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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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Historian to speak at Holocaust events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/historian-to-speak-at-holocaust-events
The Holocaust and its legacy will be explored at three events in the city and county Professor Aubrey Newman, Emeritus Professor in the School of History.
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Monkey to Man: The Evolution of the March of Progress Image out now
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/monkey-to-man
One of the most iconic depictions of evolution, the “march of progress”, will be explored for the first time in a new book by a University of Leicester academic.
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About the Project
https://le.ac.uk/crime-representation-anglophone-caribbean/about-the-project
The project addresses the complex problem of crime in Anglophone Caribbean societies from various disciplinary perspectives. Its aim is to develop our understanding of the historical, cultural, political and socioeconomic contexts of crime in the region.
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Swirlonic super particles baffle physicists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/swirlonic
In recent years, active, self-propelled particles have received growing interest amongst the scientific community. Examples of active particles and their systems are numerous and very diverse, ranging from bacterium films to flocks of birds or human crowds.
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The Tablet Book
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/15/the-tablet-book/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2015 Reframe’s digital publishing platform release the free open access Tablet Book. Reframe specialises in media and cultural studies.
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UK European Union Referendum web archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/uk-european-union-referendum-web-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 A web archive created by UCLA and hosted by Archive.
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Social surveys
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/08/social-surveys/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 8, 2013 UK Data service variable and question bank. Contains a catalogue of questions asked by major British social surveys since the 1990s. Use to trace relevant surveys by topic.
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Next generation aerospace engineering firm joins Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/aerospace-engineering-firm-space-park-leicester
Barrett Aerospace joins the Space Park Leicester community, bringing its experience in composite aircraft design, autonomous systems and next generation aerospace technologies
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Political Ideas
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/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.