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New species of rare ancient worm discovered in fossil hotspot
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/new-species-of-rare-ancient-worm-discovered-in-fossil-hotspot
A team of researchers including Leicester’s Professor David Siveter have discovered a new species of lobopodian, an ancient relative of modern-day velvet worms, in 430 million-years-old Silurian rocks in Herefordshire, UK.
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Marina Spunta
https://le.ac.uk/people/marina-spunta
The academic profile of Dr Marina Spunta, Associate Professor of Italian at University of Leicester
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics/genetics-higher-education/resources
WHO's Genomic Resource Centre (GRC) Educational resources and online tools for human genetics and genomics, including ethical, social and legal implications (ELSI).
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White Dwarfs
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics/white-dwarfs
White dwarfs are the end products of the life cycles of more than 90% of all stars. This makes them important laboratories for studying stellar evolution and the behaviour of matter at extremes of temperature and density.
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Prehistoric penis worms shed light on ocean ecology half a billion years ago
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/prehistoric-2018penis-worms2019-shed-light-on-ocean-ecology-half-a-billion-years-ago
Dr Tom Harvey from the Department of Geology has been involved in a study along with researchers at the University of Cambridge into Ottoia, a type of phallic-shaped ‘penis worm’ – and has helped to identify that the creature used a bizarre set of teeth to drag itself across...
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UK first for Leicester: ground-breaking software lets surgeon see real-time 3D map of heart
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/12-cardiac-software
Innovative software that allows a surgeon to view inside a patient’s heart in real time while applying treatment has been used for the first time in the UK in operations at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester.
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Centre for Hate Studies launches new suite of digital training on hate and extremism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/24-hate-studies-digital-training-extremism
The Centre for Hate Studies at the University of Leicester has developed a new, free-of-charge suite of digital training modules on hate and extremism.
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Conference on stalking aims for closer integration of services
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/09-stalking-conference
Representatives from the police, CPS, health and probation services together with academics from criminology, forensic psychology and other disciplines engaged in research related to stalking are gathering at the University of Leicester on Thursday 10 October 2019.
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Improving cardiac surgery benefits through key research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/11-cardiac-surgery
Over 35,000 adults undergo cardiac surgery in the UK every year with a further 1 million worldwide. While short-term results of surgery are excellent, many patients fail to obtain long-term benefits the reasons for which remain unclear.
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Learn some showstopper science with Bake Off stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/josh-webinar
Dr Josh Smalley is joined by 2022 Great British Bake Off winner Dr Syabira Yusoff for an online event on 11 February that will explore the science behind their bakes