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Leicester's local lockdown: a blog from the Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/vc-on-local-lockdown
Leicester is the first city in the UK to be placed under local lockdown – a fact that has brought global attention upon us during the coronavirus crisis. I know this news has come as a blow to many.
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Unprecedented energy consumption is leaving a permanent stain on planetary history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/anthropocene
A new study co-authored by three professors at the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment argues that the speed and scale of human energy consumption has pushed the Earth towards a new geological epoch, the ‘Anthropocene’.
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Decoding gigantic insect genome could help tackle devastating locust crises
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/locusts
A ‘game changing’ study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust by researchers at the University of Leicester, could help combat the crop-ravaging behaviour of the notorious insect pest which currently exacerbates a hunger crisis across many developing countries.
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Post-16
https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/post-16
Explore the range of post-16 activities we offer for students looking to discover university.
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New test could help preserve endangered gibbon populations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/gibbons-twycross-genetic-endangered
A Leicester geneticist working with ape specialists at Twycross Zoo has developed a test which could help preserve highly vulnerable Gibbon populations from extinction
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Academic staff
https://le.ac.uk/english/people/academic-staff
View the academic team working within English at Leicester. Explore staff profiles, research interests and contact details.
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Legal competitions
https://le.ac.uk/law/study/careers/competitions
Learn more about the legal competitions held and participated in by Leicester Law School, designed to enhance and hone your essential legal skills.
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Environmental Governance and Social Justice
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/critical-creative-geographies/environmental-governance-and-social-justice
Find out more about Environmental Governance and Social Justice at the University of Leicester.
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The newspaper: the rise and fall of a cultural form?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/newspaper
Read the article "The newspaper: the rise and fall of a cultural form?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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The Rosetta Stone: the first political manifesto?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/rosetta-stone
Read the article "The Rosetta Stone: the first political manifesto?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.