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Leicester research cited in new series of the X-Files
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/leicester-research-cited-in-new-series-of-the-x-files
Actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have solved countless mysteries and battled a variety of fierce aliens throughout the years playing agents Mulder and Scully on the X-Files - and now they've turned their attention towards research...
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New Exoplanet-hunting Telescopes worked on by Leicester scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/new-exoplanet-hunting-telescopes-worked-on-by-leicester-scientists
A new project involving University scientists will search for transiting exoplanets — planets that pass in front of their parent star and hence produce a slight dimming of the star’s light that can be detected by sensitive instruments.
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Leicester scientists investigate link between air pollution and type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicester-scientists-investigate-link-between-air-pollution-and-type-2-diabetes
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from our University and other institutions has played a pivotal role in research investigating a possible link between air pollution and the rise in type 2 diabetes.
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New test could help preserve endangered gibbon populations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/gibbons-twycross-genetic-endangered
A Leicester geneticist working with ape specialists at Twycross Zoo has developed a test which could help preserve highly vulnerable Gibbon populations from extinction
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The grass is greener where new University artwork can be found
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/the-grass-is-greener-where-new-university-artwork-can-be-found
One man went to mow, quite literally, to create a stunning new outdoor art installation for the Attenborough Arts Centre, the University of Leicester’s arts centre. During the bright days of summer, the task of mowing the lawn is considered by most to be an inevitable chore.
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Space Park Leicester celebrates World Space Week with exclusive art exhibition by Matt Turner
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/matt-turner-spl
A relaxed, self-led workshop on Tuesday 8 October will encourage visitors to create their own still-life drawings, using iconic Space Park Leicester exhibits such as the MIRI Model, Envisat, MeteoSat, Gaia, and "For Harmony and Wonder" as reference points
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/research
Members of the Centre have undertaken research on topics as diverse as the nineteenth-century afterlives of Romantic poets, the discourse of the sublime in poetry, art and criticism, and Victorian theatre - to name but a few.
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Collaborative Doctoral Studentships (AHRC and ESRC scholarships)
https://le.ac.uk/history/study/research-degrees/doctoral-studentships
History at Leicester has an outstanding track record for winning research studentships under the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral schemes (CDP / CDA). Find out more about our award holders, external partner institutions and academic mentors.
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New Directions in Drinking Studies Conference, 6-7 June 2015 – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/06/10/new-directions-in-drinking-studies-conference-6-7-june-2015/
Summary of panel on Alcohol and Authenticity at the New Directions in Drinking Studies conference, 6-7 June 2015, University of Leicester. Papers on craft cider in contemporary Wales, marketing of Siberian Crown Russian beer, and pulque in 19th century and present day Mexico.
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New book imagines society based on animal rights
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/animal-rights-book
What are Animal Rights For? has been published by University of Leicester politics expert Dr Steve Cooke, explaining the nature, function, purpose, and limitations of animal rights for a public audience.