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Leicester academic explores unanswered questions about Easter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-academic-explores-unanswered-questions-about-easter
Dr Philip Shaw, from the University of Leicester, will explore the pagan origins of Easter in a free public event on 6 April.
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Leicester criminologist studies money laundering
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-criminologist-studies-money-laundering
University criminologist Dr Matt Hopkins has been involved in a new study on money laundering.
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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre opens in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/nihr-biomedical-research-centre-opens-in-leicester
Pioneering research into medical advancements in Leicester will continue for the next five years, thanks to an £11.6 million grant.
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Material Centre at CONEXS 2022 in Newcastle, 30th March to 1st April.
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/material-centre-at-conexs
The Collaborative Network for X-ray Spectroscopy (CONEXS) aims to establish a UK community for X-ray spectroscopy, focusing on nurturing the synergy between experiment and theory.
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Beyond the Three Age System
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/new-approaches-to-the-material-world/beyond-the-three-age-system
Mapping a history of materials from 3000 – 600 BC A Leverhulme Trust-funded project aiming to transform how we think about the role of material things in the past Divides have consequences.
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Language of Kurds analysed at University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/language-of-kurds-analysed-at-university-of-leicester
The language of the Kurds has come under scrutiny at an event at the University of Leicester. The Kurdistan International Studies Unit (KISU) organised the first of its events of the year as part of the Public Lecture Series on the Kurds and the Middle East.
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Academic provides national security briefing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/academic-provides-national-security-briefing
Dr Andrew Futter from the School of History, Politics and International Relations was recently invited to London to brief the UK National Security Secretariat at the Cabinet Office.
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Genetic properties help identify illegally traded tropical hardwood
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/genetic-properties-help-identify-illegally-traded-tropical-hardwood
Around 30-90 percent of all tropical hardwood is logged illegally. Checks on the origin of wood, however thorough, are not particularly effective because documentation may be fraudulent.
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Tackling religiously motivated hate affecting university students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/tackling-religiously-motivated-hate-affecting-university-students
Initiatives designed to tackle the rise of hate and extremism in the UK and beyond have received a vital boost from the Office for Students (OfS).
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Collaboration involving Leicester to drive business growth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/collaboration-involving-leicester-to-drive-business-growth
Leicester is part of a consortium to accelerate the development and commercialisation of innovative research within the Midlands.