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Varsity kicks off
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/varsity-kicks-off
The time has come to #FearLeics.
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Dawn of the Anthropocene concept
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/dawn-of-the-anthropocene-concept
Can the Anthropocene concept be traced back to the Comte de Buffon, a famed savant of the ancien régime of France? The evidence is made widely available for the first time with the first full English translation of Buffon’s concise masterpiece The Epochs of Nature,...
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Professor Gordon Campbell elected as fellow of Royal Society of Canada
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/gordon-campbell-royal-society-of-canada-fellowship
Gordon Campbell, Emeritus Professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of Leicester, has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada. His election to what is the senior national council of Canadian scholars is his third recognition by an Academy.
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How is Ownership at Astra Zeneca Open for Pfizer’s Business?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/05/16/how-is-ownership-at-astra-zeneca-open-for-pfizers-business/
Posted by Ian Clark in School of Business Blog on May 16, 2014 Ian Clark, Professor of Employment Relations at the School, discusses a controversial contemporary acquisition bid through the concepts of financialisation, ownership and employee relations.
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Jonathon Willets
https://le.ac.uk/people/jonathon-willets
The academic profile of Dr Jonathon Willets, Associate Professor at University of Leicester
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Leicester scientists investigating ancient freshwater hundreds of metres below the sea floor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/scientists-ancient-freshwater-below-sea-floor
International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) includes researchers from the University of Leicester aiming to explore ancient freshwater systems below the ocean floor and up to 100 miles offshore
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Local research study contributes to global findings which pinpoint genes for depression across ethnicities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/exceed
A University of Leicester study has contributed to the world’s largest and most diverse genetic study ever into major depression, helping to reveal nearly 300 previously unknown genetic links to the condition
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Fold-out solar blankets to power satellites receives £1 million boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/fold-out-solar-blankets-power-satellites
A new concept for a solar blanket to power satellites that can be folded away will be developed with engineering expertise from the University of Leicester thanks to new funding.
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The Molecules of Life – An Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt2004
Module code: NT2004 'The Molecules of Life’ will provide a comprehensive introduction to the basic chemical principles underpinning biochemistry, and an overview of the structures of biological macromolecules and their components.
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Global Cultures
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ms3004
Module code: MS3004 The term ‘Global Cultures’ often brings to mind notions such as cultural imperialism, global cinema and Hollywood. But, Global Cultures are more than that: they encompass complex relations between globalisation and culture at large.