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Star of Channel 4 documentary to advise teachers on how to motivate students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/channel-4-documentary-star-to-advise-teachers-on-how-to-motivate-students
Matthew Burton from the popular Channel 4 documentary 'Educating Yorkshire' will be exploring ways in which teachers can better motivate their students at a University conference on 15 January at the Stamford Court Conference Centre.
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Leicester students produce pedal powered cinema
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-students-produce-pedal-powered-cinema
A team of engineering students (pictured) has produced a bicycle powered generator which could power a 55 watt projector for the time required to watch a movie.
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Using DNA fingerprinting to catch a killer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/using-dna-fingerprinting-to-catch-a-killer
This summer marks 30 years since DNA fingerprinting - discovered by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys right here in the University's Department of Genetics in 1984 - was first used in a criminal investigation.
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About us
https://le.ac.uk/medieval/about
Find out more about the University of Leicester's Medieval Research Centre, view contact details and discover the medieval background of Leicester.
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Peter Moody
https://le.ac.uk/people/peter-moody
The academic profile of Professor Peter Moody, Professor of Structural Biology at University of Leicester
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IC Eperon
https://le.ac.uk/people/ic-eperon
The academic profile of Professor IC Eperon, Professor of Biochemistry at University of Leicester
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Electronic frailty index will identify older people at risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/30-frailty-index
A collaborative study involving Professor Simon Conroy from our Department of Health Sciences has been awarded £550,000 from the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme to develop the next version of the multi-award winning electronic frailty index (eFI).
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Mayer IgA Nephropathy Research Group
https://le.ac.uk/igan
Leicester’s Mayer IgAN Research Group leads global efforts to treat chronic kidney disease, backed by major funding and pioneering clinical breakthroughs.
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Nationwide map of air pollution provides insights into nitrogen dioxide levels across the country and within towns and cities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/new-nationwide-map-of-air-pollution-provides-insights-into-nitrogen-dioxide-levels-across-the-country-and-within-towns-and-cities
EarthSense Systems – a joint venture between our University and aerial mapping company BlueSky - has published MappAir® – the first ever high resolution nationwide map of air pollution.
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Locating the mortal remains of Richard III within the choir
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/locating-the-remains
Finding the grave and realising was an interesting and important skeleton buried there.