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University of Leicester experts urge Britain to get on its feet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/sitting
To mark On Your Feet Britain Day, researchers at the University of Leicester are urging workers across the country to take part in the SMART Work programme, following a stark reminder of the very real risks of sitting too much.
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Unprecedented energy consumption is leaving a permanent stain on planetary history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/anthropocene
A new study co-authored by three professors at the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment argues that the speed and scale of human energy consumption has pushed the Earth towards a new geological epoch, the ‘Anthropocene’.
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Decoding gigantic insect genome could help tackle devastating locust crises
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/locusts
A ‘game changing’ study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust by researchers at the University of Leicester, could help combat the crop-ravaging behaviour of the notorious insect pest which currently exacerbates a hunger crisis across many developing countries.
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Respiratory Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/supervision/respiratory-sciences
Find your research degree supervisor in Respiratory Sciences at Leicester.
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Vasileios Paschalis
https://le.ac.uk/people/vasileios-paschalis
The academic profile of Dr Vasileios Paschalis, Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Leicester
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English and American Studies BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/english-and-american-studies-ba/2026
The English and American Studies degree at Leicester explores literature from the UK and the US, and American film and culture, with the option to spend a year in the USA or Canada.
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Education
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education
The Botanic Garden offers a range of primary and secondary programmes for schools, colleges and youth groups and can adapt these to fit particular curriculum or special needs.
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Genomics: A Microbial Perspective
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs3009
Module code: BS3009 How do you determine which virulence factors, genes and gene networks are important for the pathogenesis of microbes? How do we identify new antibiotic and drug targets? Why do microbes change so fast? Genomics is a major area of research and is having a...
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Happiness is a place called Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/happiness-is-a-place-called-leicester
Life is good in Leicester- and that’s official. We are ranked the second best city in the UK according to a nationwide survey of happiness- and we are also ranked in the top 10 for general life satisfaction.
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Shameem Sultanali Ladak
https://le.ac.uk/people/shameem-sultanali-ladak
The academic profile of Dr Shameem Sultanali Ladak, Research Associate (Omics) at University of Leicester