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World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/largest-tropical-peatlands-40000-years-old
New research finds peatland complex in Congo Basin to be more than twice as old as previously thought, expertise from the University of Leicester supported the study
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Ocean temperature record unlocked from Fijian coral reveals highest warmth in over six centuries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/coral-warming
Unique 627 year-long record of ocean temperatures in the Fijian archipelago published by international team co-led by University of Leicester
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Projects
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/environmental-futures/projects
COVID-19 National Core Study - Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration, part of the Longitudinal Health and Wellbeing Core study 2020-2022 Medical Research Council: £430,000; University of Leicester: Project lead: Professor John Gulliver CuBES Copper Basin...
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Multi-million pound boost for University of Leicester’s ability to improve and save lives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/brc-funding
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has been funded for £26 million over the next five years.
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Autonomous Region of Kurdistan, Iraq
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/middle-east/iraq/kurdistan
We welcome students from the Autonomous Region of Kurdistan, Iraq. Find out about entry requirements, the Kurdistani student community and other country-specific information.
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Leicester choir wins University Gospel Choir of the Year competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/leicester-choir-wins-university-gospel-choir-of-the-year-competition
Leicester University Voices (LUV), a choir comprising members of the Leicester University Gospel Choir (LUGC) has won the national finals of the University Gospel Choir of the Year competition, which took place on Saturday 14 March at the Hippodrome, North London.
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Psychology students complete placement in Sri Lanka
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-students-complete-mental-health-placement-in-sri-lanka
Over the summer, two Leicester students travelled to Sri Lanka to undertake a voluntary Mental Health Placement with SLV, a graduate-led volunteering organisation, which runs psychology-focused placements in Sri Lanka and also in Bali, Indonesia.
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A hilarious line-up at Attenborough Arts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/a-hilarious-line-up-at-attenborough-arts
The University of Leicester’s Attenborough Arts Centre will take part in Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival this February; hosting twelve new shows by local favourites and new emerging comedians.
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Third annual CAMEo conference: Re-Futuring Creative Economies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/29-cameo-conference
CAMEo, the Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies, will hold its third annual conference next week. Re-Futuring Creative Economies will take place at Phoenix Arts on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 September.
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Dickens shorthand sleuths offer hope for 1861 Canadian murder
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/dickens-shorthand-sleuths-canada-murder
A team of decoders are hoping to crack the case of a murder in 19th century British Columbia