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Celebrating six decades of research in the Adrian Building and 40 Years of Genetic Fingerprinting – Public Event, October 11th
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/genetics-adrian-richard-iii-dna
To mark the forthcoming closure of the Adrian Building, the former Department of Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences (GGCS) is hosting a public event on Saturday, October 11th, in Lecture Theatre 2 of the Sir Bob Burgess Building, Welford Road.
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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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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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Department of Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/ggb
The Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester is renowned for the discovery of the technique of DNA fingerprinting and, more recently, for the identification of the bones of Richard III.
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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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First Principle - Schedule 2
https://le.ac.uk/ias/data-protection/data-protection-principles/schedule-2
View the first principle of schedule 2 of the data protection principles.
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Employee Development and Workplace Learning
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mn7647
Module code: MN7647 The rise of the 'knowledge economy' and 'Industry 4.0’ in recent years has generated considerable interest in the role of skills, knowledge and learning within organisations.
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Employee Development and Workplace Learning
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mn7368
Module code: MN7368 The rise of the 'knowledge economy' in recent years has generated considerable interest in the role of skills, knowledge and learning within organisations.
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Materials Design and Development
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ed7510
Module code: ED7510 This module aims to provide a clear overview of the theoretical, pedagogical, practical and commercial issues related to the development and evaluation of language learning materials.
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Materials Design and Development
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ed7703
Module code: EN7703 This module aims to provide a clear overview of the theoretical, pedagogical, practical and commercial issues related to the development and evaluation of language learning materials.