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Leicester academic explores unanswered questions about Easter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-academic-explores-unanswered-questions-about-easter
Dr Philip Shaw, from the University of Leicester, will explore the pagan origins of Easter in a free public event on 6 April.
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Roger Bettles Sports Centre
https://le.ac.uk/sports/facilities/roger-bettles
See the wide range of fitness and sporting facilities at the Roger Bettles sports centre located in Oadby.
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Russell Lee coal mining exhibits
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/02/07/russell-lee-coal-mining-exhibits/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2025 From the US National archives historic photographs of working lives in the USA.
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Peter Jackson
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/peter-jackson
The University has learned, with great sadness, of the death of Professor Peter Jackson, one of the longest serving members of our academic staff. A funeral service for Professor Jackson will be held at 12.
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jbridges: Page 22
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/22/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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University of Leicester to mark World Diabetes Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/university-of-leicester-to-mark-world-diabetes-day
People are being invited to learn more about Type 2 diabetes from University experts at a specialist centre in Leicester to mark an international awareness campaign.
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Experimental Design and Application of Molecular Genetic Techniques in Research
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mb7212
Module code: MB7212 This module will cover the experimental technologies and current topics in molecular genetics. You will have the chance to perform more sophisticated experiments and also think more critically about how experiments are designed and investigations planned.
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Experimental Design and Application of Molecular Genetic Techniques to Research
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs4212
Module code: BS4212 This module will cover the experimental technologies and current topics in molecular genetics. You will have the chance to perform more sophisticated experiments and also think more critically about how experiments are designed and investigations planned.
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Evading a flogging by the Whipping Toms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/02/27/evading-a-flogging-by-the-whipping-toms/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on February 27, 2017 Prior to 1846, Leicester had its own very particular way of celebrating Shrove Tuesday, which precedes the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday and was therefore the occasion for an outburst of eating,...
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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.