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Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/using-portable-nanopore-dna-sequencers-to-combat-wildlife-crime
A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the MinION - developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies - to read the ‘barcode genes’ of animals affected by illegal trafficking.
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Scientists chase colliding black holes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/scientists-chase-colliding-black-holes
Leicester scientists have revealed today they have been involved in the search of the distant universe for the counterpart to a second Gravitational Wave source.
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Very Rev. Derek Hole
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2021/derek-hole
We have learned, with regret, of the death of the Very Reverend Derek Hole, an Honorary Graduate and long-time supporter of the University. Born in Plymouth in 1933, Derek Hole felt called to the priesthood from a young age.
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Leicester academics argue sexualised drinks advertising undermines anti-rape campaigns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicester-academics-argue-sexualised-drinks-advertising-undermines-anti-rape-campaigns
Environments which incite narratives of loss of control and hypersexuality compromise the ability to counter sexual offending, research suggests.
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New International Studies Unit to launch at our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/new-international-studies-unit-launch-at-our-university
A new Kurdistan International Studies Unit is being launched at our University.
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Chronic uncertainty defines the Brexit process
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/chronic-uncertainty-defines-the-brexit-process
Significant political and economic uncertainty characterises the Brexit process one year after the UK triggered Article 50, a new report by academic group The UK in a Changing Europe finds. It includes a chapter by Adam Cygan, Professor in the Leicester Law School.
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Citizens of Change Scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/citizen-of-change
To honour the founding spirit of our university, we are awarding 100 Centenary Scholarships of £1,000 to undergraduate students beginning their studies in September 2018.
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M-MATISSE
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/space-projects-instrumentation/projects/m-matisse
Mars Magnetosphere Atmosphere Ionosphere and Space-weather Science (M-MATISSE) ESA (M7) candidate mission
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Disaster Risk Reduction and International Development
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mn7638
Module code: MN7638 Global warming, climate change, environmental disasters and terror threats present significant and growing threats to societies.
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Foundations of Financial Analysis and Investment
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mn7561
Module code: MN7561 This module will enable you to establish and critique the essential conceptual and ethical frameworks that lie at the foundations of modern financial analysis.