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Fight against tuberculosis
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/fight-tuberculosis
We are researching ways to tackle TB, the world’s most deadly infection.
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Unemployment Heart Disease prevention fingerprints and babyfarming among research showcased at Festival of Postgraduate Research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/unemployment-heart-disease-prevention-fingerprints-and-2018baby-farming2019-among-research-showcased-at-university-of-leicester-festival
Research into youth unemployment in the East Midlands and unemployment amongst the elderly and unskilled, how manipulations in genetic ‘switches’ can help prevent heart disease, creating new algorithms for fingerprint identification and a re-evaluation of ‘baby-farming’...
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Call for Peer Reviewers
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/about/journals/museological-review/call-for-peer-reviewers
Find out about the aims of the University of Leicester Museological Review, an online journal edited by PhD students in Museum Studies.
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How fandom can be viewed as a form or substitute for religion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/how-fandom-can-be-viewed-as-a-form-or-substitute-for-religion
The extent to which mass following of popular culture – popular music stars, TV shows or football fandom – can act as a form of faith for followers is to be explored at an international conference hosted at Leicester between 28-30 July.
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The effect of place and space: Understanding everyday participation
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/research/case-studies/place-space
Read more about the research conducted by Dr Varina Delrieu and Dr Lisanne Gibson into the effect of place and space.
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15th century Bible used during reinterment of Richard III highlights Leicesters rich heritage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/15th-century-bible-used-during-reinterment-of-richard-iii-highlights-leicester2019s-rich-heritage
The 15th century Bible used during the reinterment of Richard III is one of a number of significant historical treasures at our University being made available for the public to view as part of this year’s Heritage Open Days.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/research
The University of Leicester has a long history of groundbreaking medical research. We have particular strengths in the fields of cardiovascular medicine, cancer research, diabetes research, medical genetics, BAME health and the development of alternatives to antibiotics.
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Palaeobiology and the Stratigraphic Record
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gl1103
Module code: GL1103 Without life, Earth would be a very different place: since organisms first appeared, more than 3 billion years ago, they have fundamentally changed the nature of the Earth's oceans and atmosphere.
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Palaeobiology and the Stratigraphic Record
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gl1103
Module code: GL1103 Without life, Earth would be a very different place: since organisms first appeared, more than 3 billion years ago, they have fundamentally changed the nature of the Earth's oceans and atmosphere.
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Palaeobiology and the Stratigraphic Record
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gl1103
Module code: GL1103 Without life, Earth would be a very different place: since organisms first appeared, more than 3 billion years ago, they have fundamentally changed the nature of the Earth's oceans and atmosphere.