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What is saffron
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/what-is-saffron
Did you know that you need to collect about 200,000 flowers to produce just one kilo of saffron? The labour needed to produce it is just one of the many reasons that make the spice the world's most expensive agricultural product.
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Leicester ranked in Europe’s top 100 innovative universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/03-reuters-top-100
The University of Leicester is ranked 76th in Reuters Europe’s Most Innovative Universities Ranking, equivalent to 16th in the UK.
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2024
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024
Obituaries for members of the University community who have died in 2024.
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Genetic switch discovery could help to prevent symptoms of Parkinsons disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/genetic-switch-discovery-could-help-to-prevent-symptoms-of-parkinsons-disease
A genetic ‘switch’ has been discovered by MRC researchers at our University which could help to prevent or delay the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
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Crystallisation robots
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/facilities-and-services/biophysical-instrumentation-and-anaerobic-facilities/crystallisation-robots
Learn about the crystallisation robots in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester.
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Business Taxation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/af2085
Module code: AF2085/AF3085 This module provides an introduction to the key UK business taxes, and is one of two accredited modules which together give exemption from the basic taxation exams for the ICAEW, ICAS and ACCA professional bodies.
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Space Park Leicester’s ESA Business Incubation Centre UK welcomes first recruits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/space-park-lenke
A team of University of Leicester researchers undertaking pioneering research using space data have been named as the first successful applicants to join Space Park Leicester’s European Space Agency (ESA) Business Incubation Centre (BIC) UK programme.
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Space scientists look to face down climate change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/sprint-funding
Two pioneering projects led by space scientists at the University of Leicester have been awarded a share of research funding by the UK Space Agency.
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Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi conferred University of Leicester honorary professorship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/sheikha-bodour-al-qasimi-conferred-university-of-leicester-honorary-professorship
Her Excellency Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi awarded University of Leicester honorary professorship for global impact in literacy, culture, and women’s empowerment.
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A Global History of Convicts and Penal Colonies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2018/06/20/a-global-history-of-convicts-and-penal-colonies/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on June 20, 2018 The main objective of the ‘Carceral Archipelago’ project has been to write the history of convicts and penal colonies into global history, by synthesizing existing research on some geographical contexts...