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Hotspots and minisatellites
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/hotspots-and-minisatellites
Instrumental to Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys' refining of the genetic fingerprinting technique were hotspots of activity and minisatellites.
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UK’s AI ‘twin’ will use big data to show the way to net zero
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/ai-twin-net-zero
New research project at University of Leicester will use artificial intelligence to inform more environmentally-friendly land use in the UK, and has received £2.5 million from UK Research and Innovation.
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Multi-million pound boost for University of Leicester’s ability to improve and save lives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/brc-funding
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has been funded for £26 million over the next five years.
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Breakthrough study uncovers origin of plant sperm
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/19-breakthrough-study-origin-plant-sperm
A large international team of researchers has uncovered the origin of an ancient genetic mechanism needed for plant fertility
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World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/largest-tropical-peatlands-40000-years-old
New research finds peatland complex in Congo Basin to be more than twice as old as previously thought, expertise from the University of Leicester supported the study
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August Book Group: Late Short Stories
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/09/01/lateshortstories/
Summary of the Evelyn Waugh Book Group's discussions of the later short stories
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Brexit: How Does it Look from Gibraltar?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2016/04/28/brexit-how-does-it-look-from-gibraltar/
Posted by Chris Grocott in School of Business Blog on April 28, 2016 In April 2015, in the run-up to the British general election, I predicted that , counter-intuitively, the best outcome for the UK overseas territory of Gibraltar might well be a Labour or Labour-SNP...
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Explore Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/conference2025/explore-leicester
Leicester page for CEHS 2025 conference
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Equations of Mathematical Physics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ma4002
Module code:MA4002 This module will develop your understanding of partial differential equations, their classifications, solutions and applications. We will take a more in-depth look at Fourier series and some special functions in solving partial differential equations.
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Setting the record straight
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/record
Find out more about how the University funded the project on our facts and figures page.|A film depicting the Richard III discovery, The Lost King, was released in autumn 2022.