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Centres and Institutes
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/centres-and-institutes
Centre for Landscape and Climate Research The aim of the CLCR is to understand interactions of the water cycle with ecosystems across multiple spatial and temporal scales.
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Leicester researchers provide expertise to world-leading Alzheimer’s prevention study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/26-world-leading-alzheimers-study
Study aims to improve the understanding of the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease
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Communication and Outreach
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/science-kitchen/communication-and-outreach
Descriptions of the science communication and outreach content created in the Science Kitchen.
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Social media to create earlywarning systems to combat future disasters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/social-media-to-create-2018early-warning-systems2019-to-combat-future-disasters
Researchers from the Department of Media and Communication are examining how communities can use social media to improve their resilience to both human-made and natural disasters – such as the recent Nepal earthquake or the sinking of ships that left thousands...
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Video reveals potential killer blow to King Richard III
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/video-reveals-potential-2018killer-blow2019-to-king-richard-iii
The University has revealed new film footage that for the first time details the potential killer blow that claimed the life of King Richard III.
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Leicester researchers partner with Youth Sport Trust to get Girls Active
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-researchers-partner-with-youth-sport-trust-to-get-girls-active
Leicester researchers are working with the Youth Sport Trust to determine whether a school-based physical activity programme could help provide the key to encouraging adolescent girls to be and stay active.
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Flexible degrees offered by Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/leicester-to-offer-flexible-degrees
Leicester is pioneering its ‘Pathways’ programme, which it believes will provide the most flexible curriculum in the UK, with students able to choose Single, Joint or Major/Minor courses in which they tailor their learning to reflect their strengths and interests and...
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Striking skull portraits of King Richard III produced using X-rays
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/striking-skull-portraits-of-king-richard-iii-produced-using-x-rays
Dramatic new artwork of King Richard III inspired by the discovery by Leicester archaeologists is to go on display at the Andipa Gallery in London from 14 – 25 April 2016.
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Most luminous galaxy is ripping itself apart
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/most-luminous-galaxy-is-ripping-itself-apart
In a far-off galaxy, 12.4 billion light-years from Earth, a ravenous black hole is devouring galactic grub. Its feeding frenzy produces so much energy, it stirs up gas across its entire galaxy.
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£3.7 million grant for multi-disciplinary single-molecule research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/03-splicing
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has awarded more than three million pounds to the University of Leicester, University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde.