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Hotspots and minisatellites
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/hotspots-and-minisatellites
Instrumental to Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys' refining of the genetic fingerprinting technique were hotspots of activity and minisatellites.
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Spectacular views of Red Planet from new space mission analysed by Leicester scientist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/2018spectacular-views2019-of-red-planet-from-new-space-mission-analysed-by-leicester-scientist
A space scientist is involved in analysing the first hi-res images from Mars orbit taken by a new exploratory mission.
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Ischaemic preconditioning and remote conditioning of cardiac muscle
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research/intervention/ischaemic
Our laboratory is interested in ischaemia/reperfusion injury in the heart and how the cardioprotective technique of remote ischaemic conditioning works to both protect the heart against I/R injury but also prevent adverse remodelling of the myocardium following ischemic injury.
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Attenborough Arts Centre to host exhibitions by Claude Cahun and UK debut of Laura Swanson
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/attenborough-arts-centre-to-host-exhibitions-by-claude-cahun-and-uk-debut-of-laura-swanson
Our Attenborough Arts Centre will be the first venue in the UK to present a solo exhibition by American artist Laura Swanson, alongside the Hayward Touring exhibition of photography by gender-defying artist Claude Cahun (1894 – 1954).
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Primary
https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/primary
Discover the activities we offer tp primary school students between years 4-6.
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Screaming jelly babies and cannon fire at Salters Festival of Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/screaming-jelly-babies-and-cannon-fire-at-salters2019-festival-of-chemistry
60 students from 15 schools in the East Midlands will enjoy an exciting day of chemistry at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry to be held at the University on Thursday 23 April. Each school will be represented by a team of four 11-13 year olds.
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PhD researcher addresses blanket banning of legal highs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/academic-addresses-blanket-banning-of-2018legal-highs2019
Yewande Okuleye from the School of History, alongside researchers from the University of Warwick, addressed the recent UK legislation to ban ‘legal highs’ by instituting a blanket ban on psychoactive substances at an event on Tuesday 17 May.
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Outreach
https://le.ac.uk/modern-languages/outreach
Staff in Modern Languages are committed to presenting their work outside higher education, and to discussing research ideas beyond the University. Find out more about our outreach activities.
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Being humane
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/being-humane
Humane responses to the ‘migration crisis’ are to be explored at an event organised by a Leicester academic and taking place at Leicester Cathedral.
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Mick Herron, Bernadine Evaristo, Nina Stibbe and Kit de Waal headline 2023 Literary Leicester festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/literary-leicester
The programme for Literary Leicester, the University of Leicester's annual free literary festival, has been announced today. Literary Leicester will take place between Wednesday 22 March and Saturday 25 March at the university and other venues across the city.