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Research
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/research
The research interests of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester cover a wide area from physico-chemical mechanisms through to cell physiology and pharmacology, and developmental biology. Explore our research themes.
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The PopuList
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/31/the-populist/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2019 Which parties are left-wing, right-wing or Eurosceptic populist? Find out using Th e Populist, a Project supported by the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, The...
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The 3Rs
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/animal-welfare/the-3rs
The 3Rs (replacement, refinement, reduction) are guiding principals for animal research used all around the world.
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Teaching resources cast new light on The Great Fire of London
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/fire-of-london
The University of Leicester and the Museum of London have today launched new learning resources for primary schools about the Great Fire of London and seventeenth-century history.
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Alumni stars are recognised at glittering awards night in London
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/alumni-stars-awards-night-london
The University of Leicester recognised its inspiring alumni for their achievements at a special awards evening held in London.
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JIST in the news
https://le.ac.uk/natural-sciences/study/student-research/jist/jist-news
See press cuttings about articles written by University of Leicester students for the Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics (JIST).
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Sludge in Healthcare
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2018/10/18/82/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on October 18, 2018 This week Richard Thaler, who wrote ‘Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness ’, published “Nudge, Not Sludge” in Science .
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Looking through the Record Office boxes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/02/10/looking-through-the-record-office-boxes/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on February 10, 2020 Ewan digitising the tapes. One of the features of the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project is that we want to create the opportunity for volunteers to learn new skills.
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The Connected Histories of the BBC project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/04/11/the-connected-histories-of-the-bbc-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2025 The Connected Histories project was a six year project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and led by a team from the University of Sussex.
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The hunt for the Christmas meteorite
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/the-hunt-for-the-christmas-meteorite
An article by the BBC discussing a 4.5bn-year 'Christmas meteorite' - the biggest to hit the UK - which crashed on Christmas Eve, 1965, in the village of Barwell in Leicestershire has quoted Dr Leigh Fletcher from the Department of Physics and Astronomy.