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Wildfires across the Americas have been supercharged by climate change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/wildfires-americas-supercharged-climate-change
Study: Warming increased burning in Pantanal, Chiquitano and Amazon, releasing billions of tonnes of CO2, while climate change increased likelihood of Southern California’s deadly fires by at least 2-3 times
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Leicester duo recognised among UKs best teachers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-duo-recognised-among-uk2019s-best-teachers
Two outstanding academics at our University are being recognised with national awards for teaching excellence.
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Theatres of Conflict: Ireland in the Nineteenth Century
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3608
Module code: HS3608 The story of Ireland’s turbulent and rebellious 19th century not only played itself out in political, social and cultural spheres, but also in terms of a built and visual legacy in the rural and urban landscapes.
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Physics and Astronomy Fellowships in Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/07/06/physics-and-astronomy-fellowships-in-leicester/
Physics and Astronomy Fellowships in Leicester, STFC, Royal Society, EPSRC, NERC
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35th for Business and Management research in REF2021
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/ref2021
The School of Business research highlights in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
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Cultures of the Caribbean past and present in podcast
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/cultures-of-the-caribbean-past-and-present-in-podcast
A Leicester archaeologist has launched a new podcast that explores the fascinating history of the Caribbean Islands as told through its objects.
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Message from the Head of College and Dean of Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/clinical-academic-training/people/message-dean
Our Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Head of College and Dean of Medicine, Tom Robinson , welcomes you to the College and to Clinical Academic Training at Leicester.
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Measuring the temperature of our planets land surfaces
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/measuring-the-temperature-of-our-planets-land-surfaces
Our researchers are leading a major new project to measure the temperature of the Earth’s land surfaces. Evidence suggests that long-term trends in surface temperature can be an indicator of climate change.
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Students awaken the science of Star Wars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/students-awaken-the-science-of-star-wars
Could a lightsaber really work? What would hyperspace travel look like? And how strong would a deflector shield need to be to fend off interstellar attacks? These are all questions that Star Wars fans have been asking for decades, and now that The Force Awakens has been...
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Supporting student wellbeing at the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/supporting-student-wellbeing
Plans to support students’ mental health and wellbeing, ensuring that all students, whether they are self-isolating or not, have the support they need on and off campus at the University of Leicester.