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Pioneering technique could unlock targeted treatments for cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/hdac-cancer
Leicester researchers have described application of a pioneering chemical technique which could unlock ground-breaking new treatments for cancer and other diseases.
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Critical Game Studies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ms7222
Module code: MS7222 Games can be approached in many ways, from a social perspective to a technical one, and contain many clues about our culture.
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Dismemberment in Prehistory – Not Just for the Criminally Insane. By Shane McCorristine
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2015/11/23/shane-mccorristine-dismemberment-in-prehistory-not-just-for-the-criminally-insane/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on November 23, 2015 Francisco Goya, “Great deeds! Against the dead!” (1810s). Source: Wikimedia Commons. For as long as humans have been around we have cut up, hacked, butchered, and mutilated corpses.
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Expert opinions cover language the sink estate strategy black holes Poland and the solar system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/expert-opinions-cover-language-the-sink-estate-strategy-black-holes-pornstar-shaming-and-the-solar-system
Dr Saeeda Shah from the School of Education has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing David Cameron's latest announcements on language-learning.
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Leicester’s Vice-Chancellor calls for a “focus on fairness” on university admissions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/focus-on-fairness
Professor Nishan Canagarajah calls on UK universities to “focus on fairness” and bridge the gaps in prospective students’ learning.
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“Of Ainu Women and Russian Prisoners: Listening for the Voice of the Other” University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/04/30/of-ainu-women-and-russian-prisoners-listening-for-the-voice-of-the-other/
Sakhalin, Bronislaw Pilsudski, political exile, Chufsamma, Ainu, indigenous tribes, prisoners, Ket, Fridtjof Nansen, Russian colonization, University of Leicester
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Renowned street artist creates ghostimage of famous playwright Joe Orton in library
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/renowned-street-artist-creates-ghost-image-of-famous-playwright-joe-orton-in-library
A renowned street artist has spray-painted a ‘ghost image’ of playwright Joe Orton in our Library – which he hopes will encourage people to reflect on the legacy of the writer.
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Top honours for nine influential individuals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/01-honorary-degrees
Influential individuals from the worlds of business, art, education, and more have received honorary degrees from the University of Leicester.
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Groundbreaking research identifies what makes human brains – and humans – unique in the animal world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/14-concept-cells
A neuroscientist at the University of Leicester has identified a fundamental difference between human and animal brains. This breakthrough, published today in the journal Cell, offers an explanation for what makes Homo sapiens so vastly different from even our nearest relatives.
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GEOLAND 2
https://le.ac.uk/clcr/research-projects/geoland-2
The GMES project analysed spatial and temporal changes in rainfall and vegetation patterns in sub-Saharan Africa over 9 years.