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Weapons of plant production
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/plant-production
Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison researches the modification of genetic makeup to make stronger and healthier species of plants to help tackle poverty and ensure survival.
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What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/grasshopper-mandibles
But analysis of the ecological importance of grasshoppers is not straightforward, and finding out what they eat requires detailed study of the contents of their guts or painstaking and time-consuming observations of how they feed in the wild. There is, however, a better way.
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University celebrates inspirational women in Centenary year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/inspirational-women-2022
Women from the University of Leicester who have been an inspiration to their colleagues have been honoured in a special photographic display.
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Documentary and discussion panel on women film directors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/18-half-the-picture
A film screening and panel discussion at Phoenix on 26 November will explore the continuing under-representation of women among film directors.
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(In)visible Convict Heritage on Rottnest Island
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/03/16/rottnest-convict-heritage/
Blog on heritage of convict aboriginal history on Rottnest Island also known as Wadjemup, West Australia
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Mapping the change phase 2
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/mapping-the-change-phase-2
Mapping the Change was conceived by Hackney Museum to map the huge changes taking place because of the Olympics and Paralympics and contribute to the Cultural Olympiad.
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History of Leicester Medical Society
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/leicester-medical-society/about/history
Learn about the fascinating 200-year history of the Leicester Medical Society, founded in 1800.
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Leicester secures a Rugby Varsity double
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/leicester-secures-a-rugby-varsity-double-against-de-montfort-university
The University of Leicester's women and men's Rugby teams have secured a double Varsity victory over players from De Montfort University during matches played on Wednesday 18 March.
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Professor Carlo Panara appointed Head of Leicester Law School
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/carlo-panara
University of Leicester has announced that Professor Carlo Panara has been appointed as Head of Leicester Law School. Professor Panara comes to Leicester after four years and a half as Director of the School of Law at Liverpool John Moores University.
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Project overview
https://le.ac.uk/ageing-and-reading/overview
This research project involves co-registration: simultaneously recording eye movements using a high-precision eye-tracker and electroencephalographic (EEG) measures of brain activity from electrodes placed on the scalp during natural sentence reading.