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Breakthrough molecular movie reveals DNA’s unzipping mechanism with implications for viral and cancer treatments
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/dna-helix-microscopy-cancer
Scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed “molecular movie” showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level
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Over £600,000 for University of Leicester to shrink AI algorithms for smarter spacecraft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/shrinking-ai-spacecraft
Multidisciplinary team from University of Leicester receives £690,000 funding from UK Space Agency and aims to develop and demonstrate streamlined machine learning algorithms suitable for limited spacecraft power and computing performance
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Museu do Samba, Brazil
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/museu-do-samba-brazil
This collaboration developed the skills and understanding of Museu do Samba staff to develop a socially responsible, ethical and inclusive museum.
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Jupiters jawdropping north pole unlike anything encountered in Solar System
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/jupiters-north-pole-unlike-anything-encountered-in-solar-system
Last week NASA's Juno spacecraft sent back the first-ever images of Jupiter's north pole, taken during the spacecraft's first flyby of the planet with its instruments switched on.
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The secret behind Scrooge? Research studies Dickens’ coded letters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/dickens-code
Dr Wood added: “Dickens’s shorthand consists of strings of symbols that stand for letters of the alphabet or particular words or phrases.
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Drugs legislation requires review, says academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/drugs-misuse-scarman-lecture
The main piece of legislation used to combat illegal drug use in the UK is no longer fit for purpose, according to a leading criminologist at the University of Leicester.
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Law LLB
https://le.ac.uk/courses/law-llb/2026
Leicester Law School’s LLB gives you the freedom to explore the areas of law that most interest you. View our entry requirements.
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Hope for first drug treatment for life-threatening aneurysms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/aneurysms-drug-treatment
Research suggests cholesterol-lowering drugs could be repurposed as treatment in breakthrough for patients
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Award-winning TV space scientist explores Space Park Leicester’s latest innovations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/tv-space-scientist-maggie-space-park-leicester-innovations
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Chancellor of the University of Leicester, recently had an exclusive tour of its £100 million science and innovation park, Space Park Leicester
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Walking Cricket aims to push the boundaries for exercise in Leicestershire
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/walking-cricket-aims-to-push-the-boundaries-for-exercise-in-leicestershire
Walking Cricket aims to push the boundaries for exercise in Leicestershire Walking Cricket aims to push the boundaries for exercise in Leicestershire|Walking Cricket is designed for all those looking for a slower pace of the popular pastime.