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£2.6 million centre to train mineral resources experts for a new generation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/target-minerals-postgraduate
Training and Research Group for Energy Transition Mineral Resources (TARGET) to be led by University of Leicester with universities, research organisations and industrial partners from across the UK to train the next generation of mineral resource experts to help the shift to...
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Expert opinions cover middleaged entrepreneurs descended testicles in mammals heatwaves sex work football and heritage sites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/expert-opinions-cover-entrepreneurs-and-descended-testicles-in-mammals
In an article for The Conversation, Dr Sukanlaya Sawang from our School of Business has discussed how research shows that the probability of entrepreneurial success jumps after the age of 35, increasing up to the age of 60.
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MedTech worth £1.6 billion to Midlands economy according to new report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/13-medtech
A new report has been launched, which highlights the critical importance of the Medical Technologies (MedTech) sector to the Midlands economy.
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Research into agricultural revolution in AngloSaxon England sheds new light on medieval land use
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/research-into-2018agricultural-revolution2019-in-anglo-saxon-england-sheds-new-light-on-medieval-land-use
Researchers from our University will be shedding new light on how an ‘agricultural revolution’ in Anglo-Saxon England fueled the growth of towns and markets as part of a new project investigating medieval farming habits.
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Chemical in red grapes may help prevent bowel cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/chemical-in-red-grapes-may-help-prevent-bowel-cancer
Resveratrol, a chemical found in red grapes, is more effective in smaller doses at preventing bowel cancer in mice than high doses, according to new research published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
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Leicester researchers working to develop understanding of autism in South Asian families
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-researchers-working-to-develop-understanding-of-autism-in-south-asian-families
A new project led by the University aims to develop and evaluate online videos to educate families from the South Asian Community in Leicestershire about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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Security, Conflict and International Development MA, PGDip, PGCert by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/security-conflict-and-international-development-ma/2026
Why do humanitarian emergencies occur and how can we better respond to them? What better way to explore some of the most pressing concerns in contemporary global politics than by joining a global learning community dedicated to understanding them? Together you’ll interrogate...
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Security, Conflict and International Development MA, PGDip, PGCert by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/security-conflict-and-international-development-ma/2025
Why do humanitarian emergencies occur and how can we better respond to them? What better way to explore some of the most pressing concerns in contemporary global politics than by joining a global learning community dedicated to understanding them? Together you’ll interrogate...
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Research degrees
https://le.ac.uk/ggb/study/research-degrees
Find out about undertaking a PhD or MPhil in Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester.
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New Saturn images show a change of seasons – and a last glimpse of its huge, warm polar vortex
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/saturn-autumn-images
New observations of Saturn by University of Leicester planetary scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of the famous ringed planet