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Sweet genes – not sweet dreams - could explain why a bad night’s sleep makes you older
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/sleep
New funding support to research teams at University of Leicester to study sleep’s effects on ageing epigenetics Changes to our DNA occur as we get older and could be affected by sleep disturbance Scientists aim to find out whether this epigenetic clock plays a...
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Tradition meets AI as Leicester scientists help tackle Amazonian biodiversity crisis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/tradition-ai-leicester-scientists-amazonian-biodiversity-crisis
Scientists led by University of Leicester working with universities in Brazil will support traditional communities to monitor biodiversity in the Amazon, developing an AI toolkit to catalogue local knowledge and understanding
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Discovery of new 430 million-year-old fossils challenges our understanding of ancient molluscs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/punk-emo
Study involving University of Leicester scientist examines ‘exceptionally preserved’ soft tissues in fossils
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Will Trump make nuclear war more likely? University of Leicester expert gives his view
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/trump-nuclear
An expert in global nuclear politics from the University of Leicester has warned Donald Trump’s presidential era could put more responsibility on the UK to lead on nuclear deterrence in Europe.
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Award-winning satellite ecosystem protection project developed by Leicester researchers showcased to Kenyan President
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/forest-alert
An award-winning satellite project developed by researchers at the University of Leicester with support from the National Centre for Earth Observation has been showcased as part President Kenyatta’s visit to London, where he marked the UK-Kenya partnership on climate change.
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Scientists pour cold water on claim British rivers are ‘cleanest since Industrial Revolution’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/river-water-quality
Scientists and charities have poured cold water on recent claims that water quality in British rivers is “better than at any time since the end of the Industrial Revolution”.
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Stephen Hawking tributes to one of the greatest minds in science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/stephen-hawking-tributes-to-one-of-the-greatest-minds-in-science
The University has paid tribute to one of the greatest minds in science and honorary graduate Professor Stephen Hawking on the news of his death. The University of Cambridge announced the sad news on 14 March.
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Alexander Waugh at the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society – The University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/10/29/alexander-waugh-at-the-leicester-lit-and-phil/
Alexander Waugh gave a talk on Combe Florey House to the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society
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Using smart bombs to kill old cells
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/06-nanotechnology-killing-old-cells
A new nanotechnology developed at the University of Leicester could lead to people living longer.
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Twentieth-Century Jewish Literature: Loss, Exile, Memory
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/fr2041
Module code: FR2041 In this module, you will analyse the position of Jewish writers in France and their relationship to French literature.