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• Wildfires across the Americas have been supercharged by climate change

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/wildfires-americas-supercharged-climate-change

  Study: Warming increased burning in Pantanal, Chiquitano and Amazon, releasing billions of tonnes of CO2, while climate change increased likelihood of Southern California’s deadly fires by at least 2-3 times

• The pioneering women of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/centenary/our-100/leicester-women

  Learn about the incredible female pioneers at the University of Leicester in Our 100.

• Supporting student learning: the limits of genericism

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/12/05/supporting-student-learning-the-limits-of-genericism/

  Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on December 5, 2017 ‘Learning in higher education involves adapting to new ways of knowing: new ways of understanding, interpreting and organising knowledge.

• Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/22/

  Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

• Iran

  https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/middle-east/iran

  We welcome students from Iran. Find out about entry requirements, the Iranian student community and other country-specific information.

• Brunei

  https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/asia/brunei

  We welcome students from Brunei. Find out about entry requirements, the Bruneian student community and other country-specific information.

• Sri Lanka

  https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/asia/sri-lanka

  We welcome students from Sri Lanka. Find out about entry requirements, the Sri Lankan student community and other country-specific information.

• Tuberculosis

  https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/host-microbe-interactions/tuberculosis

  Tuberculosis, a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and is studied with respect to its microbiology and physiology at the University of Leicester by LeMID researchers.

• Using Diamond X-Rays to Explore Asteroid Surfaces

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/09/using-diamond-x-rays-to-explore-asteroid-surfaces/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 9 April 2021 In a new paper, Leicester’s Leon Hicks and colleagues used synchrotron X-rays to investigate how space weathering has altered the iron composition of samples from the Itokawa asteroid.

• Psychologists create first-ever body-maps of hallucinations

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/psychosis-hallucinations

  Psychosis is a term which describes experiences where an individual may have difficulties in determining what is real and what is not real.  Research indicates psychosis is associated with experiencing trauma, adverse life events, and stress.