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Researcher lands £250k funding to continue investigation into DNA damage and its link to cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/amanda-chaplin
A university researcher has been awarded a prestigious prize to continue her cutting-edge work to understand how the body responds to DNA damage that can ultimately lead to cancer.
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COVID-19 treatment trialed at Leicester’s Hospitals shown to reduce deaths in sickest patients by one-fifth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/covid-recovery
John, a self-employed roofer, was approached by a research nurse to take part in the RECOVERY trial, where he was assigned the Regeneron monoclonal antibody combination. The treatment was delivered through an intravenous drip, which took about an hour to enter his body.
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New test could help preserve endangered gibbon populations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/gibbons-twycross-genetic-endangered
A Leicester geneticist working with ape specialists at Twycross Zoo has developed a test which could help preserve highly vulnerable Gibbon populations from extinction
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/parca-r/resources
Explore the resources under the Parent Report of Children's Abilities study at the University of Leicester.
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£1.2 million funding to investigate mental health legacy of colonialism in Guyana’s jails
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/15-mental-health-legacy-of-colonialism-in-guyanas-jails
Funding for University of Leicester project announced under the ESRC-AHRC GCRF Mental Health 2017 Call
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Gene and genome analysis
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/bs7101
Module code: BS7101 In this module you will study the very broad role bioinformatics plays in the fields of genetics and genomics.
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Gene and genome analysis
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/bs7101
Module code: BS7101 In this module you will study the very broad role bioinformatics plays in the fields of genetics and genomics.
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Gene and genome analysis
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/bs7101
Module code: BS7101 In this module you will study the very broad role bioinformatics plays in the fields of genetics and genomics.
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Boom Literature: Language and Creation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sp3134
Module code: SP3134 In this module we will study the work of four authors: Carlos Fuentes (Mexico), Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina), Rosario Castellanos (Mexico) and Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia).
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Boom Literature: Language and Creation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sp3134
Module code: SP3134 In this module we will study the work of four authors: Carlos Fuentes (Mexico), Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina), Rosario Castellanos (Mexico) and Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia).