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Introductory Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt2008
Module code: NT2008 Organic materials and compounds all contain carbon atoms. They comprise most known chemicals, form the basis for all life on Earth and have a huge amount of commercial applications.
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Microbiologist honoured with bug named after him
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/microbiologist-has-bug-named-after-him
Microbiologist Bill Grant (pictured), Emeritus Professor in the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has a new honour to add alongside his career accolades - he has a bug named after him.
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Learning about history from food utensils
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/learning-about-history-from-food-utensils
What do dinner utensils say about Roman social interactions? Archaeologists and Big Data experts will be gathering at the University for a series of workshops between 26-27 September at College Court Conference Centre to provide some answers to that question.
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Research shows pollution dispersion in cities is improved by trees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/research-shows-pollution-dispersion-in-cities-is-improved-by-trees
Trees in cities throughout the UK could be significantly improving the quality of the air we breathe by decreasing pollution levels for pedestrians, researchers Department of Physics and Astronomy have suggested in a new study.
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Leicester astronomers observe star reborn in a flash
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-astronomers-observe-star-reborn-in-a-flash
An international team of astronomers using Hubble and led by our University has been able to study stellar evolution in real time. Over a period of 30 years dramatic increases in the temperature of the star SAO 244567 have been observed.
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Genetics study to improve prediction of heart disease recruits 20000th participant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/genetics-study-to-improve-prediction-of-heart-disease-recruits-20-000th-participant
A team of researchers from our University and NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (LCBRU) in conjunction with colleagues from Primary Care and Leicester and Leicestershire CCGs have recruited their 20,000th participant to a landmark genetics study.
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Leicester celebrates opening access to higher education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-celebrates-opening-access-to-higher-education
Our University is celebrating its links with local colleges from across the Midlands and beyond. The Local to Leicester partnership brings together colleges associated with our University both locally and in the West Midlands.
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Setting standards in stroke treatment
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/stroke-treatment
Improving the treatment of stroke - the fourth leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the UK.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/english/research
English at Leicester is an internationally-recognised centre of research excellence across a comprehensive range of scholarly activities and chronological periods.
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Leicester continues rise up Complete University Guide rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/leicester-rise-complete-university-guide-rankings
The University of Leicester has continued its rise up the rankings in the 2026 Complete University Guide.