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University of Leicester wins Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/30-the-award
THE Award THE award win Professor Lisa Smith receives her THE Award for Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|University receives Times Higher Education Award for a pioneering kit that enables victims of sexual violence to capture DNA evidence.
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BHM 2020: We are black history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/bhm-2020-we-are-black-history
The month-long celebrations will be used as a springboard to launch a longer-term campaign led by the University to celebrate Black history and culture throughout the year.
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Fight against tuberculosis
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/fight-tuberculosis
We are researching ways to tackle TB, the world’s most deadly infection.
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Messages about Black History Month
https://le.ac.uk/black-history-month/statements
Hear more about Black History Month at Leicester from our Vice-Chancellor and Students' Liberation Officer.
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About Cardiovascular Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/about
Find out more about the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at Leicester. We our one of six departments within the College of Life Sciences and one of five within the College that comprise the Leicester Medical School.
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History makers – first cohort of Leicester-Chongqing students graduate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/history-makers-first-leicester-chongqing-students-graduate
History was made in China this week, as the first students to embark on a dual honours programme from the University of Leicester and Chongqing Medical University (CQMU) graduated.
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About us
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/about
We have a distinguished record of innovation and excellence in interdisciplinary research and teaching at postgraduate level. Find out more about us and read our mission statement.
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Carbon dating and analysis
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/carbon-dating
How old are the bones found under the Greyfriars church? Clearly they can’t be any more recent than the Dissolution of 1538. But if they are earlier than 1485, then they can’t be Richard’s remains.
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Student team heading to Germany following selection to compete in Audis Autonomous Driving Competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/student-team-heading-to-germany-following-selection-to-compete-in-audi2019s-autonomous-driving-competition
Five Informatics students from our University make up one of only ten teams selected from across Europe to compete in the Audi Autonomous Driving Cup 2018- where the next generation of innovators will demonstrate how they could help to shape the future of autonomous...
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Prolonged periods of sedentary time strongly associated with amount of fat around internal organs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/prolonged-periods-of-sedentary-time-strongly-associated-with-amount-of-fat-around-internal-organs
A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, UK – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, our University and Loughborough University - has found new evidence to suggest that longer periods of sedentary time (defined as any sitting/reclining...