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Putting satellite data in farmers’ hands to improve food security
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/farming-earth-observation
PhD project at University of Leicester aims to get more farmers in Kenya and the UK using Earth Observation (E.O) data, allowing them to plan better for extreme weather, boosting climate resilience and food security
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New book explores life in Roman and Medieval Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/highcross-dig-book
Roman curse tablets Intriguing evidence relates to two lead curse tablets, from the town house at Vine Street, which have transformed our understanding of who lived in the Roman town and their links to the wider Empire.
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Neonatal care recommendations for preterm babies could help save lives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/preterm-babies-recommendations-lives-leicester
A new study led by the University of Leicester has set out a series of recommendations for improving care for babies born preterm and their families.
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Richard III's diet and lifestyle
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/what-we-know-now/diet-and-lifestyle
By measuring the different isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and strontium preserved in Richard III's skeleton, we can find out about the types of food and drink he consumed, as well as where he lived.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/higher-education/law/resources
We've supplied links to helpful resources for research and revision for students who are in higher education.
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Funding
https://le.ac.uk/celi/funding
Details on the alternative sources of funding available for research projects.
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Advanced Topics in Cancer Biology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs4004
Module code: BS4004 This module comprises a series of lectures which provide a background to the molecular and cellular basis of cancer.
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Archive
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/leicester-medical-society/meetings-lectures/archive
Listen to a selection of recordings of previous lectures hosted by the Leicester Medical Society.
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Ultra-hot gas around remnants of Sun-like stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/07-stars
Stars (Left) Artist’s impression of the hot white dwarf GALEXJ014636.8+323615 (white) and its ultra-hot circumstellar magnetosphere (purple) trapped with the magnetic field (green). Credit: N. Reindl. (Right) Colour image of the white dwarf GALEXJ014636.
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University of Leicester named as finalist in two Green Gown Award categories
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/green-gown
The University of Leicester has been shortlisted for Student Engagement and Tomorrow’s Employees projects