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Rapid spread of a meningitis bacteria linked to hypermutable sequences helping avoidance of the immune system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/26-meningitis-bacteria-spread-avoidance-immune-system
An enhanced potential to avoid the human immune system has been found in recent serogroup W isolates of Neisseria meningitidis by University of Leicester researchers, which may explain in part why the strain spread so rapidly among young people in 2013.
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Home to Joe Orton and Sue Townsend collections receives national accreditation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/archive
An archive service which holds the collections of Leicester literary greats, Joe Orton and Sue Townsend, has received approval from The National Archives.
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Zeeko Ltd takes up cutting-edge research lab at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/zeeko-research-lab-space-park-leicester
Leader in ultra-precision polishing technology joins University of Leicester’s prestigious £100 million space research and innovation facility
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Citizen science project makes 20 new astronomical discoveries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/kilonova-seekers
The public has played an instrumental role in identifying cosmic explosions for a citizen science project involving the University of Leicester.
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Space Park Leicester welcomes leading Indian company AEGION
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/aegion-space-park
Indian metallurgy and materials engineering company AEGION establishes office at Space Park Leicester
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TIMMS: Improving outcomes for babies and children
https://le.ac.uk/timms/research
Explore the research projects being carried out by the TIMMS group at the University of Leicester.
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More than 50 years of Leicester in space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/05-more-than-50-years-of-leicester-in-space
In World Space Week we reflect on the University of Leicester’s long history of making out of this world discoveries.
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UK’s poorest students set to benefit most from university redesign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/poorest-students
Young people from the poorest parts of the UK are primed to benefit most as universities scramble to offer safe education as they emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Study recommends SGLT2 inhibitors for people with diabetic foot disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/diabetic-foot-ulcers-leicester
People with a history of foot ulcers or amputations should be prescribed SGLT2 inhibitors, according to new research led by a team from the University of Leicester