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Study sheds light on the genetics of stopping smoking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/study-genetics-stopping-smoking
The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people’s genes, according to a study from the University of Leicester.
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University of Leicester joins TechxFest in inspiring 100s of children to explore the world of technical careers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/techxfest-technicians-schools
Technical staff from Space Park Leicester and the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology attended the UK’s first event dedicated to showcasing the breadth of technical careers.
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Part of the students’ union: reflections from Strawbs founder David Cousins
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/david-cousins-interview
Strawbs founder David Cousins is interviewed by the University of Leicester about his career and his time as a student.
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Expert reaction to the Manchester moorland fires
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/expert-reaction-to-the-manchester-moorland-fires
Sue Page, Professor of Physical Geography from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, has provided expert comment on the Saddleworth Moor fire which has been raging for three days.
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Leicester academic leads study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/when-should-blood-transfusions-be-given-after-cardiac-surgery
Professor Gavin Murphy (pictured), British Heart Foundation (BHF) Professor of Cardiac Surgery in our Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at Leicester is the lead author of a new study that has shown that patients having heart surgery do not benefit if doctors wait until a...
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Silent witnesses: corals pinpoint the start of deforestation in Borneo
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/corals-pinpoint-deforestation-borneo
University of Leicester scientists analyse the chemical composition of corals to spot the signs of deforestation, filling a huge gap in environmental data on deforestation impacting coastal ecosystems
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Leading steel technology specialists discuss why decarbonising the industry is vital for climate change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/decarbonising-steel-industry
Government advisor and world-leading steel technology specialists to discuss why decarbonising the steel industry is vital for climate change
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About the Institute
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/environmental-futures/about
The Institute for Environmental Futures is an interdisciplinary initiative bringing together researchers from across the University of Leicester: from the College of Science and Engineering, College of Life Sciences and College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
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Convicts and the Sea
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2018/07/25/convicts-and-the-sea-the-naval-influence-on-gibraltar-convict-establishment/
Blog about the influence of naval practice on the punishment of convicts on the royal dockyard in Gibraltar in the nineteenth century.
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Attenborough Arts Centre Presents: ‘Out of the Blue: Landscapes of Chronic Illness’ by Joanna Holland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/joanna-holland
“Several years ago, I suddenly lost all my colour vision – apart from the colour blue. A blue so vivid that it hurt to look at it. I didn’t know at the time, but I was experiencing cyanopsia (everything tinted with blue) and photophobia (extreme light sensitivity).