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Engineering Building roof reconstruction has exceeded expectations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/engineering-building-roof-reconstruction-has-2018exceeded-expectations2019
The ambitious project to replace the roof of our world-famous Engineering Building, which saw all the 2,500 glass panels of the diamond-shaped roof reconstructed and replaced to exacting standards, has been officially completed.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/ld3/people
Learn more about the people involved within the Leicester Drug Discovery and Diagnostics project at Leicester.
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Research suggests exposure to violence during pregnancy increases risk of prematurity and low birthweight
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-suggests-exposure-to-violence-during-pregnancy-increases-risk-of-prematurity-and-low-birthweight
Exposure to violence during the first trimester of pregnancy could lead to an increase in the risk of prematurity and low birthweight, according to research by our University and Queen Mary University of London.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/social-epigenetics-lab/publications
Published research in the field of Social Epigenetics involving insects and authored by members or alumni of University of Leicester's Social Epigenetics Lab.
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Leicester experts call for recognition of the Anthropocene epoch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/anthropocene
Geologists from the University of Leicester (UK) have joined forces with more than 50 peers to call for an official recognition of a proposed geological epoch.
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Explore Leicester’s architectural heritage with guided campus tours
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/leicester-architecture-tours-heritage-hub
The public will have the chance to explore the University of Leicester’s characterful buildings with guided walks taking place on Saturday 13 September, Tuesday 16 September and Wednesday 17 September at central campus and Brookfield campus.
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Leicester expert addresses Parliamentary Committee on NHS staff shortages
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/nhs-staff-shortage
An expert in human resource management has warned MPs of the impact of discrimination on the staff shortage ‘crisis’ within the NHS.
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Leicester Cultural Quarter’s post-industrial past to be explored
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/02/07/leicester-cultural-quarters-post-industrial-past-to-be-explored/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on February 7, 2014 Talented writers will be able to tell the untold stories of the post-industrial past of Leicester’s Cultural Quarter, thanks to a new project from the School of English.
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Leicester scientists investigating ancient freshwater hundreds of metres below the sea floor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/scientists-ancient-freshwater-below-sea-floor
International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) includes researchers from the University of Leicester aiming to explore ancient freshwater systems below the ocean floor and up to 100 miles offshore
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PhD Physics student shares his experience working on the Cassini mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/phd-physics-student-shares-his-experience-working-on-the-cassini-mission
On 15 September 2017, after almost twenty years in space, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made its final encounter with Saturn.