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Leicester scientists in discovery of new type of plant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientists-in-discovery-of-new-type-of-plant
Dr James Higgins from our Department of Genetics and Genome Biology has been involved in the discovery of a new type of plant growing in Shetland. Scientists at the University of Stirling discovered the plant – with its evolution only having occurred in the last 200 years.
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Indigenous Geographies of Carceral Islands
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/10/23/indigenous-geographies-of-carceral-islands/
Essay about the indigenous georaphies on three Australian convict islands - Melville; Cockatoo; Rottnest
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Current Research Projects
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/research/current-research-projects
The Materials Centre's current projects at the University of Leicester
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Our people
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/fgsg/our-people
Explore the Centre for Finance, Governance, and Sustainable Growth's staff profiles. Learn about the brilliant minds conducting leading research on financial markets and sustainable innovation.
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Dancing With Strangers: Body and Otherness in the Experience of Citizenship
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/performingcitizenship/2015/12/15/dancing-with-strangers-body-and-otherness-in-the-experience-of-citizenship-by-rita-marcalo/
Posted by Maria Rovisco in Performing Citizenship on December 15, 2015 This post is authored by Rita Marcalo, dancer, choreographer and Artistic Director of Instant Dissidence , as a response to the Workshop ‘Arts and Citizenship’ held at the Department of Media and...
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Previous research grants and projects
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects
Details of previous research grants and projects in the Global, Colonial and Postcolonial Research Cluster at The University of Leicester are listed for your information.
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Epilepsy can lead to earlier deaths in people with intellectual disabilities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/epilepsy-earlier-deaths-intellectual-disabilities
|A combination of missed prevention opportunities and health inequalities can result in the early deaths of people living with epilepsy and intellectual disabilities, a study has shown. Around 1.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/wellcome-trust-dtp/people
Programme leadership team Martin Tobin Programme Director and Theme 2 Lead As the first person in my family to go to university, I found Leicester Medical School to be a diverse, welcoming and caring environment.
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Decoding gigantic insect genome could help tackle devastating locust crises
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/locusts
A ‘game changing’ study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust by researchers at the University of Leicester, could help combat the crop-ravaging behaviour of the notorious insect pest which currently exacerbates a hunger crisis across many developing countries.
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University of Leicester students unveil Windrush mural at David Wilson Library
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/mural
Students from Leicester Law School have unveiled a mural to celebrate the Windrush Generation at David Wilson Library