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• Most distant detection of a black hole swallowing a star

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/black-hole-swallowing-star

  A University of Leicester astronomer has led an international team that determined the distance of the furthest black hole consuming a star detected to date.

• What if the Philippines and Guinea belong to America?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/03/20/what-if-the-philippines-and-guinea-belong-to-america/

  Posted by Christian De Vito in Carceral Archipelago on March 20, 2014 In the context of the Carceral Archipelago project, my research addresses the circulation of convicts to and within colonial and post-colonial Latin America, in connection to other (“free” and “unfree”)...

• Unwell or Unwanted? The Mental Health of Western Australia’s Convict Population

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/10/17/unwell-or-unwanted-the-mental-health-of-western-australias-convict-population/

  Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in Carceral Archipelago on October 17, 2016 By Kellie Moss Western Australia welcomed the transportation of convicts in 1850 as a solution to the economic problems which had affected the colony since its foundation as a free settlement in 1829.

• New approach will help identify drugs that can ‘glue’ proteins together

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/glue-proteins

  A new screening method that can test the effectiveness of therapeutic molecules designed to ‘glue’ proteins together in the body has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham and the University of Leicester.

• New research uncovers secrets of space’s mysterious black holes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/black-hole-vs-white-dwarf

  X-ray: NASA/CXO/CSIC-INTA/G.Miniutti et al.; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss;|Scientists have uncovered clues into the reasons why mysterious black holes grow in size, after discovering an amazing struggle between a star and a black hole 250,000 light years away.

• Women in Economics, Finance and Accounting (WEFA)

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/about/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/edi-networks/women-in-economics-finance-and-accounting

  Women in Economics, Finance and Accounting (WEFA) is an outreach initiative aiming to encourage and inspire women to consider a career in Economics, Finance and Accounting (WEFA).

• University of Leicester celebrates School of Education’s 75th anniversary

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/education

  University of Leicester’s School of Education has hit a landmark anniversary, celebrating its 75th year.  The School was founded in 1946, welcoming its first group of 19 students, most of whom were ex-military personnel.

• Events in Israel, Palestine and the Middle East

  https://le.ac.uk/about/conflict-support/israel-palestine

  See more about the current events in Israel, Palestine and the Middle East, and the University's response.

• University of Leicester heart research receives £7 million funding boost

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/bhf-award

  The British Heart Foundation has awarded £3 million to the University of Leicester (BHF) to support its world-class cardiovascular disease research over the next five years

• Languages

  https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages

  Explore 19 different language courses at the University of Leicester