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Adrian building
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/adrian-building
Formally opened in 1968, the Adrian Building was the home of Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys’ historic discovery of genetic fingerprinting in September 1984.
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Key Concepts in International Relations
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pl1122
30 credit module for key concepts in International Relations
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Biology unlikely to drive ethnic differences in COVID-19 risk for healthcare workers, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/covid-biology
The differences in COVID-19 infection risk between ethnic minority healthcare workers and their White colleagues is likely due to home and work factors rather than biology, according to the largest and most detailed study on the subject, led by the University of Leicester,...
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Weight loss treatments for people with diabetes and obesity could lower the risk of obesity-related cancers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/weight-loss-cancer-obesity-leicester
Weight loss treatments, including medication and surgical procedures, may help lower the risk of obesity-related cancers in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a new study shows
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Positive boost in National Student Survey cements top position for University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/national-student-survey-results-leicester
Leicester is celebrating a top 15 position among UK institutions overall for student satisfaction, according to Times analysis, with positivity rising in all 26 core questions of the survey.
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Elite rugby event aims to keep premier league players at the top of their game
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/rugby-conference
A special conference organised by the University of Leicester’s Physical Activity and Rehabilitation Group, has sought to address the types of injuries professional sportspeople experience throughout their career and the care needed to keep them on the pitch.
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University of Leicester ranked in top-20 in the UK in TIME’s new ranking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/top-20-uk-time-new-ranking
TIME magazine’s inaugural World's Top Universities 2026 places Leicester 19th among UK universities and 100th out of 500 universities worldwide
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Leicester Cathedral named one of the top five most haunted places in the Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-cathedral-named-one-of-the-top-five-most-haunted-places-in-the-midlands
In time for Halloween, ITV has compiled a list of the top five most haunted places in the Midlands - and Leicester Cathedral is ranked among them, said to be home of the ghost of Richard III. A psychic has apparently experienced a very real close encounter of the...
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Leicester among top 25 institutions in The TimesThe Sunday Times Good University Guide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-among-top-25-institutions-in-the-times-the-sunday-times-good-university-guide
The University of Leicester is ranked among the top 25 UK institutions in a national league table compiled by national newspapers.
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Constitutional and Administrative Law
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/lw1120
Module code: LW1120 Constitutional and Administrative Law is about the law and practice relating to how the United Kingdom is governed.