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35 years since we changed the world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/11-dna35
L-R: Professor Turi King, Tony Garner, Lin Garner, David Gyimah, Barbara Ashworth, David Baker, Chief Constable Simon Cole, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, Rob Eaton, Lynda Eaton, Mick Tucker, Kath Eastwood, Sue Jeffreys, Jenny Foxon|The discovery...
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University of Leicester experts urge Britain to get on its feet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/sitting
To mark On Your Feet Britain Day, researchers at the University of Leicester are urging workers across the country to take part in the SMART Work programme, following a stark reminder of the very real risks of sitting too much.
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Unprecedented energy consumption is leaving a permanent stain on planetary history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/anthropocene
A new study co-authored by three professors at the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment argues that the speed and scale of human energy consumption has pushed the Earth towards a new geological epoch, the ‘Anthropocene’.
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Decoding gigantic insect genome could help tackle devastating locust crises
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/locusts
A ‘game changing’ study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust by researchers at the University of Leicester, could help combat the crop-ravaging behaviour of the notorious insect pest which currently exacerbates a hunger crisis across many developing countries.
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Evidence-based empathy skills for healthcare teams
https://le.ac.uk/empathy/study/healthcare-teams
Find out more about the evidence-based empathy skills for healthcare teams course at the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare.
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Canadian applicants
https://le.ac.uk/law/study/undergraduate/international/canadian-applicants
With hundreds of Canadian students, accounting for around 25% of our total population, Leicester Law School has the largest number of Canadian students of any UK law school.
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Academic staff
https://le.ac.uk/english/people/academic-staff
View the academic team working within English at Leicester. Explore staff profiles, research interests and contact details.
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About us
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/about-us
Learn more about how the diverse collections at the Botanic Garden and the Attenborough Arboretum supports teaching and research at the University of Leicester.
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University of Leicester hosts screening of Strawbs documentary in honour of alumnus David Cousins
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/screening-strawbs-documentary-honour-david-cousins
The Magic Of It All – The Story of Strawbs documentary screening will celebrate the life and work of David Cousins at his alma mater at the Attenborough Arts Centre on 29 October
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European Convention on Human Rights
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/lw7240
Module code: LW7240 This module introduces students to the functioning of the most effective international system for the protection of human rights yet devised, and examines some of the European Court of Human Rights’ leading jurisprudence.