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Between Diaspora and the 'Land of Israel': Jewish Dress, Migration and Belonging, 1880s-1948
https://le.ac.uk/research/projects/jewish-dress-migration-belonging
External partners and collaborators|Dress expresses intimate feelings of belonging and identity. A focus on dress is especially rewarding when looking at migrant societies in which people from diverse backgrounds have often different ideas of how one should dress and why.
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About the project
https://le.ac.uk/country-house-technology/about
Project background and methodology From the 18th century, many technological innovations (such as gas and electric light, bells and telephones, piped water supplies, heating systems and sanitation) became available but the isolated nature of many country estates meant that...
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Psychologists create first-ever body-maps of hallucinations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/psychosis-hallucinations
Psychosis is a term which describes experiences where an individual may have difficulties in determining what is real and what is not real. Research indicates psychosis is associated with experiencing trauma, adverse life events, and stress.
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Liquid biopsy for detection and stratification of cancer
https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/research/liquid-biopsy-for-detection-and-stratification-of-cancer
Research theme lead: Professor Jacqui Shaw Academic research theme members Dr Esther Moss Dr Alessandro Rufini Professor Martin Dyer Professor Catrin Pritchard Dr Caroline Cowley (Leicester Molecular Diagnostics) Cancer precision medicine has the...
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Do winners cheat more? New research refutes previous high-profile study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/games-cheating
New large-scale research led by the University of Leicester shows that winning does not cause people to cheat, in stark contrast to a previous high-profile study.
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Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/biological-sciences-neuroscience-bsc/2026
No computer is more powerful or complex than the human brain. And you’ll get to study the central role it plays in our nervous system – and what can happen when it goes wrong. This degree includes the option to change your specialism in your second year.
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Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/biological-sciences-neuroscience-bsc/2027
No computer is more powerful or complex than the human brain. And you’ll get to study the central role it plays in our nervous system – and what can happen when it goes wrong. This degree includes the option to change your specialism in your second year.
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Experts provide diabetes prevention tips to Leicester insurance company
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/14-diabetes-prevention-hastings-direct
Leicester Changing Diabetes project promotes wellbeing and good health to local company
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https://le.ac.uk/library/search-collections/databases-az/g
Gale Digital Scholar Lab Browser-based Digital Humanities tool for easy-to-use interrogation and analysis of primary source data, including videos with live walkthroughs, sample projects, glossaries, FAQs, and other instructional materials in "The Learning Center".
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New carbon-monitoring satellite will shed light on photosynthesis thanks to Leicester scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/microcarb-carbon-monitoring-satellite-photosynthesis
An algorithm designed by scientists at the University of Leicester and National Centre for Earth Observation, based at Space Park Leicester, will allow the MicroCarb mission to observe solar induced fluorescence (SIF) – a by-product and indicator of plant photosynthesis