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Tree rings reveal increasing rainfall seasonality in the Amazon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/tree-rings-increasing-rainfall-seasonality-amazon
Study involving University of Leicester researcher shows intensified seasonal cycles, with wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier, increasing the dangers of flooding and drought
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Wind turbine remains may be among ‘most surprising’ fossils for far future generations, palaeontologists say
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/wind-turbine-remains-surprising-fossils-palaeontology
University of Leicester palaeontologists publishing new book on technofossils suggest that wind turbine blades, made from difficult to recycle materials, may be among the most surprising fossils found by future palaeontologists
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History of Media and Communications at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/media/about/history
Media and Communication at the University of Leicester has its origins in the Centre for Mass Communication Research which was established at Leicester in 1966. Find out more about our history.
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Data protection impact assesment
https://le.ac.uk/ias/data-protection/data-protection-impact-assesment
What's new under GDPR legislation? Learn more about the data protection impact assessment and mitigating risks and safeguarding data when processing information.
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Underwear: a tool for fashioning female identity?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/underwear
Read the article "Underwear: a tool for fashioning female identity?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Leicester combines expertise with NASA to power spacecraft into new frontiers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/rhu-stirling-1-770
University of Leicester signs International Space Act Agreement with NASA to support collaboration between Space Park Leicester and NASA’s Glenn Research Center on a novel Radioisotope Power System design and laboratory test campaign
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New approach provides potential vaccine and treatment for Alzheimer’s
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/tapas
A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and German scientists.
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Call for Armed Forces personnel to share stories of transition to healthcare careers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/armed-forces
To coincide with Armed Forces Day 2022 (Saturday 25 June), Leicester health professionals have launched a major new research project which could provide solutions to the NHS’ staff shortage crisis by helping veterans transition into civilian careers.
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Discovery reveals remains of first aquatic dinosaur 'river-monster'
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/spinosaurus
An historic discovery of fossils by an international team, including Dr David Unwin at the University of Leicester, has revealed the remains of the first aquatic dinosaur.
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Leicester scientists discover ‘Star Wars’ planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/leicester-scientists-discover-star-wars-planet
Scientists from the University of Leicester has revealed for the first time that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc, leaving it warped and with tilted rings - similar to the planet Tatooine in Star Wars.