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Sneaking a peek at the ring of a 180km crater
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/sneaking-a-peek-at-the-ring-of-a-180km-crater
Researchers from the universities of Leicester and Montpellier will be heading to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico to participate in a drilling expedition that addresses the science behind the Chicxulub impact structure.
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Taking to new heights to help beat cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/taking-to-new-heights-to-help-beat-cancer
A Leicester man is taking fundraising to new heights – 15,000ft, to be precise. on Saturday 8 August 2015 at Hibaldstow Airfield in Lincolnshire.
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Making Mental Health services a right not a privilege
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/making-mental-health-services-a-right-not-a-privilege
A conference held at our University will see academics from around the world coming together to examine how mental health training can be globalised in the most effective way.
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Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/using-portable-nanopore-dna-sequencers-to-combat-wildlife-crime
A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the MinION - developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies - to read the ‘barcode genes’ of animals affected by illegal trafficking.
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Political Ideas
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/pl2011
Module code: PL2011 Where do political ideas come from? What are the key concepts and developments behind the most important theories of our time? How do the original texts line up with academic literature? You'll explore these issues, and many others, in this module.
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Political Ideas
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pl2011
Module code: PL2011 Where do political ideas come from? What are the key concepts and developments behind the most important theories of our time? How do the original texts line up with academic literature? You'll explore these issues, and many others, in this module.
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Political Ideas
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pl2011
Module code: PL2011 Where do political ideas come from? What are the key concepts and developments behind the most important theories of our time? How do the original texts line up with academic literature? You'll explore these issues, and many others, in this module.
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Work experience placements
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/outreach/work-experience-placements
The Division of Biomedical Services encourages students (from GCSE to degree level) to apply for work experience in our facility.
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Sand clouds, water vapour and sulphur dioxide detected on nearby exoplanet using world-leading space telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/jwst-sand-clouds
New study that has discovered ‘sand clouds’ on a planet orbiting a nearby star using James Webb Space Telescope involves University of Leicester space scientist, using the MIRI instrument that University engineers and scientists helped design and develop.
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Dave Unwin
https://le.ac.uk/people/dave-unwin
The academic profile of Dr Dave Unwin, Reader in Palaeobiology at University of Leicester