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The University of Leicester is a research-led university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park. The university has established itself as a leading research-led university and has been named University of the Year of 2008 by the Times Higher Education. The university has consistently ranked amongst the top 15 universities in the United Kingdom by the Times Good University Guide and The Guardian; it has a vision of becoming an established top ten UK university by 2015. The 2012 QS World University Rankings also placed Leicester 8th in the UK for research citations. The University is most famous for the invention of Genetic Fingerprinting and for the discovery of the remains of King Richard III. Wikipedia [ - ]

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University of Leicester, main campus

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The University of Leicester is a research-led university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park. The university has established itself as a leading research-led university and has been named University of the Year of 2008 by the Times Higher Education. The university has consistently ranked amongst the top 15 universities in the United Kingdom by the Times Good University Guide and The Guardian; it has a vision of becoming an established top ten UK university by 2015. The 2012 QS World University Rankings also placed Leicester 8th in the UK for research citations. The University is most famous for the invention of Genetic Fingerprinting and for the discovery of the remains of King Richard III. Wikipedia

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http://plus.google.com/117567742134339880689

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The University of Leicester (/ˈlɛstə/ LES-tər) is a research-led university based in Leicester,...

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Edit Delete View CVT 15,495	2007	-
Edit Delete View CVT 21,628	2009	-
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Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Laurie Taylor	-	-	-	-	-	-
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Michael Jabez Foster	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Lalith Gamage	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT David Blanchflower	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Stephen Jay Gould	1995	Doctor of Science

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University of Leicester

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Edit Delete View CVT 11,052	2011	-

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Edit Delete View CVT 6,245	2007	-
Edit Delete View CVT 10,657	2008	-
Edit Delete View CVT 11,499	2011	-

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Edit Delete View CVT 75.31 %	2009
Edit Delete View CVT 71.24 %	2011

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Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT UK £	9,000.00	2012	-

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Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT UK £	9,000.00	2012	-

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Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT UK £	12,000.00	2011	-

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University of Leicester

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Faculty of Engineering Building, University of Leicester

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Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Alec Jeffreys	-	1977	-
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Gudmundur A. Thorisson	Research Associate	-	-

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Edit Delete View CVT University Road	Leicester	-	/m/04lpqwf

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Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT University of Leicester Students' Union	-	-

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Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT UK £	5,005,000.00	2009	-

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Edit Delete View CVT -	US News & World Report: World's Best Universities	195	2011	-

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