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Dataset will help advance research into neuro-degenerative diseases
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/epnd-neuro-degenerative-diseases-leicester
A platform set up to help researchers look into the causes and treatments for neuro-degenerative diseases has released its first biomarker dataset with the help of experts from the University of Leicester
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Poll Books in Special Collections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/04/22/poll-books-in-special-collections/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on April 22, 2015 With a General Election campaign in full swing, it seems like a good time for some blog posts about the sources we hold on the history of British parliamentary elections.
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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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Research
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/research
Explore the Materials Centre research including their past and current projects.
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Jonathan Taylor: Page 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/author/jt265/page/2/
Dr. Jonathan Taylor is Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Leicester. His books include the memoir "Take Me Home" (Granta, 2007), and the novels "Melissa" (Salt, 2015) and "Entertaining Strangers" (Salt, 2012).
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Are museums ‘safe spaces for debate’? Not always…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2017/09/06/are-museums-safe-spaces-for-debate-not-always/
Posted by Robin Clarke in School of Museum Studies Blog on September 6, 2017 I keep hearing people talk about museums being ‘safe spaces for debate’, and this always makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
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Contents of display case draw
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-4/
9. Scrapers like this were used to remove hair and fat from the animal skin used to make parchment. The scents of Frankincense, Myrrh and Lubanja are sometimes retained within the folios of a manuscript and can still be smelt if we are lucky enough to get close enough.
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Cultural History
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2235
Module code: HS2235 Module Outline As one of the pioneers of cultural history, Raymond Williams, once said “culture is one of the two or three most complicated words in the English language”.
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Shadows of Empire
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar7075
Module code: AR7075 The fifth century CE is often neglected in historical and archaeological studies of the Mediterranean and its surrounding territories, either as a bleak endnote to the classical world, or as a poorly-sketched out prologue to the histories of medieval...
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Assessment as dialogue
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/09/19/assessment-as-dialogue/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on September 19, 2016 The following is a brief summary of a session on assessment as dialogue. The session ran on Wednesday, 14 th September, as part of the LLI’s Focus On… activities .