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• Tackling sexual violence

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/social-justice/dna-kits

  Professor Lisa Smith discusses how new DNA kits are helping to ensure survivors of sexual violence find justice.

• Dont try this at home How to make fireworks 17thcentury style

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/dont-try-this-at-home-how-to-make-fireworks-17th-century-style

  With Guy Fawkes night (5 November) and Diwali (11 November) on the horizon, the skies of Leicester will be lit up over the next few weeks by firework displays - and a rare book held within the University's Library sheds light on how 17th century fireworks were made.

• How much do you know about the founders and early benefactors of our University? by Caroline Wessel

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/11/01/how-much-do-you-know-about-the-founders-and-early-benefactors-of-our-university-by-caroline-wessel/

  Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on November 1, 2019 To celebrate our Centenary Years, Special Collections would like to share with you new research, which not only paints a picture of the how we were founded, but also the way of life and the connection of...

• Fire, flood, winds and earthquakes: satellite imagery reveals damage wrought by changing climate

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/climate-satellite-imagery

  Earth observation scientists in Leicester release new series of images that paint a picture of our climate vulnerability, released to coincide with COP28

• Sixty years of Genetics in Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/genetics-anniversary

  The Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester has a storied and illustrious history, marked by groundbreaking discoveries, pioneering research, and an enduring legacy in the field of genetic science

• Conference World and the Avoidance of Thought

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/08/27/conference-world-and-the-avoidance-of-thought/

  Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on August 27, 2015 Having just returned from another major international conference, Professor Martin Parker is coming to suspect that they’re rarely worth the fuss At the beginning of August, what must surely be the largest...

• Unemployment Heart Disease prevention fingerprints and babyfarming among research showcased at Festival of Postgraduate Research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/unemployment-heart-disease-prevention-fingerprints-and-2018baby-farming2019-among-research-showcased-at-university-of-leicester-festival

  Research into youth unemployment in the East Midlands and unemployment amongst the elderly and unskilled, how manipulations in genetic ‘switches’ can help prevent heart disease, creating new algorithms for fingerprint identification and a re-evaluation of ‘baby-farming’...

• Exemplary equality work at Leicester gains national recognition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/exemplary-equality-work-at-leicester-gains-national-recognition

  One of the UK’s most significant LGBT+ awards ceremony is to feature exemplary work by the University of Leicester. The University features in nominations for the Pink News Awards which take place on October 2018.

• Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/11/

  Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

• Victorians: from Oliver Twist to The Picture of Dorian Gray A

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3028

  Module code: EN3028 If you enjoy a great, immersive read, fascinating characters and stories, and thinking about the connections between literature and society, this module is for you.