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• Leicester scientists in discovery of new type of plant

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientists-in-discovery-of-new-type-of-plant

  Dr James Higgins from our Department of Genetics and Genome Biology has been involved in the discovery of a new type of plant growing in Shetland. Scientists at the University of Stirling discovered the plant – with its evolution only having occurred in the last 200 years.

• The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia…

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/05/26/the-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia-2/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2020 …was created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual...

• Are we entering a new age

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/are-we-entering-a-new-age

  Professor Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured) from the Department of Geology has been interviewed by Academic Minute discussing the Anthropocene and whether mankind has entered a new age.

• Wendy Hickling OBE, JP, DL (1936-2017)

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/wendy-hickling

  “In our rooms, with outstretched arms you could touch each wall. You were allowed five items on your dressing table and nothing on the radiator. If you contravened this rule your surplus items were confiscated and you had to pay to get them back.

• University of Leicester hosts 100th birthday festival

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/changemakers-festival

  The University of Leicester welcomed students, staff, alumni and guests from the local community on Saturday in celebration of the University’s Centenary.

• Students Union helps students through exam period with some Leicesterlove

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/students2019-union-help-students-through-exam-period-with-some-leicesterlove

  Exam times are always stressful, so to help students through, the Students’ Union has once again been playing fairy godmother and granting wishes with a bit of #LeicesterLove.

• Research initiative to explore how media can help romance blossom in post-disaster environments

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/research-initiative-to-explore-how-media-can-help-romance-blossom-in-post-disaster-environments

  Media Cultures, a new research initiative that explores the role of the media in our shared cultural lives, will hold its official launch at a free public event on Thursday 16 June between 4.00-6.30pm at Bankfield House.

• Protesting against the Vietnam War in October 1965

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/10/05/protesting-against-the-vietnam-war-in-october-1965/

  Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on October 5, 2015 Fifty years ago, in October 1965, mass demonstrations against the Vietnam War took place in the US and pacifist David J.

• AI tool for breast cancer patients following surgery will be trialled later this year.

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/artificial-intelligence

  An international team of researchers, led by the University of Leicester, has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict which breast cancer patients may be at risk of side effects after surgery and radiotherapy.

• Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/27/

  Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.