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Cat-ching criminals with DNA from pet hairs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/cat-dna
Cat hair could be the purr-fect way to catch criminals, according to researchers from the University of Leicester.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/publications
Learn more about the publications produced by the academics and students in the Centre for English Local History.
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Mercury probe unveiled at the Science Museum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/mercury-probe-unveiled-at-the-science-museum
The latest mission to the planet Mercury – or rather, a near-exact replica of the probe that will be sent there later this year - touched down at London’s Science Museum this week. And two Leicester space scientists were there to welcome it.
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How medieval people named their animals is explored in new book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/medieval-animal-names-books
The relationship between medieval people and their pets is the topic of the latest book by the University of Leicester’s Dr Ben Parsons. Introducing Medieval Animal Names explores what names medieval people gave to the animals with which they lived and worked.
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Royal visit to University of Leicester honours legacy of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/28-royal-visit
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walking across campus Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walking across campus 50 Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the David Wilson library Their Royal Highnesses The...
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Student feedback
https://le.ac.uk/policies/quality/feedback
Feedback to students The quality of feedback provided to students about their academic performance is a fundamental element of the University of Leicester's approach to learning and teaching.
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New target could help to reduce symptoms of asthma attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/new-target-could-help-to-reduce-symptoms-of-asthma-attacks
An international team of researchers including Professors David Lambert from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Chris Brightling from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has examined the role of a receptor in the body that...
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Digital Manufacturing and Management Research Group (DMM)
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/research/dmm
The Digital Manufacturing and Management research group (DMM) was created to promote and implement cross-disciplinary research in materials and process modelling to advance manufacturing through digitisation and data driven technologies.
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Gamma-ray burst is ‘Rosetta Stone’ for finding neutron star collisions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/gamma-ray-burst-neutron-star
A highly unusual blast of high-energy light from a nearby galaxy has been linked by a team of scientists including astronomers at the University of Leicester to a neutron star merger.
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Promoting safe motherhood from a global perspective
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/mw4012
Module code: MW4012 This module will be facilitated by a combination of lead lectures, seminars, practical and critical appraisal workshops and guided study, enabling you to examine the provision of maternal and child health from a global perspective, comparing and...