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Decoding gigantic insect genome could help tackle devastating locust crises
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/locusts
A ‘game changing’ study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust by researchers at the University of Leicester, could help combat the crop-ravaging behaviour of the notorious insect pest which currently exacerbates a hunger crisis across many developing countries.
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Emoji is the fastest growing language
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/emoji-is-the-fastest-growing-language/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 Emoji’s are ‘pictographs. Originally used in Japanese electronic messages, many characters have now been incorporated into Unicode and the launch of Emoj.li.
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Paul Brook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/pb222/
Paul Brook is a senior lecturer in sociology of work and employment in the School of Management and an editor of Work, Employment and Society. He researches and publishes on emotional labour, medical labour, labour process theory and service work.
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Dynamics and Thermofluids
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/eg2112
Module code: EG2112 This module builds on your first year by going into more depth on the movement of rigid bodies and fluids.
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Contemporary Issues in Policing
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/cr2028
Module code: CR2028 The contemporary policing landscape is significantly changing. Police organisations are subject to heightened scrutiny and pressures, police organisations across the globe are required to meet unprecedented and increasingly complex demands.
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Law and Political Theory
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/lw3430
Module code: LW3430 How does the law relate to power? How does it interact with other institutions in society? Does it serve the interests of all equally, or does it favour particular groups? Do certain forms of ideology inform the law’s operation? What are the philosophical...
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Law and Political Theory
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/lw3430
Module code: LW3430 How does the law relate to power? How does it interact with other institutions in society? Does it serve the interests of all equally, or does it favour particular groups? Do certain forms of ideology inform the law’s operation? What are the philosophical...
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Law and Political Theory
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/lw3430
Module code: LW3430 How does the law relate to power? How does it interact with other institutions in society? Does it serve the interests of all equally, or does it favour particular groups? Do certain forms of ideology inform the law’s operation? What are the philosophical...
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Ex academia luxus: Or Why do we pay to access academic publications?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/12/15/why-do-we-pay-to-access-academic-publications/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on December 15, 2017 In this week’s blog, School of Business doctoral student Secki Jose (spj15@le.ac.uk) explores why universities are paying more and more to access the knowledge that their academics produce.
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2017 events
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/events/past-events/2017
Find summaries of all the events held by the Centre for New Writing in 2017.