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DNA, genes and chromosomes for schools and colleges
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/dna/dna-schools-and-colleges
Genes influence what we look like on the outside and how we work on the inside. Take a look at genetic research designed for schools and colleges.
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Student calculates which colour lightsaber would be most powerful
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/student-calculates-which-colour-lightsaber-would-be-most-powerful
Aspiring Jedi Knights will be happy to learn that the red lightsabers used by their enemies, the Sith, are likely the weakest type available on the futuristic arms market, while a purple lightsaber would be the strongest, based on calculations made by a student from our...
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Student competition brings Leicester playwright’s alter ego to life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/edna-welthorpe-competition
A popular creative writing competition launched by the University of Leicester is once again open for entries – this year supported by the fashion-legend Dame Vivienne Westwood.
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Wasps may hold the secret to slowing down the ageing process
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/wasp-aging-leicester-biological
Scientists at the University of Leicester have discovered that jewel wasps can slow down their biological rate of ageing
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Turning crises into a Drama
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/turning-crises-into-a-drama
Students swapped their pens and laptops for the stage in order to enhance their learning experience as they study financial crises at Leicester.
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Statistical Distributions and Inference
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ma7403
Module code: MA7403 Probability and statistics skills are one of the main tools that actuaries will put into practice while translating real world problems into mathematical and statistical models in order to find the best possible solution for them, mostly in areas of...
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Statistical Distributions and Inference
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ma7403
Module code: MA7403 Probability and statistics skills are one of the main tools that actuaries will put into practice while translating real world problems into mathematical and statistical models in order to find the best possible solution for them, mostly in areas of...
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Statistical Distributions and Inference
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ma7403
Module code: MA7403 Probability and statistics skills are one of the main tools that actuaries will put into practice while translating real world problems into mathematical and statistical models in order to find the best possible solution for them, mostly in areas of...
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Zanzibar’s Prison Island: The Prison That Never Was, by Sarah Longair
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/10/23/zanzibars-prison-island-the-prison-that-never-was-by-sarah-longair/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in Carceral Archipelago on October 23, 2014 My initial research on peculiar history of Zanzibar’s so-called Prison Island as part of the Carceral Archipelago project began last year delving into the records in the National Archives and the...
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New guidance for filmmakers on how to represent people with disabilities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/disabilities-in-media
A recent PhD from the University of Leicester has called on the film industry to better represent people with disabilities on the big screen.