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Transporting Convicts from New Zealand to Van Diemen’s Land
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/10/31/transporting-convicts-from-new-zealand-to-van-diemens-land/
Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on October 31, 2017 By Dr Kristyn Harman Senior Lecturer in History, University of Tasmania Like many New Zealanders, I grew up hearing stories about the Australian penal colonies, particularly anecdotes of London...
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Will the government’s AI action plan be a success?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/artificial-intelligence
University of Leicester expert comments on the UK government's action plan to boost its role in developing and deploying artificial intelligence.
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Leicester’s role in historic Mars mission revealed 20 years on
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/beagle-2-talk
The history of the Beagle 2 mission to mars is recounted by the University of Leicester's Professor Mark Sims, who served as Mission Manager
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Leicester’s showstopping chemist on his Bake-Off experiment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/josh-smalley-bake-off
Dr Joshua Smalley speaks to the Press Office about rising to the occasion in the famous white tent
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Our 100: A people’s history of the University
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/our-100
As part of the University’s centenary celebrations, we want your help to showcase ‘Our 100’ – 100 things that define our past, present, and future.
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New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot
Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.
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UK’s Chief Medical Officer honoured by University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/uk-chief-medical-officer-honoured-university-leicester
Professor Chris Whitty, one of the most pivotal figures in the UK’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been honoured by the University of Leicester.
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Leicester’s links with China are strengthened by Vice-Chancellor visit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/china
The University of Leicester strengthened its ties with China with a successful visit to the country, led by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nishan Canagarajah.
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Leicester’s Top 5 COVID research studies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/top-5-covid-research-studies
One of the top ten Universities in the UK for COVID research has highlighted its top five research projects that have had a global impact.
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Spaceport voyage inspires University of Leicester’s ‘galactic scholars’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/virgin-galactic-scholarships
University of Leicester physics students travel to Spaceport America, the home of Virgin Galactic in New Mexico supported by a Galactic Unite Scholarship, where they met Virgin Galactic staff and gained insights into the world of commercial spaceflight.