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New project to collect evidence of modern slavery among adult websites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/modern-slavery-adult-websites
Adult service websites and their users have a key role to play in preventing modern slavery, according to a leading criminologist from the University of Leicester.
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Cancer Research UK new open access policy 01 January 2022
https://le.ac.uk/library/news/cancer-research-uk-new-open-access-policy
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) have adopted an immediate open access position (no embargo) from 01 January 2022. They are also encouraging grant holders to post pre-prints of their work in a platform indexed in Europe PMC.
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Engineers contribute to creation of new ultra-high performance electric sports car
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/engineers-contribute-to-creation-of-new-ultra-high-performance-electric-sports-car
Engineers from our University have helped in the development of a new, ultra-high performance, range extended, electric sports car project - HIPERCAR.
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Criminologists awarded new grant to tackle homophobic transphobic and biphobic hate crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/criminologists-awarded-new-grant-to-tackle-homophobic-transphobic-and-biphobic-hate-crime
Leicester criminologists have been awarded a grant from the Equality and Human Rights Commission to lead a new project that tackles homophobic, transphobic and biphobic hate crime in Leicester and Leicestershire.
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Funding for new research centre to investigate effect of environmental exposures on health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-nihr-funding
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has granted a £1 million development award to the University of Leicester to create a new pioneering national research centre to investigate the effect of environmental exposures on health.
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Leicester researchers involved in hunt for golden spike that signalled new epoch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/leicester-researchers-involved-in-hunt-for-golden-spike-that-signalled-new-epoch
Geologists - including Professor Jan Zalasiewicz and Dr Colin Waters from the Department of Geology - are on the hunt for the 'golden spike' that would signify the moment humanity changed the planet forever and triggered the Anthropocene era.
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Leicester researchers aim to develop new education course to reduce risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in pregnancy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-researchers-aim-to-develop-new-education-course-to-reduce-risk-of-developing-type-2-diabetes-in-pregnancy
Leicestershire women with a history of developing diabetes are being invited to take part in a study led by Leicester researchers which is aiming to develop a new education course.
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Molecular Pathology and Cell Biology of Cancer
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mb7401
Module code: MB7401 This module will employ a molecular pathology approach to the study of cancer. We will explore the molecular changes that take place during the progression of a cell -from normal cell to a malignant tumour.
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Molecular Pathology and Cell Biology of Cancer
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs4401
Module code: BS4401 This module will employ a molecular pathology approach to the study of cancer. We will explore the molecular changes that take place during the progression of a cell -from normal cell to a malignant tumour.
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Unique collection of metal artefacts from Iron Age settlement sheds new light on prehistoric feasting rituals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/unique-collection-of-metal-artefacts-from-iron-age-settlement-sheds-new-light-on-prehistoric-feasting-rituals
A unique collection of Iron Age metal artefacts which sheds new light on feasting rituals among prehistoric communities has been discovered by archaeologists from our University during an excavation at Glenfield Park, Leicestershire.