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                    Convict Labor and Its Commemoration: the Mitsui Miike Coal Mine Experiencehttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/01/09/convict-labor-and-its-commemoration-the-mitsui-miike-coal-mine-experience/ Posted by abarker in Carceral Archipelago on January 9, 2017 By Miyamoto Takashi Note : This article is reprinted with permission from the author. It originally appeared in The Asia-Pacific Journal . Introduction Figure 1: Entrance of the Miyanohara tunnel, the Miike Coal Mine. 
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                    PhD Studentships for 2022https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/12/01/phd-studentships-for-2022/ PhD Studentships for 2022 at the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester 
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                    Scientist behind life-saving cancer research returns to Leicester for honorary awardhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/scientist-behind-life-saving-cancer-research-leicester-honorary-award Award-winning scientist Dr Angela Coxon has returned to her old university in Leicester to receive an honorary title. 
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                    Expert reaction to study looking at air pollution and lung cancer survivalhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-air-pollution-and-lung-cancer-survival Professor Michael Peake (pictured), Honorary Consultant and Professor of Respiratory Medicine from the Institute for Lung Health has commented on new research suggesting that pollution may shorten lung cancer patients' lives. 
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                    Influential black and minority ethnic scientists recognised for contributions to societyhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/influential-black-and-minority-ethnic-scientists-recognised-for-contributions-to-society Leicester physicists are marking Black History Month by profiling the most influential BME scientists from both history and modern times. 
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                    New advance announced in fight against Alzheimers and Parkinsonshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-advance-announced-in-fight-against-alzheimers-and-parkinsons A five-year study by an international team led by Leicester has found a way of ‘reversing’ symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – using fruit flies as test subjects. 
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                    Event to highlight life-changing research to help children born prematurely and children suffering from lung diseasehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/event-to-highlight-life-changing-research-to-help-children-born-prematurely-and-children-suffering-from-lung-disease Life-changing research into helping children born prematurely and those suffering from lung disease will be showcased at an event organised by Action Medical Research at the Stamford Court conference centre on Thursday 19 May. 
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                    Videos highlighting women's compelling stories shortlisted for AHRC film awardshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/26-videos-highlighting-womens-compelling-stories-shortlisted-for-ahrc-film-awards ‘The Saving Tree’ and ‘Our Home’ created by Dr Brett Matulis from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment have been shortlisted for 2018 Research in Film Awards 
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                    New research could have major implications for understanding how bacteria and viruses interacthttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/13-prof-clokie-news-reviews-phages-nature Prof Clockie Phages News and Reviews Viruses and bacteria|Professor Martha Clokie comments on international research for Nature New research published in Nature could have major implications for our understanding of how bacteria and viruses interact says Professor Martha... 
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                    Midlands Innovation partnership’s £5 million commitment to HE technicianshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/technicians-talent A new project which could become the blueprint for the career advancement of 30,000 higher education technicians is now officially underway.