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Leicester experts uncover secrets of healthy ageing from the world’s oldest person
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/healthy-ageing-leicester-genome-maria
Leicester scientists have helped study the genetics and lifestyle factors that enabled María Branyas Morera, officially the oldest person in the world until she died last year, to reach 117 years old
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December Book Group: Officers and Gentlemen
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/12/19/officers/
Summary of the December 2014 meeting of the Waugh Book Group, Leicester
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Immunity, Infection and Chronic Disease MSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/infection-and-immunity-msc/2026
This is for you if... you want to learn more about immunity and its central role in combatting infection and chronic disease.
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Toxic formaldehyde’s dual nature to be probed with new chemical tool
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/formaldehyde-cancer-tool
University of Leicester chemistry researchers have developed new compounds to better study formaldehyde
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GHOST in the sky captures Greenhouse Gases
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/ghost-in-the-sky-captures-greenhouse-gases
An instrument co-designed by University of Leicester scientists has been used in aircraft flights over the UK to monitor greenhouse gases.
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Reaching for the stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/reaching-for-the-stars
A PhD student at our University has been recognised internationally for her research into life on Mars. Berivan Esen is amongst the 30 women around the world who have been awarded the prestigious Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship for 2018-19.
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Big wins for Leicester on Varsity Night
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/big-wins-for-leicester-on-varsity-night
Leicester preserved their unbeaten record in the women's match with a 53-0 victory, while their men also came out on top with a 34-0 win in front of a big and vocal Varsity Night crowd. Playing at No 8 was Sports President and ULWRFC 1st XV Captain Ofure Ugiagbe.
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Leicester technician wins prestigious Papin Prize
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/26-lory-francescut-papin-prize-hets
A technician from the University of Leicester has won a prestigious Papin Prize at the Higher Education Technicians Summit (HETS) conference in Birmingham today.
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Artificial intelligence used to tackle Leicester’s hospital staff turnover challenges
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/nhs-staff
A team from the University of Leicester is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to support and retain NHS staff in the city’s hospitals.
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A 10 minute walk a day could add a year to your life – study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/brisk-walk
A longer, healthier life could be as little as a ten-minute walk away, according to the findings of a new study conducted by researchers funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at the University of...