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Leicester researcher organises international workshop on Risk Crisis Disaster and Development Management
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-researcher-organises-international-workshop-on-risk-crisis-disaster-and-development-management
Funded by Kansai University’s ‘Improvement in Research & Education Fund’, Dr Nibedita Ray-Bennett from our School of Business, in collaboration with Dr Hideyuki Shiroshita from Kansai University, organised a one-day international research workshop...
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Leicester PhD student to discuss science diplomacy at World Science Forum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-phd-student-to-discuss-science-diplomacy-at-world-science-forum
As part of her RCUK policy fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), Emmeline Ledgerwood (pictured), a postgraduate research student at the School of History, Politics and International Relations, is representing POST at the World Science...
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Leicester academic heads judging panel to land robot on the moon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-academic-heads-judging-panel-to-land-robot-on-the-moon
An academic from our University has been elected to Chair a judging panel in a global $30 million prize competition to land a robot on the moon.
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Colombias worldleading approach to higher education and research affords opportunities for UK academics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/colombias-world-leading-approach-to-higher-education-and-research-affords-opportunities-for-uk-academics
Professor Paul van Gardingen (pictured), Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for International and Development Research at our University, was part of a delegation of academics working at institutions across the UK recently sent to Colombia to build research links in the Latin...
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Our academics present at British Science Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/our-academics-present-at-british-science-festival
Researchers have revealed a revolutionary DNA swab they predict will increase prosecutions of sexual violence perpetrators on a global scale.
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Easter eggs hot cross buns and the microorganisms that help create them
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/easter-eggs-hot-cross-buns-and-the-microorganisms-that-help-create-them
With supermarket shelves filled with chocolate at this time of year, little thought goes into how the humble cocoa bean eventually becomes the popular Easter egg.
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Star Wars: A Cultural History
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ha3488
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A change in Leicesters DNA Research Professional features new research institutes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/a-change-in-leicester2019s-dna-research-professional-features-new-research-institutes
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise Professor Iain Gillespie (pictured) have spoken to Research Professional about the University’s pioneering new research institutes.
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Intellectual Property Law
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/lw3380
Module code: LW3380 Intellectual Property encompasses a vast array of artistic, technological and economic endeavours that permeate our daily lives. IP has, over the last 20-30 years, attracted growing attention from commercial, political and legal disciplines.
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Islamic Law
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/lw3514
Module code: LW3514 Whether concerning Islamophobia, debates about free speech limitations, women’ rights or counterterrorism policies, Islam and Islamic Law consistently remain at the forefront of global discourse.