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Professor Sir Hans Kornberg
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/hans-kornberg
Hans Kornberg with colleagues in 1974. L-R: Geoff Turnock, Arthur Rowe, unknown, David Critchley, Hans Kornberg, Ron Cooper, unknown, Colin Jones, Peter Henderson(possibly), Ken Jones (photo: Chris Willmott) The Biochemistry Department in 1974.
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Weapons of plant production
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/plant-production
Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison researches the modification of genetic makeup to make stronger and healthier species of plants to help tackle poverty and ensure survival.
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University policy
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/animal-welfare/culture-of-care/university-policy
View the University of Leicester's policy on the use of animals in research and experiments.
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Groundbreaking research into cancer treatment receives financial boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/liquid-biopsies
Groundbreaking research to track how cancers evolve and investigate what treatments work best, has received a £455,000 financial boost.
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What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/grasshopper-mandibles
But analysis of the ecological importance of grasshoppers is not straightforward, and finding out what they eat requires detailed study of the contents of their guts or painstaking and time-consuming observations of how they feed in the wild. There is, however, a better way.
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University celebrates inspirational women in Centenary year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/inspirational-women-2022
Women from the University of Leicester who have been an inspiration to their colleagues have been honoured in a special photographic display.
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University of Leicester marks Black History Month 2022
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/black-history-month
The University of Leicester is holding a number of events to mark Black History Month, alongside its Students’ Union and Attenborough Arts Centre.
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Archaeologists return to Castle Hill to explore historic monument linked with Knights Hospitallers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/archaeologists-return-to-castle-hill-to-explore-historic-monument-linked-with-knights-hospitallers
From 2 - 27 September, our archaeologists working with Leicester City Council and members of the public, will return to Castle Hill Country Park at Beaumont Leys to continue exploring a large scheduled ancient monument, Castle Hill, believed to be the remains of a medieval...
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Royal Astronomical Society Fowler Award for Beatriz Sanchez-Cano
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/01/14/royal-astronomical-society-fowler-award-for-beatriz-sanchez-cano/
A researcher from the University of Leicester has been recognised by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for her ‘significant contribution’ to scientists’ understanding of the Martian atmosphere.
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JWST at the National Space Centre
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/10/29/jwst-at-the-national-space-centre/
pace scientists from the University of Leicester demonstrated the cutting-edge science behind the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at the National Space Centre this October half term.