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Researchers make sand that flows uphill
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/sand-microrollers
Paper published in 'Nature Communications' details how applying magnetic forces to individual 'microroller' particles spurs collective motion—with counterintuitive results
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Research and teaching staff
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/people/research-and-teaching-staff
Contact details for our research and teaching staff.
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Study into common health condition compares surgery to less invasive treatment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/dupuytrens
Researchers from the University of Leicester have compared the effectiveness of surgery over a less invasive injection for the treatment of a common health condition
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Adrian building
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/adrian-building
Formally opened in 1968, the Adrian Building was the home of Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys’ historic discovery of genetic fingerprinting in September 1984.
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University of Sanctuary
https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/uni-of-sanctuary
The University of Leicester is committed to offering support and sanctuary to refugees and asylum seekers from around the world and in so doing, helping them to change their lives for the better.
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Discovery of King Richard III’s remains named as one of the decade’s ‘extraordinary discoveries’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/king-richard-iii-remains-named-extraordinary-discoveries
aerial view of richard iii bones|The discovery and identification of King Richard III’s remains by leading academics at the University of Leicester have been named as one of the decade’s ‘extraordinary archaeological discoveries’ by Historic England and as one of the top ten...
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Toxic formaldehyde’s dual nature to be probed with new chemical tool
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/formaldehyde-cancer-tool
University of Leicester chemistry researchers have developed new compounds to better study formaldehyde
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SAPPHIRE group is partner in 42m new research institute to boost evidence on improving care in the NHS
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/sapphire-group-is-partner-in-ps42m-new-research-institute-to-boost-evidence-on-improving-care-in-the-nhs
A new research institute led by the University of Cambridge is seeking to create a world-leading asset for the NHS by improving the science behind healthcare organisation and delivery, and the University of Leicester’s Social Science Applied to Healthcare Improvement Research...
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Academic staff
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/people/academic-staff
Browse the academic staff who work and research in Molecular and Cell Biology at Leicester, and see their contact details.
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Expert opinions cover Gibraltar in the EU debate and Mary Berrys Bakewell tart recipe and online archiving
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/expert-opinions-cover-mary-berrys-bakewell-tart-recipe-and-online-archiving
Dr Simon Dixon from the Special Collections has written an article for Think: Leicester about the closure of BBC Food and how much of its content can still be accessed through web archives - including the recipe for Mary Berry's Bakewell tart.