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Genetics PhD students photograph wins University competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/genetics-phd-students-photograph-wins-university-competition
Shane Hussey, a PhD student in the Department of Genetics, has won the Graduate School’s second PhDepictions photography competition. The runner-up prize went to Joe Emmings of the Department of Geology.
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Karen Brown
https://le.ac.uk/people/karen-brown
The academic profile of Professor Karen Brown, Director of Leicester Cancer Research Centre at University of Leicester
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Leicester research now ranked Top 30 in the UK (Times Higher Education analysis of REF 2021)
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/ref-2021
The University of Leicester has made one of the biggest climbs of any UK university in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, published on Thursday.
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Genetic risk for atypical heart attack in women identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/08-genetic-risk-for-atypical-heart-attack-in-women-identified
New research published by teams from Leicester, UK and Paris, France in collaboration with international partners from the US and Australia, has found a common genetic factor that confers a significant risk of atypical heart attacks in women.
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust to host new NIHR Regional Research Delivery Network
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/nihr-research-delivery-network
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that a new National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) will commence in 2024 to support the successful delivery of health and social care research in England.
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Breakthrough study uncovers origin of plant sperm
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/19-breakthrough-study-origin-plant-sperm
A large international team of researchers has uncovered the origin of an ancient genetic mechanism needed for plant fertility
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Equality and diversity
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/about/equality-diversity
Find out how Museum Studies at the University of Leicester is committed to equality and diversity, fostering an inclusive enviroment for staff and students.
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The three degrees – Izzy follows in the family footsteps to become third generation to graduate from University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/izzy-marks-third-generation-graduate-university-leicester
Izzy Marks has joined her mum and grandad to become the third generation of her family to graduate from the University of Leicester.
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Leicester experts contribute to international consortium helping patients with rare disease diagnosis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/rare-diseases
Experts from the University of Leicester have co-coordinated a European consortium of 300 researchers to help patients with unsolved rare diseases receive a diagnosis through new genetic reanalysis
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Leicester ranked in Europe’s top 100 innovative universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/03-reuters-top-100
The University of Leicester is ranked 76th in Reuters Europe’s Most Innovative Universities Ranking, equivalent to 16th in the UK.