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Anaerobic facilities
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/facilities-and-services/biophysical-instrumentation-and-anaerobic-facilities/anaerobic-facilities
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester has a number of Belle Technology glove boxes.
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Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/eg4063
Module code: EG4063 Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine focuses on the combination of engineered structures, biological cells and the human body’s unique capabilities for regeneration in order to heal complex injuries and cure disease.
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Biodiversity and Behaviour
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/bs1070
Module code: BS1070 This module will provide an introduction to the vast diversity of plants and animals.
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Researchers use NASA’s Webb to map weather of planet 280 light-years away
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/clouds-wasp-43b
Atmospheric modelling led in part by University of Leicester reveals true extent of clouds on distant world reveals WASP-43 b is cloudy on the nightside but mostly clear on the dayside, with equatorial winds howling around the planet at 5,000 miles per hour
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Astronomers see “warm” glow of Uranus’s rings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/21-uranus-rings-alma-vlt
The rings of Uranus are invisible to all but the largest telescopes — they weren’t even discovered until 1977 — and they stand out as surprisingly bright in new heat images of the planet taken by two large telescopes in the high deserts of Chile.
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New space missions to explore suns’ influence on habitable worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/sirius-elfen
Two proposals for missions led by the University of Leicester receive £500,000 funding from UK Space Agency
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Featured projects
https://le.ac.uk/media/research/featured-projects
Explore the projects within Media Research at the University of Leicester.
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Shadow ministerial visit highlights efforts to enhance diversity and inclusion in science led by the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/mp-visit
The Shadow Minster for Science, Research and Innovation, Chi Onwurah, has spent a day at Space Park Leicester, speaking to University experts about widening participation and inclusivity in STEM subjects.
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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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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