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Sonata makes University of Leicester graduation history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/graduation-sonata-gudaitiene
A University of Leicester porter just a year into her job has made history after becoming the institution’s first female mace bearer at its graduation ceremonies.
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Discovery of a new gene enables the diagnosis for patients with rare lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/hirst
As part of a large international research collaboration, scientists at the University of Leicester have helped identify a new candidate gene involved in the development of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD).
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Astronomers discover four new ‘hot Jupiters’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/hot-jupiters
An international team of space scientists have discovered four new ‘hot Jupiters’ in our galaxy. University of Leicester PhD researcher Rosanna Tilbrook led and co-authored the study alongside colleagues in the UK, Switzerland, Chile, Germany, the USA and South Africa.
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A letter from the Vice-Chancellor on national reports of drink spiking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/letter-spiking
A letter to students from University President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, on national reports of drink spiking.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/genetic-epidemiology/research
Explore the research projects under Genetic Epidemiology in Health Sciences at the University of Leicester.
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Open minds
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/open-minds
The Open Minds education programme worked with young people aged from 7-18 years to introduce new audiences to Harewood.
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Gill's dissertation
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate/dissertations/gill
Read about Gill’s dissertation, Male Identities in the Roman Provinces of Britain and Germany in the 1st – 3rd Centuries CE: A Comparative Analysis.
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Steve Malcherczyk
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/steve-malcherczyk
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Raptorman is conservation hero
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/international-accolade-for-graduate-whose-mission-is-to-save-vultures
A Leicester graduate has been honoured by HRH Princess Royal for his conservation work to save vultures. Dr Munir Virani gained a Master’s degree in 1994 and a PhD in 2000, then under the supervision of Professor Emeritus David Harper.
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Lord Willetts elected as honorary fellow of the Royal Society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/lord-willetts-elected-as-honorary-fellow-of-the-royal-society
Lord Willetts, Chancellor-elect of the University and an honorary graduate, has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He is among eminent personalities who have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society for their exceptional contributions to science.