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Leicester experts uncover secrets of healthy ageing from the world’s oldest person
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/healthy-ageing-leicester-genome-maria
Leicester scientists have helped study the genetics and lifestyle factors that enabled María Branyas Morera, officially the oldest person in the world until she died last year, to reach 117 years old
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New ‘explant’ technique predicts a tumour’s responsiveness to breast cancer treatment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/breast-cancer
Cancer researchers at the University of Leicester have developed a technique that could predict how well some breast cancer patients will respond to chemotherapy and antibody-directed cancer treatments
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Toxic formaldehyde’s dual nature to be probed with new chemical tool
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/formaldehyde-cancer-tool
University of Leicester chemistry researchers have developed new compounds to better study formaldehyde
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Tequila: Pulque’s Friend, Cousin, Usurper?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/09/01/tequila-pulques-friend-cousin-usurper/
Deborah Toner discusses the relationship and rivalry between pulque and tequila in Mexican history, and summarises a recently published book by Marie Sarita Gaytan, Tequila: Distilling the Spirit of Mexico (Stanford University Press, 2014)
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Inclusivity in higher education: a learning developer’s perspective
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/11/02/inclusivity-in-higher-education-a-learning-developers-perspective/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on November 2, 2018 It’s been really encouraging to see the renewed focus on inclusivity in recent weeks and months, and hopefully this will lead to real positive changes in the way we...
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Leicester criminologists working with Government to explore motivations behind acid attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-criminologists-working-with-government-to-explore-motivations-behind-acid-attacks
Researchers from our Department of Criminology have launched a major research project, commissioned by the Home Office, into the motivations of offenders who carry and use acid in violent attacks.
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Learning beyond the books Criminology students given opportunity to see citys Criminal Justice System in action and take part in mocktrials
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/learning-beyond-the-books-leicester-criminology-students-see-criminal-justice-system-in-action-and-take-part-in-mock-trials
A group of criminology students from our University have recently had the exciting opportunity to witness the Criminal Justice System after meeting with a number of esteemed legal figures throughout the city of Leicester.
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Expert to discuss gene-editing research at free public lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/expert-to-discuss-gene-editing-research-at-free-public-lecture
A leading expert will be discussing the latest breakthroughs in gene-editing research during this year’s Frank May Prize lecture on 31 October.
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Never mind the mohawks: here’s how punk made what we watch and read
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/punk-film-literature
University of Leicester’s Dr Emma Parker hosts talks as part of the Punk Festival Weekender from 18-20 August.
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Mars Science Laboratory Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 13
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/page/13/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester