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Researchers create novel compound targeting melanoma cells
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/researchers-create-novel-compound-targeting-melanoma-cells
An international team of researchers, including a Professor from the University of Leicester, has developed a novel compound that successfully inhibits growth of melanoma cells by targeting specific epigenetic modifying proteins in these cells.
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Could scream power meet Britains energy requirements
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/could-screams-meet-britains-energy-requirements
Screams extracted from the population of Britain, as seen in the Disney and Pixar film Monsters, Inc,. could theoretically be used to generate enough energy to power the country, according to a Natural Sciences student from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Science.
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Expert opinions cover Leicester Citys triumph Cancer research threats to Labour and prostitution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/expert-opinions-cover-leicester-citys-triumph-and-advances-in-cancer-research
Professor Stephen Wood from the School of Management has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing how the feel-good factor in Leicester will have some positive impact on the economy.
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Dr Robert Owen ‘Toby’ Law
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/toby-law
The University regrets to report the death of Dr Toby Law, who was for more than 30 years a member of academic staff. Toby was appointed to a University Lectureship in 1971 in the then new Department of Physiology (formed in 1968) and in 1987 was promoted to Senior Lecturer.
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Postgraduate Research (PhD / MD / MPhil)
https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/study/postgraduate-study
The Leicester Cancer Research Centre offers supervision for research degrees of PhD, MPhil, and MD either full-time or part-time. Research projects range from laboratory studies in cell and molecular biology and genetics through to high-impact clinical and translational studies.
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Council member receives Radio Academy Fellowship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/19-vijay-sharma-award
Vijay Sharma 1 Vijay Sharma receiving an award|Vijay Sharma awarded prestigious Fellowship award by The Radio Academy.
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Space Park Leicester’s work on fusion energy in spotlight at national conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/space-park-leicester-fusion-energy-national-conference
Dr Francesca Faedi takes part in Fusion Fest, discussing how Space Park Leicester are supporting commercialisation and innovation in fusion energy
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Attitudes to Convict Ancestry: Documentary Review
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/12/02/convict-ancestry-documentary/
Posted by Katy Roscoe in Carceral Archipelago on December 2, 2016 In this blog post I review the documentary ‘A Secret History of my Family: Gadbury Sisters’ , which aired in 2016, and discuss how it reflects changing attitudes to convict ancestry amongst British and...
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Mathematical Modelling
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ma7080
Module code: MA7080 This module will outline the basic concepts and instruments of mathematical modelling and explain existing models for real world phenomena.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/critical-creative-geographies/planetary-urban-and-rural-transformations/people
Staff Professor Martin Phillips Gentrification, Social class, Migration, Representations of rurality, Rural sustainability, Rural landscape transformation Dr Katy Bennett Coal and steel, heritage, destruction, memory, landscape, regeneration Dr Ben Coles Markets...