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Agreement opens a new route for Canada students to study law in the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/humber
The University of Leicester has strengthened its Canadian connections after signing an agreement with Toronto’s Humber Polytechnic.
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Webb reveals new details and mysteries in Jupiter’s aurora with Christmas lightshow
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/webb-mysteries-jupiter-aurora-christmas-lightshow
Highest time resolution images of Jupiter’s infrared ‘dancing lights’ obtained by University of Leicester-led team on Christmas Day
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Environment scientists close in on ‘golden spike’ to define Anthropocene
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/anthropocene-berlin
Leicester researchers searching for a ‘golden spike’ to formally define humanity’s current geological period – and acknowledge human impact on our planet – have announced a major step in their analysis at an international conference today (Wednesday).
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Use genetic data to predict the best time of day to give radiotherapy to breast cancer patients, say Researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/15-radiotherapy-breast-cancer
A new clinical study conducted in the HOPE clinical trials facility at Leicester’s Hospitals has revealed the pivotal role that changing the time of day that a patient receives radiotherapy could play in altering radiotherapy toxicity.
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Dawn Watkins
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/licl/author/dew3/
Senior Lecturer in Law
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Research finds Earths technosphere now weighs 30 trillion tons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/research-finds-earths-2018technosphere2019-now-weighs-30-trillion-tons
An international team led by our geologists has made the first estimate of the sheer size of the physical structure of the planet’s technosphere – suggesting that its mass approximates to an enormous 30 trillion tons.
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Lost tombs and quarries rediscovered on British military base in Cyprus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/cyprus-archaeology
University of Leicester Archaeological Services rediscovers 46 sites at the Eastern Sovereign Base Area at Dhekelia, Cyprus, working on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
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Why are we all so fascinated by language
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/why-are-we-all-so-fascinated-by-language
Have you ever wondered why some people learn a language more easily than others? Why Donald Trump sounds different to other politicians? Whether we’ll all be speaking English, Chinese or Martian in the future? A brand new free online course provided by the University will be...
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World Space Week at the National Space Centre
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/04/world-space-week-at-the-national-space-centre-2/
Celebrate World Space Week with a very special mission to the National Space Centre (sleepover optional!) Space Lates is an evening created for people who want to know more – those who have an interest in astronomy, space missions, and the exciting research happening here in...
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Leicester researchers open doors for International Clinical Trials Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-researchers-open-doors-for-international-clinical-trials-day
Research teams at Leicester’s Hospitals are giving members of the public an opportunity to experience first-hand some of the clinical trials they run.