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Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry
Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more lethal and kill their prey more swiftly.
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Academic staff
https://le.ac.uk/history/people/academic-staff
Contact members of History at Leicester's academic staff. Browse staff profiles and find out how to contact our team via telephone or email.
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Leicester criminologists working with Government to explore motivations behind acid attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-criminologists-working-with-government-to-explore-motivations-behind-acid-attacks
Researchers from our Department of Criminology have launched a major research project, commissioned by the Home Office, into the motivations of offenders who carry and use acid in violent attacks.
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Celebrating diversity during LGBT+ month
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/12-lgbt-history-month
As part of a month long celebration of diversity, we are hosting a series of events to mark LGBT+ History Month, which runs from Monday 3 February to Friday 13 March 2020.
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Older theses
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/study/postgraduate/dissertations-and-theses/older-phd-theses
2009 BRAMMER, B. The Holland Fen: social and topographical changes in a Fenland environment, 1750-1945. SEAL, Christine. Poor relief and welfare: a comparative study of the Belper and Cheltenham poor law unions, 1780-1914. 2008 COOPER, Kathryn J.
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Leading scientists takeover Leicester pubs for Pint of Science festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/pint-of-science
Pub goers in Leicester will get much more than just a pint next week when some of Britain’s leading Scientists head to the city’s drinking venues to discuss their latest research. The ‘Pint of Science’ festival runs from 9th-11th May.
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Announcing the 2019 Yearbook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2019/12/30/announcing-the-2019-yearbook/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 December 2019 The last twelve months have been an incredibly busy period for the School of Physics and Astronomy, and we have been collecting all our stories and achievements together into an online news blog.
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University of Leicester film wins landmark award from the British Society of Criminology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/harms-of-hate
A short film created by the Centre for Hate Studies (University of Leicester) has received the Sophie and Sylvia Lancaster Prize 2024 from the British Society of Criminology.
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Brexit talk inaugurates new School of Business lecture series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/brexit-talk-inaugurates-new-school-of-business-lecture-series
A prestigious new lecture series will be inaugurated at the University with a focus on the financial implications of Brexit. The new Dean’s Lecture Series in our School of Business will be given on Tuesday 22 November by a senior executive of the European Central Bank (ECB).
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Immunology and Eukaryotic Microbiology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/bs2032
Module code: BS2032 Do you know your closest companions? Take BS2032 and discover how we live in a world dominated by bacteria, parasites and fungi. Using lectures and practical hands-on activities you will learn about the microbial world and our response to it.