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Genetically modified bacteria to help combat muscle fatigue being developed by students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/genetically-modified-bacteria-to-help-combat-muscle-fatigue-being-developed-by-students
A team of second-year students are taking part in the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM), in which they are required to modify bacteria to fulfil a useful task.
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Researchers launch hunt to find the most accurate physical activity tracker
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/researchers-launch-hunt-to-find-the-most-accurate-physical-activity-tracker
Researchers from the Diabetes Research Centre have launched a hunt to find the most accurate physical activity tracker. Fitbit, Jawbone, Garmin, Polar Loop and some cheaper devices are all going head-to-head in the study.
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Awards for outstanding service to medical students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/awards-for-outstanding-service-to-medical-students-1
A consultant and an administrator at Kettering General Hospital have won awards for the outstanding service they have provided to medical students who are training to become the next generation of NHS doctors.
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Academic comments on why we do not challenge queue jumpers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/academic-comments-on-why-we-do-not-challenge-queue-jumpers
Dr Zsuzsanna Vargha (pictured) from the School of Management has been quoted in the national media on Britain's unique attitude to queuing - including why we do not challenge queue jumpers.
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Yimei Zhu
https://le.ac.uk/people/yimei-zhu
The academic profile of Dr Yimei Zhu, Lecturer in Digital Media at University of Leicester
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Numerical Programming in C
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt4014
Module code: NT4014 The Physics Skills Electives are designed to help you improve your skills and enhance your career options in industry, education, research and/or business.
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Economy, Society and Space
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gy2412
Module code: GY2412 This module provides a thorough overview of the global economy.
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Fourteenth Century Crisis in England? Politics and Society 1297-1413
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs3646
Module code: HS3646 You’ll be investigating England in the 14th century, a ‘long, eventful and often turbulent century’ running from Edward I’s Crisis of 1297 to the death of Henry IV in 1413.
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Global History: comparative and connected approaches
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs7310
Module code: HS7310 The ‘global turn’ describes a field of historical research that emerged in part as a response to decolonisation and the break-up of European empires, challenges to white supremacy and the global order, and demands for the recognition of the histories of...
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Media and Gender
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ms3000
Module code: MS3000 Media and Gender is a lively and engaging module which addresses key issues and concerns around how women, men and gender-non conforming individuals are represented, experience and engage with various media forms.