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New study will reveal how a decade of disadvantage has affected lived experiences of hate crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/leverhulme-hate-crime-research
Researchers at the University of Leicester will assess how major social, political and economic changes in Britain over the last decade have impacted upon communities who have experienced hate crime.
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New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot
Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.
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Current PhD Students
https://le.ac.uk/politics/study/research-degrees/current-phd-students
Find out more about our PhD students research within Politics and International Relations at Leicester.
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Garth Smithies Taylor (1896-1916)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/14/garth-smithies-taylor-1896-1916/
15 October 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the death in action of Lieutenant Garth Smithies Taylor, a name which many staff and students at the University will have unwittingly passed on numerous occasions when entering the Fielding Johnson Building.
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Primer Design
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/facilities-and-technologies/protex/primer-design
Primer design for pLEICS vectors is very simple: Decide which vector family you want to use (see below) Copy the appropriate 5' vector homology region for forward and reverse primers Design the insert homology region according to your desired insert 15-25...
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Winter 2020 newsletter
https://le.ac.uk/cls/study/patient-carer-group/newsletters/winter-2020
The October edition of the newsletter stated that we continue to sail into uncharted waters but at last our destination appears just visible on the horizon.
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Researchers identify unique cellsignalling system in some S pneumoniae strains
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/researchers-identify-unique-cell-signalling-system-in-some-s-pneumoniae-strains
An article involving Dr Hasan Yesilkaya and Mrs Anfal Shakir Motib, from our Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation working with an international team has been listed as this week’s ‘Featured Research Article’ by the journal PLOS Pathogens.
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Leicester Peace Talks: Public lecture on post-WW2 migration experiences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-postww2-immigration
A public lecture at the University of Leicester on 6 November will explore how Government policies around immigration from the Caribbean have affected individuals.
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New research suggests health education, Fitbits and cabin workouts can improve activity levels of lorry drivers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/shift
A targeted health programme, including health education sessions, Fitbits, and lorry cabin workouts, can improve the activity levels of long-distance heavy goods drivers in the short-term, according to new research from the National Institute of Health and Care Research...
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Space Park Leicester’s new satellite system monitoring real-time imagery of Hurricane Beryl
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/satellite-imagery-hurricane
Researchers at Space Park Leicester use a new state-of-the-art satellite data acquisition system known as EUMETCast to capture near real-time images of Hurricane Beryl.