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Introducing the SpacePod – a new way to access sensitive data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/01/23/introducing-the-spacepod/
The University of Leicester's SafePod provides a safe setting for researchers to access sensitive datasets.
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Leicester leading the way to create a safer campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/covid-screening
Students and staff at the University of Leicester will be screened for COVID-19 as part of plans to keep the campus and wider community safe, as students return to the city for their studies.
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Scientists identify way to sniff ripeness of fruit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/scientists-identify-way-to-sniff-ripeness-of-fruit
For the first time, scientists have identified a way to ‘sniff’ the ripeness of mangoes. They have identified the unique chemical signature of ripening for mangoes and published their research in the academic journal Metabolomics.
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Leicester experts weigh in on Trumps leadership potential
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-experts-weigh-in-on-trump2019s-leadership-potential
On the day (20 January) of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the United States, researchers from our University have discussed his potential as a leader in a series of articles for Think: Leicester.
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Biggest leap in identified lung health genes paves way for personalised risk score
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/lung-health-genes
New Nature Genetics study led by Universities of Leicester and Nottingham finds over 500 genes linked to lung health, providing new targets for potential therapeutics
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Global Cities: the View from Asia
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs7212
Module code: HS7212 The role of a city is one that is ever changing. Historically, city-dwellers made up only a small percentage of the global population but, due to mass urbanisation over the past 200 years, this has grown to over half the world's inhabitants.
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Global Cities: the View from Asia
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs7212
Module code: HS7212 The role of a city is one that is ever changing. Historically, city-dwellers made up only a small percentage of the global population but, due to mass urbanisation over the past 200 years, this has grown to over half the world's inhabitants.
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Global Cities: the View from Asia
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs7212
Module code: HS7212 The role of a city is one that is ever changing. Historically, city-dwellers made up only a small percentage of the global population but, due to mass urbanisation over the past 200 years, this has grown to over half the world's inhabitants.
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MRC scientist at Leicester provides expert view
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/mrc-scientist-at-leicester-provides-expert-view
A scientist based at our University has provided expert reaction to alternative for animals during toxicity testing.
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New way to kill the malaria parasite identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/new-way-to-kill-the-malaria-parasite-identified-by-study
Scientists have discovered new ways in which the malaria parasite survives in the blood stream of its victims - a discovery that could pave the way to new treatments for the disease.