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Study reveals Congo swamps as the worlds largest tropical peatland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/study-reveals-congo-swamps-as-the-world2019s-largest-tropical-peatland
A vast peatland in the Congo Basin has been mapped for the first time, revealing it to be largest in the tropics.
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Events and outreach
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/cpbe/events
Find out about events and outreach activities that have taken place or been delivered by the Centre for Palaeobiology and Biosphere Evolution
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David Fisher
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/david-fisher
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of David Fisher, who was the University’s first Head of Computing. Mr Fisher passed away on 23 November 2024 in a hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. The University extends deepest condolences to his wife Winsome.
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University physicists make Quite Interesting guest appearances
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/university-physicists-make-quite-interesting-guest-appearances
Physicists from our University recently brought the aurora borealis to the studio of the popular BBC panel show QI.
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Funding will help further development of bacteriophages to combat disease on a commercial scale
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/phage
Pioneering work to develop effective and safe bacteriophages to combat disease has received an £800,000 boost.
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Identity Troubles: Nationalism, Jihadism and the Far Right
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy3099
Module code: SY3099 In this module, we explore theses ‘troubling’ identities – historical (ultra)nationalism, the contemporary extreme right and jihadism – and investigate how they have been theorised and understood as part of long-term social processes.
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Identity Troubles: Nationalism, Jihadism and the Far Right
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sy3099
Module code: SY3099 In this module, we explore theses ‘troubling’ identities – historical (ultra)nationalism, the contemporary extreme right and jihadism – and investigate how they have been theorised and understood as part of long-term social processes.
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Identity Troubles: Nationalism, Jihadism and the Far Right
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sy3099
Module code: SY3099 In this module, we explore theses ‘troubling’ identities – historical (ultra)nationalism, the contemporary extreme right and jihadism – and investigate how they have been theorised and understood as part of long-term social processes.
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Archaeological excavations at Bradgate Park uncover the home of Lady Jane Grey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/25-archaeological-excavations-bradgate-park-fieldschool-lady-jane-grey
Archaeologists from the University of Leicester have returned to Bradgate Park for their fifth season of excavations. Aiming to uncover the hidden history of this popular attraction, the Bradgate Park Fieldschool is a five-year programme of research (2015-2019).
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Physical Geography and GIS
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/supervision/physical-geography-and-gis
Find your research degree supervisor in Physical Geography and GIS at Leicester.