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• Hive of activity how genes turn bees into workers and queens

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/hive-of-activity-how-genes-turn-bees-into-workers-and-queens

  Biologists have discovered that one of nature’s most important pollinators - the buff-tailed bumblebee – either ascends to the land of milk and honey by becoming a queen or remains a lowly worker bee based on which genes are ‘turned on’ during its lifespan.

• University stamp features on postbox to mark the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail Special Stamps

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-stamp-to-feature-on-postbox-in-leicester-to-mark-the-50th-anniversary-of-royal-mail-special-stamps

  The stamp of the University of Leicester issued in 1971 was unveiled today by President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle on a post box in Leicester to mark the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail’s much-loved modern Special Stamps programme.

• University of Leicester rated one of the best in the world

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/16-university-of-leicester-rated-one-of-the-best-in-the-world

  The University of Leicester is ranked one of the top 200 universities in the world and top 25 in the UK according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2020.

• Major new hate crime study to shape improved support services for victims

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/major-new-hate-crime-study-to-shape-improved-support-services-for-victims

  A major new study to investigate hate crime in the West Midlands and to shape the development of improved support services for victims is being led by our University.

• The Census@Leicester Project

  https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/expertise/social-science/esrc-impact-acceleration-account/iaa-funded-projects/census

  In a new age of ‘super diversity’ and ‘minority majority’ cities, Leicester is becoming increasingly unique in its socio-demographic make-up.

• University response to EHRC racial harassment report

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/23-university-response-to-ehrc-racial-harassment-report

  The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has today published a report examining racial harassment in higher education. The report makes for difficult reading for the higher education sector and the EHRC have called for a strong individual and collective response.

• Leicester scientists take sustainable energy research to Parliament

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/stem-for-britain

  PhD student Manon Lachmann joins supervisor Dr Patricia Rodriguez-Macia to showcase green chemistry to a panel of experts and politicians on 4 March

• Mars Science Laboratory Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 2

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/page/2/

  Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

• Eradicating famine in Africa gets boost through new research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/researchers-resolve-to-eradicate-famine-and-food-insecurity-in-kenya

  Leicester researchers are part of an international team spearheading a Newton-Utafiti Fund project delivered by the British Council to restore food security to millions of vulnerable households in Kenya following natural disasters.

• Arts, culture and heritage

  https://le.ac.uk/engagement/arts-culture

  Our commitment to enrich and add value to the cultural vitality of the region is reflected by our myriad artistic and cultural activities. Discover our Attenborough Arts Centre and the University's Botanic Garden and Attenborough Arboretum.