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Microbial genomes for schools and colleges
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/microbial-genomes/school-and-colleges
Genome is the word we use to describe all of an organism's DNA, including its chromosomes and any other pieces of DNA it may have acquired. The University of Leicester provides a range of resources for academic purposes.
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Owen Woodley
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/owen-woodley
Owen Woodley joined the Council in March 2026. Owen became a professional artist in 2024 after having spent nearly four decades in the finance and retail sectors. He started work at Barclays where he spent 20 years, both in the UK and also extensively across sub-Saharan Africa.
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Professor Jens Zinke
https://le.ac.uk/people/jens-zinke
The academic profile of Professor Jens Zinke, Professor in Palaeobiology at University of Leicester
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Caribbean Takeaway Takeover
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/05/20/caribbean-takeaway-takeover/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 20, 2022 Caribbean Takeaway Takeover: Identities and Stories Oral histories of ten Caribbean elders from the Windrush generation, who arrived in the UK between the 1940s-1960s, have been...
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LGBT+ history exhibitons, plus playlist
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/02/23/lgbt-history-exhibitons-plus-playlist/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 23, 2022 Online exhibition from the Bishopsgate Institute to commemorate LGBT+ history month and a physical exhibition they are holding at the Barbican centre.
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The Giant Bible of Mainz
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/07/the-giant-bible-of-mainz/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2022 The Giant Bible of Mainz Digitized by the Library of Congress Famous for being one of the last handwritten by a scribe in 1450s.
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Research highlights both the determinants and consequences of financial fragility in low income countries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/research-highlights-both-the-determinants-and-consequences-of-financial-fragility-in-low-income-countries
A team of researchers from the Universities of Leicester and Aston will be revealing the novel findings of a successful ESRC-DFID bid into financial fragility and recommend ways to promote stability in low income countries at a conference on Friday 28 October.
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Funny bones Richard III genealogist crowned winner of comedy challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/funny-bones-richard-iii-genealogist-crowned-winner-of-comedy-challenge
Our very own Professor Kevin Schürer (pictured) has been crowned the winner of the 2016 Stand Up Challenge, held at Leicester Racecourse on Wednesday night.
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Research degrees
https://le.ac.uk/media/study/research-degrees
Find out about PhD and MPhil opportunities in Media and Communication at the University of Leicester. Learn about our research groups and the supervision interests of our staff.
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National Astronomy Week: Our Modern View of Mars
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/10/national-astronomy-week-our-modern-view-of-mars/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 10 November 2020 The RAS is putting on a series of events, talks and online observing sessions for National Astronomy Week, and Professor John Bridges will be discussing our modern view of Mars on...