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Steering Group
https://le.ac.uk/the-technician-commitment/steering-group
Professor Sarah Davies, Committee Chair Role title: Pro Vice Chancellor and Head of the College of Science and Engineering, Professor of Sedimentology Background: I am Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Science and Engineering.
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Students awaken the science of Star Wars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/students-awaken-the-science-of-star-wars
Could a lightsaber really work? What would hyperspace travel look like? And how strong would a deflector shield need to be to fend off interstellar attacks? These are all questions that Star Wars fans have been asking for decades, and now that The Force Awakens has been...
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Writer and political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to assess the state of Britain today
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/writer-and-political-commentator-yasmin-alibhai-brown-to-assess-the-state-of-britain-today
A journalist considered one of the few female Muslim voices on the political stage is to speak on the state of Britain at a University lecture that celebrates diversity and community cohesion.
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Leicester kidney transplant patient wins research award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-kidney-transplant-patient-wins-research-award
A former Emmerdale actor from Leicester who underwent a kidney transplant has scooped an award for his part in research into the condition.
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Research shows women who feel more at risk of crime also prefer physically dominant partners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-shows-women-who-feel-more-at-risk-of-crime-also-prefer-physically-dominant-partners
Women who prefer physically formidable and dominant mates (PPFDM) tend to feel more at risk of crime regardless of the situation or risk factors present, according to researchers from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.
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European Petrophysics Consortium (EPC)
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/epc
The European Petrophysics Consortium (EPC) involves two European universities: University of Leicester (UK); and University of Montpellier (France). The EPC undertakes petrophysics research and combines borehole geophysics, laboratory experiments and geology.
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REDD Monitoring Services with Satellite Earth Observation
https://le.ac.uk/clcr/research-projects/redd-monitoring-services-with-satellite-earth-observation
Details on the REDD Monitoring Services project lead by The University of Leicester and in collaboration with commercial partners.
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Twenty-First Century Global Fiction
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3200
Module code: EN3200 What characterises twenty-first century fiction? Does it have distinctive formal and thematic features? What does it tell us about the times we are living in? As Peter Boxall notes, the contemporary moment is ‘always difficult to bring into focus, and...
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Neurobiology, Animal Behaviour and Evolution in the Field
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt3007
Module code: NT3007 This module will provide an understanding of both the neural and the evolutionary basis of animal behaviour. In the first half of the module, you will focus on how nervous systems function to generate behaviour in a range of animal species.
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Genetics: Evolution and Gene Expression
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt4003
Module code: NT4003 'Evolutionary Genetics' gives you an introductory overview of the genetic basis for the evolution of genes, genomes, and phenotypes from both theoretical and experimental perspectives.