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Leicester’s Top 5 COVID research studies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/top-5-covid-research-studies
One of the top ten Universities in the UK for COVID research has highlighted its top five research projects that have had a global impact.
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World Digital Preservation Day 2022 blog
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2022/10/19/world-digital-preservation-day-2022/
Blog post describing the work done at the University of Leicester to increase ability and capacity for permanent preservation of born-digital material (websites, Sharepoint sites, email and word and pdf documents).
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Ultrasound could improve early detection of vascular diseases
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/ultrasound-could-improve-early-detection-of-vascular-diseases
Ultrasound could improve early detection of vascular diseases Ultrasound could improve early detection of vascular diseases 1594|Ultrasound conducted before a patient develops symptoms could improve early detection of diseases in blood vessels, Leicester researchers have shown.
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University joins national group dedicated to tackling world health issues
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/biofilm-research-disease-resistance
The University of Leicester has joined a consortium of research institutes dedicated to tackling disease, climate change and food security
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Cricketing legend leaves graduands bowled over
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/cricketing-legend-leaves-graduands-bowled-over
It was the turn of our School of Business and School of Media, Communication and Sociology to celebrate their graduands today as the sun gave a warm welcome to our guests on the lawn of De Montfort Hall - an environment that today’s honorand, former professional cricketer...
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A century of human genetics
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/century
Read through a lecture delivered by Sir Alec Jeffreys at the Leicester Medical Society Bicentenary.
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HyPIR Lecturer urges Welsh ministers to do more for Welsh space sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/hypir-lecturer-urges-welsh-ministers-to-do-more-for-welsh-space-sector
Dr Bleddyn Bowen, an expert in astropolitics and space policy based in University of Leicester’s HyPIR was interviewed by the BBC Sunday Politics Wales programme and urged the Welsh Government to do more to encourage space sector growth in academia and industry.
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Groundbreaking research identifies what makes human brains – and humans – unique in the animal world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/14-concept-cells
A neuroscientist at the University of Leicester has identified a fundamental difference between human and animal brains. This breakthrough, published today in the journal Cell, offers an explanation for what makes Homo sapiens so vastly different from even our nearest relatives.
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Leicester-led study to explore mental health and drug use in colonial and post-colonial prisons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/leicester-study-mental-health-drug-prisons
The University of Leicester has been awarded £3.3m to research drugs and mental health in prison settings globally.
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University of Leicester celebrates top 2% global sustainability ranking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/the-sustainability-ranking
The University of Leicester is once again celebrating global sustainability success after being ranked in the top 2% of global universities for its contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking.