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Ancient Antarctica reveals a ’one–two punch’ behind ice sheet collapse
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/ancient-antarctica-ice-sheet-collapse
University of Leicester geoscientist contributes to study showing impact of ocean warming on ice sheets, using results obtained from expedition to the Ross Sea in Antarctica
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Cristina Ruiz Villena
https://le.ac.uk/people/cristina-ruiz-villena
The academic profile of Dr Cristina Ruiz Villena, Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Leicester
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Planetary Surfaces and Analogues
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/planetary-science/planetary-surfaces-and-analogues
Researchers at Leicester are involved in the characterisation of surface materials across a range of planetary bodies, and are developing next-generation instrumentation to measure material properties from Martian rovers and landers on icy surfaces.
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Top Long COVID symptoms revealed in global study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/long-covid-symptoms-revealed-global-study
People with Long COVID have an almost four-fold increase of losing their taste and smell compared to those without the condition, according to an international analysis of 15 million people.
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Beta-blockers could reduce death among those with diabetes and hypoglycaemia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-beta-blockers-reduce-death-diabetes-hypoglycaemia
Beta blockers|A type of drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure could reduce the risk of death among those with type 2 diabetes and a related complication.
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Reversing Diabetes: Fact or Fiction?
https://le.ac.uk/courses/mooc-diabetes/2020
Facilitated by experienced and high profile clinical and academic staff from the Leicester Diabetes Centre, students benefit from the wealth of experience and specialist knowledge.
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Black and Mixed Black women needed for breast, ovarian and uterine cancer study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/black-women-breast-ovarian-uterine-cancer-study
University researchers are looking for Black and mixed Black women to take part in a study looking at their awareness of breast, ovarian and uterine cancer.
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Geriatric Emergency Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/gem
We have been studying acute and emergency care for older people for over ten years, and have undertaken a number of large-scale research and quality improvement projects.
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Dialect
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/dialect
A research project conducted by researchers from Nottingham Trent University and the Univeristy of Leicester aimed to find differences in regional dialects in the East Midlands over the past century. Learn more.
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Over 150 academics sign up as University experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/over-150-academics-sign-up-as-university-experts
More than 150 Leicester academics have signed up as experts to the University's Experts Guide, helping to highlight research taking place at the University to the media and engage in topical academic debate.