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Wellcome awards Leicester scientist £2m to study gene regulation in early development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/wellcome-award-leicester-scientist-gene-regulation
A University of Leicester scientist has been awarded £2m for research which could lead to advances in understanding and treating developmental disorders.
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World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/largest-tropical-peatlands-40000-years-old
New research finds peatland complex in Congo Basin to be more than twice as old as previously thought, expertise from the University of Leicester supported the study
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Leicester’s global and colonial history explored through a basketry collection
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/dryad-baskets
An exhibition showcasing the basket collection of Leicester entrepreneur Harry Peach has gone on display at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
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What is saffron
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/what-is-saffron
Did you know that you need to collect about 200,000 flowers to produce just one kilo of saffron? The labour needed to produce it is just one of the many reasons that make the spice the world's most expensive agricultural product.
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University of Leicester named as one of the world’s most sustainable universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/17-worlds-most-sustainable-university-ui-greenmetric
UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2018 places the University of Leicester 35th in the world and 9th in the UK for sustainability.
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Olga Makarova
https://le.ac.uk/people/olga-makarova
The academic profile of Dr Olga Makarova, Lecturer in Gene Expression at University of Leicester
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jbridges
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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University hosts dance class for people with Parkinson’s Disorder
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/dance-leicester-world-parkinsons-day
The University of Leicester's new student-led physio clinic will host a workshop for those living with Parkinson’s on Friday (11 April) as part of World Parkinson’s Day
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Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/csr/botanic-garden
Our Botanic Garden in Oadby is a major, and very visible, element of our community engagement.
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Sea levels influence eruptions on Santorini
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/santorini
The rise and fall of sea levels influence the likelihood of volcanic eruptions on the Greek island of Santorini, new research published in Nature has discovered.