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Leicester experts work with aspiring scientists from Girlguiding Leicestershire to bring science to life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-experts-work-with-aspiring-scientists-from-girlguiding-leicestershire-to-bring-science-to-life
When the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at our University celebrated International Women’s Day, they didn’t know they would end up helping local girls to find out what a baby ladybird looks like up close.
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Leicester space scientist proves she has what it takes to become an astronaut
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-space-scientist-proves-she-has-what-it-takes-to-become-an-astronaut
Dr Suzie Imber, from the University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, is a step closer to becoming an astronaut after being crowned the winner of the six-part BBC show ‘Astronauts: Have You Got What It Takes?’ Suzie fought off tough competition from 11 other...
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Sleeping giant surprises Gaia scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/black-hole
Most massive black hole in our galaxy spotted by team including scientists from the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester
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Research to understand peatland policy ‘on the ground’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/peatlands
Postgraduate research at the University of Leicester is seeking to understand how peatland policy is implemented at a local level, gaining insights from NGOs, farmers, landowners, researchers, and policymakers
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Difficult Conversations: Air quality experts to discuss ways to clean up the air that we breathe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/difficult-conversations-air-quality
Research experts including a Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government will join a public Q&A exploring the air quality ‘crisis’ being felt across the globe. Air quality is a measure of pollutants and other harmful particulates in the air that we breathe.
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Geology
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/supervision/geology
Find your research degree supervisor in Geology at Leicester.
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Space research legacy explored in UK Space Agency and DSIT visit to University of Leicester’s space hub
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/uk-space-agency-dsit-visit-space-park
University of Leicester hosted a delegation of senior staff at Space Park Leicester from the UK Space Agency and the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
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Excitement builds for launch of James Webb Space Telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/jwst-launch
Space scientists from across the globe are counting down to the launch of the most advanced observatory ever built.
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Research students
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/people/research-students
See a list of the research students currently studying in the department of Cardiovascular Sciences at Leicester. Find contact details for our MD, PhD and MRes students.
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Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics MSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/bioinformatics-and-molecular-genetics-msc/2026
This is for you if...you want to combine your interest in computing and bioinformatics with the study of molecular genetics to develop a career in biological research.