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• Easter eggs hot cross buns and the microorganisms that help create them

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/easter-eggs-hot-cross-buns-and-the-microorganisms-that-help-create-them

  With supermarket shelves filled with chocolate at this time of year, little thought goes into how the humble cocoa bean eventually becomes the popular Easter egg.

• Psychology annual lecture to explore controversy surrounding cognitive neuroscience

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/psychology-annual-lecture-to-explore-controversy-surrounding-cognitive-neuroscience

  Controversy surrounding the extent to which detailed information about brain activity can enhance our understanding of ourselves and how we tick will be examined at the annual Sluckin Lecture on 3 May.

• Leicester academic awarded grant for project exploring animal welfare in research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-academic-awarded-grant-for-project-exploring-animal-welfare-in-research

  An academic at the University has been awarded a grant from the National Centre for the Replacement , Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) for a new research project.

• Crystallisation robots

  https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/facilities-and-services/biophysical-instrumentation-and-anaerobic-facilities/crystallisation-robots

  Learn about the crystallisation robots in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester.

• Professor Surinder Birring

  https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/surinder-birring

  Find out more about Professor Surinder Birring, alumnus of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation.

• Research into completers and non-completers of offending behaviour programmes could have implications for practice

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/research-into-completers-and-non-completers-of-offending-behaviour-programmes-could-have-implications-for-practice

  A study by Dr Emma Palmer (pictured) in the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour has highlighted the importance of ensuring high-risk and impulsive offenders complete rehabilitation programmes and that some offenders require extra support to engage...

• Challenges in transport sector addressed at University conference

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/challenges-in-transport-sector-addressed-at-university-conference

  EMBRACE welcomed more than 70 delegates to the Space Technology Solutions for Urban Transport conference held on 24 March at the MIRA Technology park.

• Dr Thomas Wilkinson

  https://le.ac.uk/people/thomas-wilkinson

  The academic profile of Dr Thomas Wilkinson, Research Fellow, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)

• Prof Lee Bosher

  https://le.ac.uk/people/lee-bosher

  The academic profile of Professor Lee Bosher, Professor of Risk at University of Leicester and Associate Dean of Research Excellence

• First Year Tutorials

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/gl1100

  Module code: GL1100 We believe that students benefit significantly from small group teaching, which has been shown to improve retention of information, enhance critical thinking skills, and consolidate learning.