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• Sandra Beleza

  https://le.ac.uk/people/sandra-beleza

  The academic profile of Dr Sandra Beleza, Lecturer in Genetics at University of Leicester

• Peptide from fish could help in battle against cardiovascular disease

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/peptide-from-fish-could-help-in-battle-against-cardiovascular-disease

  A major international review of a peptide originally found in fish that could be used in the battle against cardiovascular disease has been published.

• Spectre trailer suggests that Bond is going back to his roots says researcher

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/spectre-could-take-james-bond-back-to-his-roots-researcher-says

  Professor James Chapman from the Department of the History of Art and Film has been featured in an article for the Mirror discussing the new trailer for the upcoming James Bond film Spectre and ways in which it alludes to the franchise's past.

• Blazing Car Murder update

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/blazing-car-murder-update

  The search continues to identify a man who died in a burning car almost 85 years ago. In October, we reported that progress had been made in the investigation to try and identify the victim of a car fire in Northamptonshire in 1930.

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 17 23 September

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-17-23-september

  Stephanie Gordon, a final year doctoral student in the Department of Politics and International Relations, has written an article for The Conversation about the Uighurs - a Muslim Turkic ethnic group, most of whose Chinese population reside in China’s north-western Xinjiang...

• University makes an impact in the local community

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/university-makes-an-impact-in-the-local-community

  The PROUD Podcast from the University of Leicester News Centre is continuing to unveil how University of Leicester staff and students are making a difference in the local community The programme showcases why the university is PROUD of its city: Promoting Health &...

• PhD student challenging the scientist stereotype at Soapbox Science event

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/phd-student-challenging-the-scientist-stereotype-at-soapbox-science-event

  A Leicester PhD student will be speaking about her involvement in Leicester’s Juno group at an outreach event aimed at increasing the visibility of women in science.

• Expert opinions cover gravitational waves pornography and the Sex Buyer Law

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/expert-opinions-cover-gravitational-waves-pornography-and-the-sex-buyer-law

  Professor Andrew King from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has written an article for The Conversation discussing the LIGO experiment to detect gravitational waves in space.

• Project to strengthen reputation with South American mining sector

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/project-to-strengthen-reputation-with-south-american-mining-sector

  A geologist from our University has been awarded a ‘Chile Prosperity Fund’ from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, aimed at developing and delivering Continuing Professional Development (CPD) short courses for the Chilean mining industry.

• Project to improve distraction burglary police detection

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/project-to-improve-distraction-burglary-police-detection

  A new ‘best practice’ guide to help police forces detect cases of distraction burglary throughout the UK is being developed by our criminologists.