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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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Geology PhD students
https://le.ac.uk/gge/people/phd/geology
Browse the current PhD students in Geology within the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment at the University of Leicester, and see their contact details and research topics.
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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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About us
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/about-us
Learn more about how the diverse collections at the Botanic Garden and the Attenborough Arboretum supports teaching and research at the University of Leicester.
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Arms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/27/arms/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 27, 2014 Small Arms Data Observatory (SADO) launched A new website launched by an international consortium of researchers which will focus upon quantitative data .
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Emoji is the fastest growing language
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/emoji-is-the-fastest-growing-language/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 Emoji’s are ‘pictographs. Originally used in Japanese electronic messages, many characters have now been incorporated into Unicode and the launch of Emoj.li.
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A quarter of FTSE 350 companies have only one woman on their board
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/16/a-quarter-of-ftse-350-companies-have-only-one-woman-on-their-board/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2018 …according to the 2018 report of the Hampton-Alexander review into increasing the number of women in senior positions in FTSE 350 companies.
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Reflections on the AdvanceHE Teaching and Learning Conference
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2023/09/28/reflections-on-the-advancehe-teaching-and-learning-conference/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on September 28, 2023 By (l-r in image) Jess Ritchie, Laura Nevay, Jo Murphy & Ben Ellis On 5th July, we attended the Advance HE Teaching and Learning Conference at Keele University,...
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Paul Brook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/pb222/
Paul Brook is a senior lecturer in sociology of work and employment in the School of Management and an editor of Work, Employment and Society. He researches and publishes on emotional labour, medical labour, labour process theory and service work.
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University of Leicester hosts screening of Strawbs documentary in honour of alumnus David Cousins
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/screening-strawbs-documentary-honour-david-cousins
The Magic Of It All – The Story of Strawbs documentary screening will celebrate the life and work of David Cousins at his alma mater at the Attenborough Arts Centre on 29 October