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• A study by a Leicester scientist has answered the 100-year-old question about how chromosomes get their iconic X-shape

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/chromosome-x-shape

  A team of researchers led by Professor Daniel Panne at the University of Leicester and Dr Benjamin Rowland at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have determined at a molecular level how the iconic X-shape of chromosomes is generated during cell division.

• Teaching resources cast new light on The Great Fire of London

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/fire-of-london

  The University of Leicester and the Museum of London have today launched new learning resources for primary schools about the Great Fire of London and seventeenth-century history.

• Age at prediabetes diagnosis a key factor for risk of type 2 diabetes and cancer, study indicates

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/diabetes-cancer-diagnosis-leicester

  Academics from the University of Leicester have found that the risk of developing cancer following a prediabetes diagnosis is greater in those aged between 55 and 75 years than any other age group.

• Senate regulation 1: Regulations governing minimum entry qualifications and language requirements for taught programmes of study

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-1

  Downloadable version of Senate Regulation 1 (PDF, 231KB) General entrance requirements for undergraduate programmes of study 1.

• Research Methods in the Study of Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mn7633

  Module code: MN7633 This module provides comprehensive knowledge of methodological issues in social science research.

• Symposium - 80 Years On: Memory and Legacy of World War II in ESEA Popular Culture

  https://le.ac.uk/arts/news/events/80-years-on

  A symposium exploring the portrayal of WWII 80 years on hosted by Film Studies and Modern Languages

• University of Leicester is now a supporter of DOAJ

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2022/12/02/university-of-leicester-is-now-a-supporter-of-doaj/

  The University of Leicester is now an official supporter of the Directory Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

• The Clink restaurant at HMP Brixton: fine dining and prison education

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/07/21/the-clink-restaurant-at-hmp-brixton-fine-dining-and-prison-education/

  Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on July 21, 2014 By Sarah Longair, Carceral Archipelago Project Researcher.

• Royal Thai Government's programme to boost digital workforce sees 50 students study overseas with Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/thai-prime-minister-boost-digital-workforce-students-university-leicester

  Thai students spent six weeks studying in the United Kingdom as part of the Thailand government’s plan to equip young people with the skills to thrive in a digital economy.

• Producing displays and exhibitions

  https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/engaging/displays-exhibitions

  History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide gives tips and advice on how people interact with displays in museums and art galleries etc - including theories and styles of learning and tips on designing your display.