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• Leicester geneticist involved in internet for DNA

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/leicester-geneticist-involved-in-internet-for-dna

  Scientists at the University of Leicester are playing a central role in the development of what is being described as ‘an internet for DNA’.

• Research highlights incredible insects during National Insect Week

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/2018national-insect-week2019-creeps-up-on-us-once-more

  The feature, revisiting four occasions where insects played an instrumental role in University research, can be found here Insects, bugs, creepy-crawlies - there are some who say they are not always the cutest critters, but they can certainly be one of the most useful and...

• Lest We Forget: Remembering George Eades

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/11/28/lest-we-forget-remembering-george-eades/

  Posted by Eleanor Bloomfield in Library and Learning Services on November 28, 2025 1 On 11 th November 2025 Archives and Special Collections hosted a visit from Steve and Sheron Wilkinson.

• Consuming Authenticity Project

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2014/12/17/consuming-authenticity-project/

  Posted by Deborah Toner in Consuming Authenticities on December 17, 2014 Really excited to be working on this project with you all.

• Principal texts set out principles of intelligence

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/17-new-spying-publications

  Leicester academic publishes two new key books on espionage and intelligence.

• An Academic Career – the ambition of every postgraduate researcher?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2015/04/16/an-academic-career-the-ambition-of-every-postgraduate-researcher/

  Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on April 16, 2015 So you are doing a PhD?  Why?  In career management terms we find that PhD researchers can be categorosed in one of four ways, in terms of their reasons for doing a PhD.  These are: 1.

• A Global History of Convicts and Penal Colonies

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2018/06/20/a-global-history-of-convicts-and-penal-colonies/

  Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on June 20, 2018   The main objective of the ‘Carceral Archipelago’ project has been to write the history of convicts and penal colonies into global history, by synthesizing existing research on some geographical contexts...

• 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.

• Colombia

  https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/latin-america-caribbean/colombia

  We welcome students from Colombia. Find out about entry requirements, the Colombian student community and other country-specific information.

• Claire Jenkins

  https://le.ac.uk/people/claire-jenkins

  The academic profile of Dr Claire Jenkins, Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at University of Leicester