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A poetic double helix
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/20-innovative-poem-complex-structure-of-dna
Double helix|Innovative poem by University of Leicester academics reflects complex structure of DNA. A collaboration between a poet and a biologist at the University of Leicester has resulted in a unique poem which will be heard on BBC Radio 4 on Monday 25 February.
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Leicester academic to chair expert panel at the British Library
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/17-dr-emma-parker-joe-orton-british-library
Dr Emma Parker, Associate Professor of Postwar and Contemporary Literature in the University of Leicester’s Department of English, will chair a star-studded panel discussion on Joe Orton’s 1969 play What the Butler Saw at the British Library on Tuesday 23 April 2019.
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BBC Gardener Nick Bailey donates entire garden to the University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/bbc-gardener-nick-bailey-donates-garden
Director of the University of Leicester Botanic Garden kindly donates plants from his headline ‘Plant-based’ garden showcased at BBC Gardener’s World Live
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University of Leicester Bake Off star to join Vice-Chancellor at UK technicians conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/bake-off-star-vice-chancellor-technicians-conference
The University of Leicester’s Great British Bake Off finalist will join the institution’s Vice-Chancellor at the UK’s largest conference for technical professionals in higher education and research.
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Leicester diabetes expert celebrated with US award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/melanie-davies-diabetes-award
A world leading expert in diabetes from Leicester has been recognised for her remarkable contribution to the prevention and treatment of the condition at a ceremony in the USA.
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Making it in the UK screen sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/2018making-it2019-in-the-uk-screen-sector
An upcoming event will explore how the UK film and screen industries including creators, funders and businesses can work towards improving inclusion and diversity.
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Rings of Saturn are dying
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/17-rings-of-saturn-are-dying
Rings of Saturn are dying Saturn's rings|University of Leicester graduate discovers Saturn’s rings are dying at a worst-case-scenario rate New research published in Icarus today (Monday 17 December), confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings at a...
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Study raises important questions about lockdown effects on BAME communities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/lockdown-effects-on-bame-communities
New research by University of Leicester academics reveals lockdown measures imposed in late March, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, may not have been as effective in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities with data showing that cases in these...
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BAME academics are “chronically absent”, says Leicester Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/bame-scholarships
Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) academics are “chronically absent” in higher education, the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Leicester Professor Nishan Canagarajah, has said. His comments come as the University of Leicester today launches an £1.
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Training the next generation of Black health data scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/black-health-data
The University of Leicester has partnered with Health Data Research UK and BREATHE – The Health Data Research Hub for Respiratory Health to offer an internship programme providing paid work experience to future Black data scientists; a group currently under-represented within...