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Insights into visual supersense provided by new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-researcher-gains-new-insights-into-human-visual-abilities
An experiment originally designed to test the visual abilities of octopuses and cuttlefish has provided researchers with new insights into a human supersense – the ability to perceive the polarisation of light.
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Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms, study suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/peatlands-will-store-more-carbon-as-planet-warms-study-suggests
Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms, study suggests Photograph of a peat field|Leicester scientist part of international study into effects of global warming on peatlands Global warming will cause peatlands to absorb more carbon – but the effect will weaken as...
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Researchers show bacteriophages can affect melioidosis disease acquisition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/researchers-show-bacteriophages-can-affect-melioidosis-disease-acquisition
Researchers show bacteriophages can affect melioidosis disease acquisition Researchers show bacteriophages can affect melioidosis disease acquisition|An international research team including Leicester researchers has developed a mathematical model for monitoring and...
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Artist bios
https://le.ac.uk/miv/minimal-surfaces-artists-views/artist-bios
See our artist bios from our collaborators in the minimal surfaces artists' views project.
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Workshops led by Tribe Sankofa
https://le.ac.uk/anglophone-caribbean/outputs/tribe-sankofa-workshops
Description of youth performing arts workshops led by Tribe Sankofa for the AHRC-funded collaborative project 'Representing Gender-Based Violence: Literature, Performance and Activism in the Anglophone Caribbean'.
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The sting of the bling
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/sustainable-metal-extraction
Experts Professor Gawen Jenkin and Dr Dan Smith explain the importance of pursuing sustainable methods of metal extraction in order to tackle climate change.
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Eradicating famine in Africa gets boost through new research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/researchers-resolve-to-eradicate-famine-and-food-insecurity-in-kenya
Leicester researchers are part of an international team spearheading a Newton-Utafiti Fund project delivered by the British Council to restore food security to millions of vulnerable households in Kenya following natural disasters.
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Archaeological detectives discover secret square beneath worldfamous Avebury stone circle
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/archaeological-detectives-discover-2018secret-square2019-beneath-world-famous-avebury-stone-circle
Archaeologists have found a striking and apparently unique square monument beneath the world famous Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire.
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Growth Accelerator case studies
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/growth-accelerator-for-social-entrepreneurs/growth-accelerator-case-studies
Our case studies demonstrate the positive impact of the Growth Accelerator for Social Entrepreneurs programme and highlight strong common themes: Our entrepreneurs have developed a clearer vision or plan for the future of their enterprise, through their 1:1 consultancy...
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New exercise app using space data aims to help those with long-term health conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/p-step
A personalised new exercise app for people with long-term health conditions including heart and lung disease and diabetes is set to be piloted by researchers from the University of Leicester.