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Japanese manga series to showcase women in the sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/japanese-manga-series-to-showcase-women-in-the-sciences
Dr Ana Verissimo from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences is combining her love for Japanese art with her passion for the sciences by launching a campaign to create the first instalment in a new manga series.
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University of Leicester scientists reveal hidden world of baking in new Matt Adlard book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/science-of-baking-microscopic-josh-smalley
University of Leicester scientists have revealed the hidden world of baking through microscopic images featured in Matt Adlard’s new book, The Science of Baking.
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Olive Banks (1923-2006)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/olive-banks
“Any attempt to raise feminist arguments was met with indifference if not outright hostility, and the paucity of women academics in general increased my feeling of isolation.
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School of Criminology launches new podcast to tackle hate crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/hidden-hate-podcast
A new podcast series created by the University of Leicester’s Centre for Hate Studies takes a deep dive into the causes behind hate online and offline and how they can be tackled.
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Mike Le Bas
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/mike-le-bas
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Michael John Le Bas, who was Senior Lecturer in Igneous Petrology in the Department of Geology from 1961 to 1992.
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Research degrees
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/study/research-degrees
The Victorian Studies Centre at Leicester has a lively community of doctoral students, who register with the department most connected with their research topic (English, History or History of Art).
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Welcome to your interview
https://le.ac.uk/healthcare-interview
Congratulations on getting an interview! It’s a great achievement - but we realise there’s a lot for you to think about too. So we’ve put together some useful information below. Click on your subject area below to find out how best to get here and how the interview process works.
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University shortlisted for two Royal College of Midwives Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/royal-college-of-midwives-awards-shortlist
The University of Leicester has been shortlisted in two categories for the prestigious Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Awards 2026
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Sociology student awarded UN internship in Indonesia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/sociology-student-awarded-un-internship-in-indonesia
Student Cindy Colondam, who is due to start her second year studying Sociology, has been working as an intern for the United Nations (UN) as part of their UN Global Pulse initiative in Jakarta, Indonesia over the summer.
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University of Leicester Staff Blog Poetry and the Autism Spectrum
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/03/21/poetry-and-the-autism-spectrum/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on March 21, 2014 Julia Malkin and Nick Everett led an interesting and very engaging Diversity Seminar on Tuesday 18 March for staff and students on the University’s doctoral programme in Clinical Psychology.