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Doctoral College community events
https://le.ac.uk/research/doctoral-college/research-students/events
Learn more about the many different events and community building activities the Doctoral College offers research students.
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First delivery to our University of high-tech glass plates to be used to discover the birth of new black holes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/first-delivery-to-our-university-of-high-tech-glass-plates-to-be-used-to-discover-the-birth-of-new-black-holes
Our University is providing a new type of X-ray mirror to the French space agency, CNES, for the Chinese-French satellite ‘SVOM’ which is designed to discover and study Gamma-Ray Bursts from newly formed black holes.
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Easter for social scientists
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/17/easter-for-social-scientists/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 17, 2019 Just for fun here are some interesting research related facts on Easter chocolate! This infographic from Statista has some basic facts on who celebrates Easter and what they do.
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The history of genetic fingerprinting
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/history
Read about the history of genetic fingerprinting, and Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys' journey from Oxford to Leicester to beyond genetic fingerprinting.
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Researcher lands £250k funding to continue investigation into DNA damage and its link to cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/amanda-chaplin
A university researcher has been awarded a prestigious prize to continue her cutting-edge work to understand how the body responds to DNA damage that can ultimately lead to cancer.
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Censoring Academics works well for Publishers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/06/18/censoring-academics-works-well-for-publishers/
Posted by Ken Weir in School of Business Blog on June 18, 2014 Kenneth Weir, Lecturer in Accountancy at the School, examines the popularity of a controversial article which he, David Harvie, Geoff Lightfoot and Simon Lilley , recently published (about publishing) In 2012, the...
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How is Ownership at Astra Zeneca Open for Pfizer’s Business?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/05/16/how-is-ownership-at-astra-zeneca-open-for-pfizers-business/
Posted by Ian Clark in School of Business Blog on May 16, 2014 Ian Clark, Professor of Employment Relations at the School, discusses a controversial contemporary acquisition bid through the concepts of financialisation, ownership and employee relations.
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Making contact
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/how-to-do-oral-history/interviewing/making-contact
Get more information on the best way to make contact with potential interviewees and the questions you may need to be prepared to answer.
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Why middle-aged entrepreneurs are better than young ones
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/09/06/why-middle-aged-entrepreneurs-are-better-than-young-ones/
Posted by hconnolly in School of Business Blog on September 6, 2018 In this blog Dr Sukanlaya Sawang, As sociate Professor in Small Business, Innovation and Well-being in ULSB, explores the evidence on how older, more experienced people make for better...
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University’s proud history ingrained in future-looking £150m student village
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/freemens-post-launch
The University of Leicester gave a nod to its past as it looked to the future when unveiling its new student village.