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• Decoding gigantic insect genome could help tackle devastating locust crises

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/locusts

  A ‘game changing’ study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust by researchers at the University of Leicester, could help combat the crop-ravaging behaviour of the notorious insect pest which currently exacerbates a hunger crisis across many developing countries.

• Air pollution speeds up ageing of the lungs and increases chronic lung disease risk

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/09-air-pollution-lung-function-copd

  A study of more than 300,000 people has found that exposure to outdoor air pollution is linked to decreased lung function and an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

• Study transforming diabetes care with culturally tailored support for African and Caribbean communities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/heald

  A healthy eating and physical activity programme created with, and for, people of African and Caribbean heritage living with type 2 diabetes in London is now seeking volunteers to test its effectiveness around the UK

• Submission of assessed work excluding the Thesis

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-9/appendix-3/submission-assessed-work

  (3)9.26 The professional doctorate student shall be required to comply with such requirements for the submission of assessed components as are specified by the programme team. (3)9.

• How to excel in the years following your PhD

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2020/12/10/how-to-excel-in-the-years-following-your-phd/

  Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on December 10, 2020 This Blog Post is provided by Nick Masca, University of Leicester PhD graduate. Nick is currently Head of Marketing Algorighms / Data Science with Marks and Spencer.

• Older dissertations

  https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/study/postgraduate/dissertations-and-theses/older-dissertations

  2010 BOWEN, J. A landscape of improvement: the impact of James Loch, chief agent to the Marquis of Stafford on the Lilleshall estate, Shropshire, 1720-1820. DAVIDSON, E. The evolution and secularisation of the funeral in Leicester and Leicestershire, 1830-2010.

• Legacies of a British penal colony: adivasis in the Andaman Islands

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/12/08/legacies-of-a-british-penal-colony-adivasis-in-the-andaman-islands/

  Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on December 8, 2014 It is an unexpected pleasure to be back in the Andaman Islands for the first time in almost two years.

• PhD researcher publishes Parliamentary briefing into role science can play in international relations

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/phd-researcher-publishes-parliamentary-briefing-into-role-science-can-play-in-international-relations

  Emmeline Ledgerwood from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has published a briefing on Science Diplomacy based on research conducted during her 3-month RCUK policy fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in London.

• Initiative to raise awareness about how gardeners can help hedgehogs bats and other wildlife

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/initiative-to-raise-awareness-about-how-gardeners-can-help-hedgehogs-bats-and-other-wildlife

  Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust and our University's Botanic Garden are encouraging gardeners across the two counties to help hedgehogs this autumn, as part of the national Wild About Gardens Week (24—30 October).

• Maths graduate wins prestigious Green Gown Award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/27-green-gown-awards

  For the second year running, the University of Leicester was awarded the Research with Impact - Student award at the Green Gown Awards. Maths graduate James Boyd won with his project calculating the carbon sequestration of our trees.