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NASA planetary research expert to deliver exclusive talk at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/justin-filiberto
‘Assessing the Evidence for Active Basaltic Volcanism on Venus: Current Limitations and Future Prospects’ will take place at Space Park Leicester on 10 January at 2pm
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Explore University of Leicester’s distinctive buildings and Sue Townsend treasures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/heritage-day
The public will have the chance to examine treasures from the Sue Townsend archive and explore the University of Leicester’s characterful buildings on Saturday 14 September.
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Rotting fish help solve mystery of how soft tissue fossils form
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/fish-ph-fossils
One of the finest examples of such fossils includes a Cretaceous-era octopus of the extinct genus Keuppia unearthed in Lebanon, estimated to be at least 94 million years old. Sarah Gabbott is a Professor of Palaeobiology and co-author of the paper.
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Intimidation, slurs and threats – study uncovers racism in rural England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/intimidation-slurs-threats-study-racism-rural-england
A study into racism in rural England has found many minority ethnic individuals and families feel the countryside is an unwelcoming and unsafe place to visit.
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Ulrika Maude: Samuel Beckett and Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/arts/news/events/ulrika-maude
Find out more about a free online event celebrating the publication of Ulrika Maude's book 'Samuel Beckett and Medicine', published by Cambridge University Press in 2025.
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Modern Languages and English BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/modern-languages-and-english-ba/2026
Modern Languages|Leicester is one of the best places in the UK to study Modern Languages, and we frequently rank high for student satisfaction in the annual National Student Survey. You can study your chosen foreign language at Beginners or Advanced level.
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Carceral Archipelago: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 6
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/page/6/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Launch of the University's new strategy
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/senior-management/executive-board/president-and-vice-chancellor/new-strategy
Vice-Chancellor Nishan Canagarajah’s speech on launching the University's new strategy
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Hit to Lead Drug Discovery
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ch3211
Module code: CH3211 This module will introduce you to advanced principles and theories behind the study of drugs, their discovery, delivery, absorption, metabolism, and more.
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Study
https://le.ac.uk/ggb/study
The Department of Genetics and Genome Biology contributes to the teaching of degree programmes in the School of Biological Sciences and to the teaching of the Medicine MBChB medical degree. We also teach Masters-level courses and supervise a range of PhD research students.