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As billionaires descend on Davos, Oxfam uses University of Leicester project to illustrate obscene levels of wealth inequality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/billionaires-davos-oxfam-university-leicester-project-illustrate-wealth-inequality
Anti-poverty charity Oxfam has turned to a University of Leicester research project to communicate obscene levels of wealth inequality.
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Is there Life on Mars? National Space Centre Q&A with Lewis Dartnell
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/03/11/is-there-life-on-mars-national-space-centre-qa-with-lewis-dartnell/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 11 March 2021 Join the National Space Centre Team on Friday 12 March, 19:00-20:00, to ask Professor Lewis Dartnell your questions about Life on Mars. Lewis is a research scientist, presenter and author.
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25 years ago Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys solved the mystery of what happened to notorious Nazi war criminal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/25-years-ago-professor-sir-alec-jeffreys-solved-the-mystery-of-what-happened-to-notorious-nazi-war-criminal
25 years ago yesterday (18 November, 1990), the Leicester Mercury ran an article about genetic fingerprinting pioneer Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, covering his sensational breakthrough to help identify the Auschwitz 'Angel of Death'.
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New research could have major implications for understanding how bacteria and viruses interact
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/13-prof-clokie-news-reviews-phages-nature
Prof Clockie Phages News and Reviews Viruses and bacteria|Professor Martha Clokie comments on international research for Nature New research published in Nature could have major implications for our understanding of how bacteria and viruses interact says Professor Martha...
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Pioneering African mental health study receives millions in funding from Wellcome
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/neet
A Wellcome-funded study led by the University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the University of Leicester and others, aims to identify predictors of depression among NEET youth in Africa.
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The Bulletin Leicester experts suggest Pokmon Go could ease diabetes burden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/the-bulletin-2013-leicester-experts-suggest-pokemon-go-could-ease-diabetes-burden
In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear why Leicester experts are suggesting that smartphone craze Pokémon Go could ease the burden of Type 2 diabetes.
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The Sweet and Twenties
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/08/20/the-sweet-and-twenties/
A review of Beverley Nichols' memoir The Sweet and Twenties
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Cutting corners results in rare genetic diseases being undiagnosed, say scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/genetic-diseases
Inaccurate naming of genetic diseases is resulting in some rare genetic diseases needlessly being undiagnosed, scientists from the University of Leicester warn
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Space Park Leicester’s ESA Business Incubation Centre UK welcomes first recruits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/space-park-lenke
A team of University of Leicester researchers undertaking pioneering research using space data have been named as the first successful applicants to join Space Park Leicester’s European Space Agency (ESA) Business Incubation Centre (BIC) UK programme.