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Garth Smithies Taylor (1896-1916)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/14/garth-smithies-taylor-1896-1916/
15 October 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the death in action of Lieutenant Garth Smithies Taylor, a name which many staff and students at the University will have unwittingly passed on numerous occasions when entering the Fielding Johnson Building.
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Academic staff and professional services
https://le.ac.uk/cssah/people/academic-and-professional
Find contact details for the academic and professional services staff working in the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities at Leicester.
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Alumni
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni
Take a look at the career profiles of some of the PhD alumni of the University of Leicester Department of Respiratory Sciences (incorporating Infection, Immunity and Inflammation), as examples of the variety of career paths that are possible.
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Preserving the grave
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/preserving-the-grave
One problem faced by the team was, how best to preserve the grave for posterity. Under normal circumstances, the best protection is to carefully cover the archaeology with a protective membrane and rebury it.
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Antibiotic resistance
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/antibiotic-resistance
For decades, we have used antibiotics to treat bacterial infections. Now, we are threatened by bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. Learn more about why this happens and how it can be prevented.
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Petrophysicist joins ocean drilling research project investigating the origins of life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/petrophysicist-joins-ocean-drilling-research-project-investigating-the-origins-of-life
On 26 October 2015, the RSS James Cook (pictured) set sail from Southampton on route to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Dr Sally Morgan from the Department of Geology at Leicester, is a petrophysicist within the international team of scientists who are on-board the vessel.
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George Eliot 2019 conference report
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/george-eliot-2019/ge2019-report
We are delighted to acknowledge the support of the British Association for Victorian Studies, which generously provided funding to cover social media and conference reporter bursaries for the George Eliot 2019 conference.
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Student life in the 1980s: what can we learn from Students’ Union handbooks?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/01/05/student-life-in-the-1980s-what-can-we-learn-from-students-union-handbooks/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library and Learning Services on January 5, 2024 Guest post by Jess Pascal, student volunteer. Hello, my name is Jess Pascal and I have been volunteering in the archives for the last two months.
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Biomolecular interaction instrumentation
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/facilities-and-services/biophysical-instrumentation-and-anaerobic-facilities/biomolecular-interaction-instrumentation
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology is home to Biomolecular interaction instrumentation including Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) instruments, Octet QKe platform and Applied Photophysics Chirascan CD.
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Leicester geologist features in international research publication
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/leicester-geologist-features-in-international-research-publication
The work of Leicester geologist Richard Walker features in a new online publication by The Geological Society of America. Dr Walker, lecturer in structural geology, is among a number of academics whose research is featured here.