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New DNA origami technique promises breakthroughs in medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/dna-origami
Scientists have developed an innovative method to customise and strengthen DNA origami structures, which could lead to advances in medicine, biotechnology, and beyond
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Student becomes youngest to graduate from Harvard
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/student-becomes-youngest-to-graduate-from-harvard
Eugenie de Silva (pictured), who started reading for her PhD at Leicester aged 15, has become the youngest person to graduate from Harvard University.
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Educational policy and practice: how ‘evidence-based’ can or should it be?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/06/12/500/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 12, 2017 ‘On the research side, evidence-based education seems to favour a technocratic model in which it is assumed that the only relevant research questions are questions about...
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Professor who unlocked the connections between the sky and ancient monuments honoured by University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/professor-clive-ruggles-sky-ancient-monuments-university-leicester
An academic who revolutionised the way we look at the connections between ancient monuments and the sky has been honoured by the University of Leicester.
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University Researcher featured in inspiring new book showcasing tech career journeys
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/book-stem-house-of-commons-technology-leicester
University of Leicester researcher Dr Elpida Vounzoulaki is among those featured in a new book inspiring teenagers to take up a career in technology
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The king's grave
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/the-kings-grave
Richard III was buried at the west end of the church choir, in front of the southern choir stall. This location is slightly ambiguous. Although the feet and one lower leg bone (left fibula) were missing Richard III’s skeleton was otherwise complete.
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Additional tickets available for David Attenborough lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/sir-david-attenborough-lecture-ticket-information
Due to unprecedented demand for tickets for Sir David Attenborough’s lecture ‘Beauty in Nature’ on Thursday 28 January, the venue for the event has been changed to De Montfort Hall which offers increased capacity.
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Rajinder Bhuhi
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/rajinder-bhuhi
Rajinder heads-up the University of Leicester’s Innovation Hub and has worked at the University as a Senior Enterprise Practitioner since 2007.
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Drugs legislation requires review, says academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/drugs-misuse-scarman-lecture
The main piece of legislation used to combat illegal drug use in the UK is no longer fit for purpose, according to a leading criminologist at the University of Leicester.
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A passion for researching public policy and management – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/08/19/a-passion-for-public-policy/
One researcher's account of what inspired her passion for public policy research, and how she uses linguistic theory to investigate and address the complexity of public policy narratives and the effect their implementation has on people's day-to-day lives.