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35 years since we changed the world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/11-dna35
L-R: Professor Turi King, Tony Garner, Lin Garner, David Gyimah, Barbara Ashworth, David Baker, Chief Constable Simon Cole, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, Rob Eaton, Lynda Eaton, Mick Tucker, Kath Eastwood, Sue Jeffreys, Jenny Foxon|The discovery...
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Decoding gigantic insect genome could help tackle devastating locust crises
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/locusts
A ‘game changing’ study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust by researchers at the University of Leicester, could help combat the crop-ravaging behaviour of the notorious insect pest which currently exacerbates a hunger crisis across many developing countries.
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New test could help preserve endangered gibbon populations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/gibbons-twycross-genetic-endangered
A Leicester geneticist working with ape specialists at Twycross Zoo has developed a test which could help preserve highly vulnerable Gibbon populations from extinction
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Creative empathy
https://le.ac.uk/empathy/study/creative-empathy
Find out more about the teach the teachers courses as part of the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare.
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Senate regulation 9: Regulations governing Research Degree Programmes: Examination, award and conferral (9.198-9.241)
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-9/examination
Examining teams 9.198 The viva voce examination must be conducted by an examining team. Each examining team must comprise at least two members. At least one member of the examining team must be an external examiner. 9.
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Alumni Awards criteria and guidelines
https://le.ac.uk/alumni/join-us/events/award-winners-showcase/awards-criteria
Outline of the Alumni Awards Criteria and Guidelines for nominators to consider before making a nomination for a University of Leicester Alumni Award
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Thesis examination
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-9/appendix-1/thesis-examination
(1)9.57 The research student must successfully defend their thesis in a viva voce examination before a research degree by published work shall be awarded. Examining teams (1)9.58 The viva voce examination must be conducted by an examining team.
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Code of practice governing the Students’ Union
https://le.ac.uk/policies/codes-practice/students-union
The Education Act 1994 regulates the operation of students' Unions and their relationships with the university authorities and students. It requires universities to publicise the arrangements for implementing the Act by means of a Code of Practice.
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About us
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/about-us
The Centre for Urban History (CUH) at The University of Leicester has an international reputation in study of towns and cities, producing research that has a global reach.
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Passions of War
https://le.ac.uk/english/research/research-projects/past-projects/passions-of-war
The Passions of War project sought to investigate the influence of war, from the early modern period to the end of the Second World War. Find out more about the project.