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First Juno science results supported by University of Leicester’s Jupiter ‘forecast’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2017/05/25/first-juno-science-results-supported-by-university-of-leicesters-jupiter-forecast/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on May 25, 2017 Astronomers publish predictions of planetary phenomena on Jupiter that informed spacecraft’s arrival.
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Institutes and centres
https://le.ac.uk/cls/research/institutes
Browse our range of research institutes and centres, showcasing the very best in medical and health sciences.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/heritage-and-culture/research
Research centres in the School of Heritage and Culture, University of Leicester
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Being Human: Evolution and Prehistory
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar2555
Module code: AR2555 What does it mean to be human? Why did hominins start walking on two legs? How did hominins respond to major Quaternary climatic fluctuations? Who were the first fire users? Why did people begin to produce art? Who were the...
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Free online course offers insights into the time of Richard III
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/free-online-course-offers-insights-into-the-time-of-richard-iii
As the first anniversary of the reinterment of Richard III approaches in March, our University is relaunching its highly popular online course that explores what it was really like to live in the world of the last Plantagenet King.
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Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/using-portable-nanopore-dna-sequencers-to-combat-wildlife-crime
A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the MinION - developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies - to read the ‘barcode genes’ of animals affected by illegal trafficking.
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International Ocean Discovery Program
https://le.ac.uk/iodp
Learn more about The International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP3); a marine research collaboration that explores Earth’s history and dynamics.
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1M funding to support academics engaging with industry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/funding-to-support-academics-engaging-with-industry
The College of Life Sciences has successfully secured over £1M from two Medical Research Council (MRC) translational funding schemes: Proximity to Discovery, P2D (£296K) and Confidence in Concept, CiC (£767K).
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Leicester continues rise up Complete University Guide rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/leicester-rise-complete-university-guide-rankings
The University of Leicester has continued its rise up the rankings in the 2026 Complete University Guide.
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Woman and the Feminine in Medieval and Renaissance Literature
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3124
Module code: EN3124 How was the subject of woman, and the feminine, represented in medieval and Renaissance literature? Do images constructed by male authority reflect what it was like to be a woman during these periods? Did women actually identify...