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Inspirational women
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women
Olive Banks - the University's first female Professor Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith - the Students' Union's first female President Wendy Hickling - the University's first graduate These three portraits represent the realisation of a project long...
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Study suggests millions of modern men are descendants of 11 dynastic leaders
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/genetic-study-suggests-millions-of-modern-are-descendants-of-11-asian-dynastic-leaders
A team of geneticists led by Professor Mark Jobling from the Department of Genetics has discovered that millions of modern Asian men are descended from 11 powerful dynastic leaders, including Mongolian warlord Genghis Khan, who lived up to 4,000 years ago.
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Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/study/chemistry
Chemistry can change the future of health and medicine, energy and the environment, technology and materials. What do you want to change?
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apatel
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/author/ap147/
As a Learning Developer for Leicester Learning Institute, I create opportunities for learners to understand and develop the academic literacies, skills and approaches required by their "academic culture" or discipline.
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Microbial genomes for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/microbial-genomes/higher-education
The study of genomes as an entity as opposed to individual genetic components is referred to as genomics. Learn more about microbial genomes on our website.
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Chris Bayliss
https://le.ac.uk/people/chris-bayliss
The academic profile of Professor Chris Bayliss, Professor of Bacterial Genetics at University of Leicester. Head of Division of Microbiology and Infection.
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Getting stuck into mucus to find new treatments for severe asthma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/mucus-asthma-study-leicester
Leicester is among an international group of experts in respiratory medicine to receive funding to better understand how mucus is controlled in the lungs and how this contributes to severe asthma
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Frank Dudbridge
https://le.ac.uk/people/frank-dudbridge
The academic profile of Frank Dudbridge, Professor of Statistical Genetics at University of Leicester
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Imaan Kayani
https://le.ac.uk/people/imaan-kayani
The academic profile of Dr Imaan Kayani, PhD researcher at University of Leicester
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/research
The University of Leicester has a long history of groundbreaking medical research. We have particular strengths in the fields of cardiovascular medicine, cancer research, diabetes research, medical genetics, BAME health and the development of alternatives to antibiotics.