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Potential new targets for cancer treatments identified by Leicester research team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/potential-new-targets-for-cancer-treatments-identified-by-leicester-research-team
An international consortium of scientists led by a group from the University has announced a new advance in understanding the mechanisms of cancer and how to target it more effectively with new treatments.
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Leicester artist Tim Fowler in major new exhibition at Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/tim-fowler
Attenborough Arts Centre will present a major solo exhibition of Leicester-based artist, Tim Fowler.
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The library in the penal colony: Chekhov’s unsung gift to Sakhalin
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/06/07/the-library-in-the-penal-colony-chekhovs-unsung-gift-to-sakhalin/
Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on June 7, 2017 Chekhov’s contribution to the cultural landscape of the Sakhalin penal colony (1868-1905), the establishment of several school libraries containing more than 2,200 volumes for the island’s...
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One in four of London’s green spaces breaches air quality safety limits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/10-london-no2-levels
More than one quarter of London’s parks, playground, and open spaces exceed international safety limits for air quality, potentially putting thousands of children and vulnerable Londoners at risk.
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Crisis and Disaster Risk Management
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/crisis-and-disaster-risk-management
Selected publications 2025 Bryce, C. , Dowling, M., Long, S. & Wardman, J. K. (2025). Media amplification under the floodlight: Contextualising 20 years of US risk news. Risk Analysis, https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.17701 Yeboah, R., Ferdous, L. T., Gerged, A. M.
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Earth observation images reveal extent of ferocious forest fires in Siberia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/siberian-fires
According to Russia’s forestry agency, this year’s fires have ravaged more than 14m hectares, making it the second-worst fire season since the turn of the century.
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First Findings of the ‘Work-Life Balance and the Pandemic’ Study Amongst University Employees
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2021/01/18/first-findings-of-the-work-life-balance-and-the-pandemic-study-amongst-university-employees/
Posted by Stephen Wood in School of Business Blog on January 18, 2021 “Well-being amongst university employees fell between May and September 2020, and increased loneliness and an inability to detach from work accounted for this.
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Merry Christmas – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/12/16/merry-christmas/
Evelyn Waugh at Christmas
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Successful Arctic expedition establishes new instrument for monitoring climate change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/arctic-expedition-instrument-monitoring-climate-change
Team from the University of Leicester’s Surface Temperature Group has returned from the Arctic Circle after establishing a validation station on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard
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Discovery of how limiting damage from an asthma attack could stop disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/asthma-prevention
Leicester scientists are part of a team which has discovered a new cause for asthma that sparks hope for treatment that could prevent the life-threatening disease.