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Overview of the genetics and genealogical techniques used to identify the remains
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/genetics/overview
The vast majority of our DNA is a very complex mixture of DNA passed down to us from our ancestors.
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University of Leicester joins launch of AMAST Network to battle AMR in the agrifood system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/amast
Leicester scientists partner in new network to identify risks of antimicrobial resistance and barriers to action for farms and livestock producers
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Physics with Space Science MPhys
https://le.ac.uk/courses/physics-with-space-science-mphys/2026
This four-year degree expands on the Physics with Space Science BSc to prepare you for high-level entry into industry. It’s also a solid base for pursuing PhD research.
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Katy Roscoe
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/author/kar29/
Katy was awarded her PhD in History at the University of Leicester. Her doctoral research explored the use of islands off the coast of Australia for the incarceration of Indigenous and European convicts.
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Medical Biosciences (Genetics) MBiolSci
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-biosciences-genetics-mbiolsci/2026
Genetics and genetic mechanisms can tell us so much about heredity and evolution. When researched in the context of diseases in a massively outbred human population, genetics leads us to discover better, more personalised diagnosis and treatments of diseases.
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MSc Laboratory Research Project
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mb7316
Module code: MB7316 This module provides the opportunity to gain highly valuable laboratory work by undertaking a 4 month research project placement: 3 months of lab work and then 1 month for writing the dissertation and project presentation, within the Department of...
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A Day in the Life: Convicts on board Prison Hulks
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/10/10/a-day-in-the-life-convicts-on-board-prison-hulks/
Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on October 10, 2017 By Anna McKay , AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Student, National Maritime Museum & University of Leicester.
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Petrophysicist joins ocean drilling research project investigating the origins of life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/petrophysicist-joins-ocean-drilling-research-project-investigating-the-origins-of-life
On 26 October 2015, the RSS James Cook (pictured) set sail from Southampton on route to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Dr Sally Morgan from the Department of Geology at Leicester, is a petrophysicist within the international team of scientists who are on-board the vessel.
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Alumni
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni
Take a look at the career profiles of some of the PhD alumni of the University of Leicester Department of Respiratory Sciences (incorporating Infection, Immunity and Inflammation), as examples of the variety of career paths that are possible.
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Preserving the grave
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/preserving-the-grave
One problem faced by the team was, how best to preserve the grave for posterity. Under normal circumstances, the best protection is to carefully cover the archaeology with a protective membrane and rebury it.