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The till: helpful technology or tool of management control?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/till
Read the article "The till: helpful technology or tool of management control?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Spice up your life How to tell real saffron from a fake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/spice-up-your-life-how-to-tell-real-saffron-from-a-fake
Following the recent revival of saffron production in Spain, Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison from the Department of Genetics has outlined some of the key ways to tell real saffron from fake, with the real deal providing a unique experience for the senses.
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Actiphage blood test enters human TB trials
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/06-tuberculosis-blood-test-trial
A new blood test for tuberculosis (TB) could, for the first time, enable screening of patients at an early stage of infection.
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Burgeoning businesses born from VentureVersity programme are put to the test
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/ventureversity-event
The University of Leicester recently hosted a pivotal event that united academics and the business community to drive the commercialisation of groundbreaking ideas.
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New blood test to detect endometrial (womb) cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/endometrial-cancer-leicester-blood-test
A pioneering new blood test to detect endometrial cancer has been developed by Gynaecological cancer experts at the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
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New blood test could improve early tuberculosis diagnosis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/tuberculosis-blood-test
A new blood test to detect early tuberculosis (TB) infection is being developed using research expertise from the University of Leicester, with the potential to save thousands of lives.
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Heritage panels telling history of Leicester to be installed around city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/heritage-panels-telling-history-of-leicester-to-be-installed-around-city
Colin Hyde at the East Midlands Oral History Archive has written the text for forty heritage panels that are being installed around Leicester.
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New test could help preserve endangered gibbon populations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/gibbons-twycross-genetic-endangered
A Leicester geneticist working with ape specialists at Twycross Zoo has developed a test which could help preserve highly vulnerable Gibbon populations from extinction
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End-of-term student COVID testing starts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/covid-testing
The first students have taken part in an end-of-term COVID-19 testing programme launched as part of a drive to ensure they can return home safely in time for Christmas.
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New approach to coronavirus testing could curb spread of virus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/28-coronavirus-masks
Coronavirus masks man in white coat in a lab holding a mask|A new approach to testing for coronavirus (COVID19) is to be trialled by researchers here at the University of Leicester, which could determine whether a person is infectious or not – even before symptoms are present.