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Zoo poo might hold the secrets to new medical treatments
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/phages-dudley-zoo-poo
Scientists at the University of Leicester are hoping the collection of poo from tigers, elephants, rhinos and other exotic animals, could contain the secret to finding new medical treatments.
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Student play to be performed at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/the-state-of-concrete-to-be-performed-at-edinburgh-festival-fringe
A performance by Leicester students illustrating the untold lives of people living on a council estate will be finding its way to the stage at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe between 17 and 22 August.
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Micro to Macro
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gl1102
Module code: GL1102 This first-year module takes you on a journey of discovery about our world.
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Micro to Macro
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/gl1102
Module code: GL1102 This first-year module takes you on a journey of discovery about our world.
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Micro to Macro
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gl1102
Module code: GL1102 This first-year module takes you on a journey of discovery about our world.
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University of Leicester historian celebrates double book prize win
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/anderson
Clare Anderson, Professor of History and Director of the Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies, has won the Social History Society Book Prize 2024 and the Australian Historical Association’s biennial Kay Daniels Award 2024, for her book Convicts: A Global History.
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Gene inheritance for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-inheritance/gene-inheritance-higher-education
Observations of the way traits, or characteristics, are passed from one generation to the next in the form of identifiable phenotypes probably represent the oldest form of genetics. Find out more about this topic through The University of Leicester.
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Social scientist joins crew of Tall Ship for D-Day landing commemoration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/social-scientist-joins-crew-of-tall-ship-for-d-day-landing-commemoration
Dr Jim McDermott (pictured), an Associate Tutor with the School of Management and a member of The Royal British Legion, is setting sail to retrace the routes taken by the ships and landing craft during D-Day on 6 June 1944 to the Normandy beaches.
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Leicester Molecular Diagnostics
https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/facilities-and-services/lmd
The Leicester Molecular Diagnostics facility was established within the Leicester Cancer Research Centre to: Provide a comprehensive service for molecular oncology testing Undertake associated contract research for companies.
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Genetic Epidemiology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/md7448
Module code: MD7448 This module consists of two teaching weeks (Statistical Genetics and Statistical Genomics) introducing the basic genetics, statistical concepts and types of genomic data that underpin genetic epidemiology.