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Thinking sociologically about the history of convicts and penal colonies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/02/25/thinking-sociologically-about-the-history-of-convicts-and-penal-colonies/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on February 25, 2016 In the early 1990s I had the privilege of studying with David Garland, then teaching and researching in Edinburgh University’s Law School.
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Unrequited Love: The Enduring Pain of Convictism in Western Australia
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/05/22/unrequited-love-the-enduring-pain-of-convictism-in-western-australia/
Posted by abarker in Carceral Archipelago on May 22, 2017 By Kellie Moss The sentence of transportation signified the physical removal, or banishment of convicts, from the wider social body to colonies overseas.
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Introducing SKYLARK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/26/introducing-skylark/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 26 October 2020 The SKYLARK rocket dominates our newly-revamped foyer in the School of Physics and Astronomy. This blog post provides some of the history of Leicester’s involvement in the SKYLARK project.
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Support for students with ADHD
https://le.ac.uk/accessability/support/adhd-support
Support for students with ADHD at University of Leicester
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Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies explores interdisciplinary research one step at a time through the power of walking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/walking
A new University of Leicester project hopes to explore the ‘power of walking’ and how it impacts academics’ research processes.
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Forensic Science and Criminal Justice MSc, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/forensic-science-and-criminal-justice-msc-dl/2026
From fingerprint visualisation to blood spatter, police investigations often hinge on the correct evaluation and interpretation of forensic evidence. In this degree, you’ll gain the advanced skills needed to make an impact out in the field.
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Major endorsement for new space mission to find ‘Earth 2.0’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/luvoir
Initial designs show some similarities to JWST, with a segmented telescope assembly and large sunshade to be deployed in orbit. But LUVOIR would boast a segmented mirror up to 16m in diameter – compared to the current record 6m diameter array fitted to JWST.
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35 years since we changed the world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/11-dna35
L-R: Professor Turi King, Tony Garner, Lin Garner, David Gyimah, Barbara Ashworth, David Baker, Chief Constable Simon Cole, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, Rob Eaton, Lynda Eaton, Mick Tucker, Kath Eastwood, Sue Jeffreys, Jenny Foxon|The discovery...
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PARCA-R
https://le.ac.uk/parca-r
Find out more about Parent Report of Children's Abilities (PARCA-R) at the University of Leicester.
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Surnames and the Y chromosome
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/projects/surnames-and-the-y-chromosome
Research Fellow: Dr Turi King - Project Manager of the Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain and lead researcher on the Genetic Legacy of the Vikings in the North of England project In Britain, we have heritable surnames.