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Was the Force behind Leicester's football success? Students explore the secrets of Yoda's Force power
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/was-the-force-behind-leicester2019s-football-success-students-explore-the-secrets-of-yoda2019s-force-power
For many fans around the world May 4th is Star Wars Day, playing on the popular phrase ‘May the Force Be With You’ uttered by many characters in the films including Luke Skywalker’s mentor, Yoda.
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Leicester celebrates summer school students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-celebrates-summer-school-students
More than 65 students from Leicestershire and beyond are attending a four-day summer school programme at the University which reaches its finale today (Wednesday 29 June).
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Lord Richard Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/attenboroughs/richard
Lord Richard Attenborough has a longstanding connection with the University, opening our Attenborough Arts Centre in 1997 and receiving and Honorary Distinguished Fellowship in 2006.
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Tropical phages
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages/tropical-phages
Tropical phages/temperature dependent bacteriophages switch between lysogenic and lytic phases. At the university, research has been done on the tropical pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei which can cause melioidosis
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University of Leicester Mathematician accorded title of Pioneer at International Conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/university-of-leicester-mathematician-accorded-title-of-pioneer-at-international-conference
Professor Alexander Gorban, a mathematician from our University, has been accorded the title of Pioneer of Russian Neuroinformatics.
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Voices of mental health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/voices-of-mental-health
Research by Professor Martin Halliwell has broken new ground in deepening our understanding of the history and politics of mental health.
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Arrhythmias
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research/intervention/arrhythmias
We are one of the most active centres in the country in interventional arrhythmia research.
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Historic female firsts captured on canvas
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/historic-female-firsts-captured-on-canvas-1
Today (5 March) the University of Leicester has recognised, on its walls and in its paintings, the contribution of three women who have, through their work and lives helped to create the University.
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100 years of Physics at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/physics/about/anniversary
2025 marks 100 years since the first students enrolled to study for a physics degree in Leicester. Anniversary celebration.
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Symposium - 80 Years On: Memory and Legacy of World War II in ESEA Popular Culture
https://le.ac.uk/arts/news/events/80-years-on
A symposium exploring the portrayal of WWII 80 years on hosted by Film Studies and Modern Languages