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Seeds from Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor tree take root in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/seeds-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-survivor-tree-take-root-leicester
Seeds from trees which survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima have taken root in Leicester in time for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
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Art Meets Radar
https://le.ac.uk/research/images-of-research/pedro-rodriguez-veiga
Pedro Rodriguez Veiga , University staff member has entered a piece entitled 'Art Meets Radar'.
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DNA, genes and chromosomes for schools and colleges
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/dna/dna-schools-and-colleges
Genes influence what we look like on the outside and how we work on the inside. Take a look at genetic research designed for schools and colleges.
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Petrophysicist joins ocean drilling research project investigating the origins of life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/petrophysicist-joins-ocean-drilling-research-project-investigating-the-origins-of-life
On 26 October 2015, the RSS James Cook (pictured) set sail from Southampton on route to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Dr Sally Morgan from the Department of Geology at Leicester, is a petrophysicist within the international team of scientists who are on-board the vessel.
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Stop the clocks: Brisk walking may slow biological ageing process, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/walking-speed-ageing
A new study of genetic data published today (Wednesday) of more than 400,000 UK adults has revealed a clear link between walking pace and a genetic marker of biological age.
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Students Union to bust stress with petting zoo laser tag and crazy golf on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students2019-union-to-bust-stress-with-petting-zoo-laser-tag-and-crazy-golf
Laser tag, crazy golf and adorable animals are just three ways the Students’ Union is helping students tackle exam stress this summer as part of our University’s commitment to offering support for those dealing with the challenges of stress and mental health.
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Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt2005
Module code: NT2005 This module will provide an introduction to cellular and systems physiology of the human body with an emphasis on homeostatic mechanisms.
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May Book Group: Vile Bodies – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/05/27/may-book-group-vile-bodies-2/
Summary of the May meeting of the Evelyn Waugh Book Group discussing Vile Bodies
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Leicester Cathedral dig finds coffin of asylum surgeon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/cathedral-dig-surgeon
University of Leicester archaeologists have found the coffin of the first resident medical officer for the Leicestershire and Rutland County Lunatic Asylum in 1836.
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Project to investigate genetic roots of resistance to anti-cancer therapy agents
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/project-to-investigate-genetic-roots-of-resistance-to-anti-cancer-therapy-agents
The mechanisms that cause cancers to respond poorly to therapy are to be investigated in a project that commemorates and honours the work of an eminent Leicester geneticist.