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Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/using-portable-nanopore-dna-sequencers-to-combat-wildlife-crime
A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the MinION - developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies - to read the ‘barcode genes’ of animals affected by illegal trafficking.
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Waste Busters
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/primary/waste-busters
Learn more about the Waste Busters programme that we offer to primary school children.
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Discover Leicester's mission to Mercury at New Scientist Live
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/23-new-scientist-live
Visitors to New Scientist Live next month will have the opportunity to learn about Leicester’s contribution to the current ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury, BepiColombo.
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Oral history in Leicestershire
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/east-midlands/leicestershire
Browse projects and oral history materials from Leicestershire, including the 100 stories of migration project, which documents 100 people who left their homes in another country to live in Leicester.
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Learning experience
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/distance-learning/learning-experience
Find out what you can expect when you study with us by distance learning, including details about support, flexibility and visiting us in Leicester.
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Japan
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/asia/japan
We welcome students from Japan. Find out about entry requirements, the Japanese student community and other country-specific information.
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The Political Economy of the New Media
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ms7516
Module code: MS7516 Module co-ordinator: Dr Vincent Campbell Module Outline This module invites students to integrate the concerns traditionally associated with communication research with those arising from the changing communications industries.
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Wind turbine remains may be among ‘most surprising’ fossils for far future generations, palaeontologists say
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/wind-turbine-remains-surprising-fossils-palaeontology
University of Leicester palaeontologists publishing new book on technofossils suggest that wind turbine blades, made from difficult to recycle materials, may be among the most surprising fossils found by future palaeontologists
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Transforming practice
https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/impact/transforming-practice
The Centre for Hate Studies has provided evidence-based recommendations for criminal agencies and third-sector organisations across the UK, which has resulted in a number of practice changes in the criminal system. Read testimonials with those we have worked with.
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National Gallery 200th anniversary new resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/28/national-gallery-200th-anniversary-new-resources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 28, 2025 The Imaginarium offers sound poetry and animation to explore paintings from the National Gallery collection.