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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.

• Leicester academic curates major art exhibition in Rome

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-academic-curates-major-art-exhibition-in-rome

  A University of Leicester academic has curated a major art exhibition currently being shown at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome. Professor David Ekserdjian, from the University of Leicester’s Department of History of Art and Film, curated “Correggio e Parmigianino.

• Study suggests hippocampal neuron responses are associated with memory distinctions

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/study-suggests-hippocampal-neuron-responses-are-associated-with-memory-distinctions

  The hippocampus is a small region of the brain that forms part of the limbic system and is primarily associated with memory and spatial navigation.

• Nick Cummins achieves double sporting success

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-nick-cummins-leicester-tigers-wheelchair-rugby-quad-nations

  Nick Cummins|Sports scholar Nick Cummins wins league with Leicester Tigers Wheelchair Rugby Team and gets selected for Great Britain.

• £1.3 million grant for global atmosphere research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/10-troposphere-erc-grant

  Dr Eloise Marais from our School of Physics and Astronomy has secured a European Research Council (ERC) grant of more than £1 million to advance her crucial research into the global upper troposphere.

• PhD Alumni

  https://le.ac.uk/translation-interpreting-studies/people/phd-alumni

  Browse the PhD Alumni from the Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies

• Policy relating to proof-reading services

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/research/proof-reading

  Guidance on proof-reading The University does not offer a proof-reading service to students nor does it recommend the use of any proof-reading services.

• Annual Fund Telephone Campaign

  https://le.ac.uk/giving/ways-to-give/telephone-campaign

  Every year a team of committed and enthusiastic students take part in our annual telephone campaign, speaking to graduates, family and friends to thank them for their continued support and to raise vital philanthropic funds for the University's Greatest Need Fund.

• Mary Curnock Cook CBE

  https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/mary-curnock-cook

  Building on a successful executive career, leading strategic transformation and growth, Mary has a portfolio of non-executive education-related roles including chairing the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology and Pearson’s UK qualifications business, and as a...

• What is a professional doctorate?

  https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/what-they-are/prof-doctorate

  Professional doctorates are equivalent to a PhD but have a focus on a specific professional context, such as social science, medicine or psychology.