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• New study of multicultural Leicester provides food for thought

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/new-study-of-multicultural-leicester-provides-food-for-thought

  Master's students in the School of Modern Languages have conducted the first study in Leicester to investigate multiculturalism through where and what we eat - and have found that while dining experiences bring together people from different cultures, in many...

• The right rubber for the job

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/the-importance-of-using-the-right-rubber-for-the-job

  Researchers from the Department of Geology have discovered that when it comes to rubbers, textured surfaces, and reproduction, more fluid formulations have greater reliability than those that are thick and sticky.

• Childrens maths difficulties research wins top award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/childrens-maths-difficulties-research-wins-top-award

  Leicester researchers who investigated why children who are born prematurely struggle with maths have scooped a top national award for excellence in research.

• Hive of activity how genes turn bees into workers and queens

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/hive-of-activity-how-genes-turn-bees-into-workers-and-queens

  Biologists have discovered that one of nature’s most important pollinators - the buff-tailed bumblebee – either ascends to the land of milk and honey by becoming a queen or remains a lowly worker bee based on which genes are ‘turned on’ during its lifespan.

• Like father like son most European men descend from a handful of Bronze Age forefathers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/like-father-like-son-most-european-men-descend-from-a-handful-of-bronze-age-forefathers

  A team of researchers from the Department of Genetics led by Professor Mark Jobling and Dr Chiara Batini have discovered that most European men descend from just a handful of Bronze Age forefathers, due to a ‘population explosion’ that took place several...

• University of Leicester the most affordable student destination for the second year running

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/leicester-the-most-affordable-student-destination-for-the-second-year-running

  New research from HSBC shows that the University of Leicester is the most affordable destination in Britain for first-year students for the second year in a row - and the second most affordable for second-year students.

• New surgical training resource for junior doctors developed by medical students

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/new-surgical-training-resource-for-junior-doctors-developed-by-medical-students

  Students Oliver Jones and Michael Bath from the Medical School, working with a team of doctors, have developed a free educational resource for medical students and junior doctors that teaches valuable surgical skills they will need during their training.

• Hijacking of religious symbols by extremists intensifies rifts and tensions suggests academic

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/2018hijacking2019-of-religious-symbols-by-extremists-intensifies-rifts-and-tensions-suggests-academic

  The ‘hijacking’ of religious symbols – such as beards, clothing and phrases - by extremists sullies their original use and intensifies rifts and tensions, according to Dr Saeeda Shah (pictured) from the School of Education.

• Prestigious professor to discuss effects of drugs on the brain

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/prestigious-professor-to-discuss-effects-of-drugs-on-the-brain

  A prestigious professor at the forefront of research on the effects of drugs on the brain will be speaking at a free lecture for staff and students at the University of Leicester on Thursday 6 October.

• University geneticist warns of pseudoscience in industries

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-geneticist-warns-of-2018pseudoscience2019-in-industries

  A University scientist has joined leading scientists from across Europe in raising an alarm over the ‘pseudoscience’ concerning regulation of compounds used in agriculture, healthcare and industry.