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Collections and Research
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/collections-and-research
Read about the collections and research associated with the Botanic Garden.
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Lines of descent
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/genetics/lines-of-descent
DNA analysis of the Greyfriars bones was crucial to confirming their identity as those of Richard III. But that analysis would be meaningless without something for comparison.
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Research shows higher rates of stillbirth and neonatal death for those living in deprived areas, minority ethnic groups and twin pregnancies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/stillbirth
People living in the UK’s most deprived areas, minority ethnic groups and those with twin pregnancies all continue to experience higher rates of stillbirth and neonatal death according to new research from the MBRRACE-UK team at the University of Leicester.
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Space technologies to help improve environmental and living conditions at banks of the Ganges
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/space-technologies-to-help-improve-environmental-and-living-conditions-at-banks-of-the-ganges
International scientists, including researchers from our University, are using space sensors to monitor the health of land around the River Ganges in India, home to approximately 500 million people. The Ganges flows through India and Bangladesh.
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Participoll for live voting and polling in class
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/teaching/participoll
Participoll is a simple multiple-choice voting system which allows students to vote using any smartphone, tablet, or even laptop. It works from within your Powerpoint presentation. You must present using a Windows computer; you cannot present using Participoll using a Mac.
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Offer Holder Hub
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/offer-holders
We don’t want you to miss out on the benefits of attending a University of Leicester Offer Holder Day, which is why we’ve moved everything online.
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Social events and activities
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/presessional/why-leicester/social
Find out more about the social events and activities which take place around the Presessional English Programme at Leicester.
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Kasabian frontman takes centre stage at University of Leicester graduation ceremony
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/kasabian-frontman-centre-stage-university-leicester-graduation-ceremony
It was a home-coming gig like no other for Kasabian singer, songwriter and record producer, Sergio ‘Serge’ Pizzorno when he stepped up to receive an honorary degree from the University of Leicester.
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Living the Anthropocene
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gy4473
Module code: GY4473 This module provides you with an in-depth introduction to the Anthropocene. In particular, it focuses on the ways in which humans have become geological agents, and on the effects that such agency has on Earth’s bio-physical systems.
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Living the Anthropocene
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gy4473
Module code: GY4473 This module provides you with an in-depth introduction to the Anthropocene. In particular, it focuses on the ways in which humans have become geological agents, and on the effects that such agency has on Earth’s bio-physical systems.