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Participoll for live voting and polling in class
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/teaching/participoll
Participoll is a simple multiple-choice voting system which allows students to vote using any smartphone, tablet, or even laptop. It works from within your Powerpoint presentation. You must present using a Windows computer; you cannot present using Participoll using a Mac.
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Unique Iron Age shield found by Leicester archaeologists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/23-enderby-iron-age-bark-shield
A unique bark shield from the Iron Age has been discovered by archaeologists from the University of Leicester, the only one of its kind ever found in Europe.
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Growing the social role of botanic gardens
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/growing-social-role-of-botanic-gardens
Growing the Social Role stress tests the prevailing organisational cultures and structures of UK botanic gardens to see if they are fit for purpose for the 21st century.
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Pacific Equatorial Age Transect
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2009-10/pacific-equatorial
Expedition 321: Pacific Equatorial Age Transect/Juan de Fuca 5 May – 5 July 2009 Expedition 321 is grouped into the same science program as 320, and will continue the drilling, coring and logging program.
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From child prodigy to STEM champion, University of Leicester honours Anne-Marie Imafidon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/grads-imafidon
A former child prodigy who now inspires the next generation of women to get into science, technology, engineering and maths has been honoured by the University of Leicester.
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University appoints Dr Nik Kotecha OBE DL as Pro-Chancellor (Enterprise)
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/nik-kotecha-pro-chancellor-enterprise
Dr Kotecha take up the honorary position from 1 September 2026
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Leicester experts present methane monitoring research to the King
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/leicester-experts-methane-monitoring-research-king
Climate scientists from the University of Leicester and National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) recently showcased their research at a reception attended by His Majesty King Charles III.
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Breakthrough research breathes hope into a new treatment for asthma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/breakthrough-research-breathes-hope-into-a-new-treatment-for-asthma
An international team of scientists, led by the Universities of Leicester and Glasgow, have announced findings that could pave the way to a new treatment for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and reverse the key hallmarks of inflammatory lung disease.
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New anthology Unstitching Silence brings together Caribbean voices to address gender-based violence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/unstitching-silence
A new anthology featuring writing from Caribbean writers has been edited by University of Leicester's Dr Lucy Evans and Shivanee Ramlochan.
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BBC Gardener Nick Bailey donates entire garden to the University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/bbc-gardener-nick-bailey-donates-garden
Director of the University of Leicester Botanic Garden kindly donates plants from his headline ‘Plant-based’ garden showcased at BBC Gardener’s World Live