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Biggest leap in identified lung health genes paves way for personalised risk score
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/lung-health-genes
New Nature Genetics study led by Universities of Leicester and Nottingham finds over 500 genes linked to lung health, providing new targets for potential therapeutics
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Scientists cook up a green recipe for recycling lithium-ion batteries using vegetable oil
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/battery-recycling-lithium-ion-cooking-oil
Technique developed at University of Leicester enables cheaper and sustainable recycling of battery black mass and could impact lithium-ion batteries used in billions of electronics and electric vehicles worldwide
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What makes cities competitive?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/08/what-makes-cities-competitive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 8, 2016 Find out by downloading a recent working paper from the World Bank – Kilroy, A.F.L., Mukim, M., Negri, S. (2015) Competitive cities for jobs and growth : what, who, and how .
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Deborah Toner
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/author/deborah_toner/
I'm a Lecturer in Modern History, with particular interests in the social and cultural history of alcohol in Mexico and the Americas.
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William Farrell
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/william_farrell/
I work in the Library's Research Services Team. I provide open publishing services, including Leicester Open Journals, as well as supporting literature searching and reference management.
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Leicester’s free legal advice clinic receives Home Office funding to help Windrush victims
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/windrush-compensation-scheme-free-legal-advice-clinic
The University of Leicester's free Legal Advice Clinic has been awarded £40,000 by the Home Office as part of the Windrush Compensation Advocacy Support Fund.
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Monira named Volunteer of the Year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/monira-named-volunteer-of-the-year2019
Monira Mubaarak, a second year Psychology undergraduate student, has been presented with the Frank May Cup after being named the ‘Volunteer of the Year’.
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Summer schools
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/summer-schools
Tenth ECORD Summer School: Downhole Logging for Marine Geoscience Location: University of Leicester campus Dates: 8-14 August 2026 Our Summer School introduces the interpretation and applications of downhole logs and physical property data primarily from the...
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New scientific technique helps catch wildlife criminals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/peregrine-falcon
DNA tests co-developed by scientists from the University of Leicester and Scotland’s wildlife forensic lab are helping to catch criminals involved in the illegal sale of protected bird species.
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EuNaMus
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/eunamus
Understanding how the national museum can best aid European cohesion and confront the social issues which test its stability and unity.