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The largest prison in the world
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/12/19/reflections-on-the-worlds-largest-prison/
Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on December 19, 2014 Several days ago, I broke from reading through the notes of nineteenth-century Russian penal inspectors to admire the 23rd edition of the International Prison News Digest , a publication of the Institute...
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Student Protection Plan
https://le.ac.uk/study/how-to-apply/student-protection-plan
Learn more about our Student Protection Plan. The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 requires universities to maintain a Student Protection Plan to protect students’ interests in the case of substantial change.
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What is saffron
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/what-is-saffron
Did you know that you need to collect about 200,000 flowers to produce just one kilo of saffron? The labour needed to produce it is just one of the many reasons that make the spice the world's most expensive agricultural product.
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Communication and Outreach
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/science-kitchen/communication-and-outreach
Descriptions of the science communication and outreach content created in the Science Kitchen.
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Research Methods in Cancer Biology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mb7003
Module code: MB7003 When a gene is found to be mutated in a cancer, we first need to understand how its protein product functions and then how the mutated protein alters the behaviour of cancer cells. For example, cancer cells show uncontrolled cell proliferation.
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Research Methods in Cancer Biology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mb7003
Module code: MB7003 When a gene is found to be mutated in a cancer, we first need to understand how its protein product functions and then how the mutated protein alters the behaviour of cancer cells. For example, cancer cells show uncontrolled cell proliferation.
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Research Methods in Cancer Biology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mb7003
Module code: MB7003 When a gene is found to be mutated in a cancer, we first need to understand how its protein product functions and then how the mutated protein alters the behaviour of cancer cells. For example, cancer cells show uncontrolled cell proliferation.
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New genetic test for deadly disease to be explored in University research programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/abdominal-aortic-aneurysms-genetic-test
A new genetic test developed by experts from the University of Leicester could be introduced into NHS screening pathways to target those most at risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
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New research reveals why drivers hit and run
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-research-reveals-why-drivers-2018hit-and-run2019
A new interim report by Dr Matt Hopkins and Sally Chivers from our Department of Criminology has started to identify the reasons why motorists ‘hit and run.
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Sports centre to raise money for charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/sports-centre-to-raise-money-for-charity
On Friday 18 March, the Danielle Brown Sports Centre will be hosting a jam-packed charity event to raise money for Sports Relief.