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Are you addicted to your smartphone?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/07/are-you-addicted-to-your-smartphone/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 7, 2015 According to the latest Ofcom communications market report more people use smartphones than laptops. 33% regard it as their most used device for going online rather than a laptop.
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49% of adults in the UK use social media for news
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/49-of-adults-in-the-uk-use-social-media-for-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 Fascinating fact from the Latest Ofcom news consumption in the UK annual report. Yet only 37% trust social media. Get the full facts by downloading the report from the website.
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Company Data: 2 sites
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/01/24/company-data-2-sites/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 24, 2014 Bank for the Accounts of Companies Harmonized (BACH) database has been upgraded. BACH is managed by the European Committee of Central Balance-Sheet Data Offices.
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EXILE at Kingston Lacy
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/exile-at-kingston-lacy
EXILE installation at Kingston Lacy. Credit: National Trust / RCMG / University of Leicester. Image Credit: National Trust images / Steven Haywood. EXILE is a research-led collaboration between RCMG and the National Trust at Kingston Lacy.
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European Law and Policy
https://le.ac.uk/law/research/research-themes/european-law-and-policy
The European Law and Policy research cluster focuses on many aspects of EU law including immigration, employment law, social policy and human rights within the European Union.
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Mathematical modelling
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/mathematical-modelling
Mathematical models combine the highly sought after skills of Mathematicians, computer technologists and Scientists; providing a platform to study the mechanisms of diseases spread, predicting outcomes and patterns that are highly complex.
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Study creates first 3D vision of cancer target
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-creates-first-3d-vision-of-cancer-target
A team from the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology has for the first time published a detailed description of a protein linked to many types of cancer. The lab-based study now provides an opportunity for scientists to develop drugs to target this protein.
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Introduction to Molecular Techniques
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mb7001
Module code: MB7001 Searching for novel cancer-causing genes researchers requires methods for manipulating the genetic material. For example, molecular cloning allows us to study the function of a gene and how cell behaviour is affected when that gene is altered in cancer.
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Advanced Topics in Cancer Biology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mb7004
Module code: MB7004 The development and use of appropriate anti-cancer therapy rely on the accurate diagnosis of cancer. Therefore, it is important to be able to differentiate between normal and malignant tissue under the microscope.
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Genomes and Development
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt3006
Module code: NT3006 This module will illustrate the techniques of modern molecular genetics that are being applied to investigate the organisation, evolution and maintenance of the integrity of genomes, and provides “hands-on” experience of many of the relevant...