
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School of Business academic shares his passion for knowledge exchange and thoughts on AI future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/will-darler
A University of Leicester School of Business academic is highlighting the importance of enterprise and knowledge exchange between industry, policymakers and academia.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/research
The University of Leicester has a long history of groundbreaking medical research. We have particular strengths in the fields of cardiovascular medicine, cancer research, diabetes research, medical genetics, BAME health and the development of alternatives to antibiotics.
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Tree rings reveal increasing rainfall seasonality in the Amazon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/tree-rings-increasing-rainfall-seasonality-amazon
Study involving University of Leicester researcher shows intensified seasonal cycles, with wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier, increasing the dangers of flooding and drought