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Rapid spread of a meningitis bacteria linked to hypermutable sequences helping avoidance of the immune system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/26-meningitis-bacteria-spread-avoidance-immune-system
An enhanced potential to avoid the human immune system has been found in recent serogroup W isolates of Neisseria meningitidis by University of Leicester researchers, which may explain in part why the strain spread so rapidly among young people in 2013.
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Regional and local history
https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/explore/english-local-history
Since local boot and shoe manufacturer Thomas Hatton donated his collection of books on antiquarianism at our foundation, the University of Leicester Library has been collecting material on regional and local history.
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Leicester researcher scoops Lifetime Achievement Award for innovations in health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/innovation-awards
Professor Philip Baker, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise at the University of Leicester, addressed innovators, inventors and developers from across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland in celebration of the University’s Centenary.
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News and events
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/news-and-events
Read our latest news and see upcoming events from MedRACE .
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Observatory that will find the first galaxies that formed in the early Universe will carry instrumentation co-developed by our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/james-webb-space-telescope-one-step-closer-to-launch-with-move-to-california
An observatory that will find the first galaxies that formed in the early Universe, connecting the Big Bang to our own Milky Way Galaxy, is one step closer to launch.
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Phage genomics
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages/phage-genomics
Phage genomics is the study and function of bacteriophage genomes. This is achieved by the sequencing of phage isolates, identification of prophages within bacterial genomes or through metagenomics.
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PhD Students
https://le.ac.uk/history/study/research-degrees/current-phd-students
Contact members of History at Leicester's academic staff. Browse staff profiles and find out how to contact our team via telephone or email.
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Biggest leap in identified lung health genes paves way for personalised risk score
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/lung-health-genes
New Nature Genetics study led by Universities of Leicester and Nottingham finds over 500 genes linked to lung health, providing new targets for potential therapeutics
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University of Leicester Staff Blogs School of English Centre for New Writing Trains Pioneers of Crea
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/06/16/centre-for-new-writing-trains-pioneers-of-creative-writing-in-secondary-schools/
Centre for New Writing creative writing training for A level teachers
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CELTA Sanctuary Scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/courses-for-teachers/celta/scholarship
This Sanctuary Scholarship is for students with a background of forced displacement who wish to study on our face-to-face CELTA course.