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Anaerobic facilities
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/facilities-and-services/biophysical-instrumentation-and-anaerobic-facilities/anaerobic-facilities
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester has a number of Belle Technology glove boxes.
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The Leicester Employability Day
https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/post-16/employability-day
Find out more about the Leicester Employability Day which may be of particular interest to young Black people of African, Caribbean and Dual Heritage.
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Example PhD projects
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/study/research-degrees/phd-md-studentships/phd-projects
Self-funding students or students seeking PhD studentship opportunities are encouraged to view the example projects offered below by supervisors in our department. If you are interested, please contact the relevant supervisor for each project.
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Leicester scientists in discovery of new type of plant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientists-in-discovery-of-new-type-of-plant
Dr James Higgins from our Department of Genetics and Genome Biology has been involved in the discovery of a new type of plant growing in Shetland. Scientists at the University of Stirling discovered the plant – with its evolution only having occurred in the last 200 years.
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Genetics and law for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/higher-education/law
We cover genetic-related issues that are in the news and where the legislation has affected how they are used.
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Nobel Prize: How Penrose, Genzel and Ghez helped put black holes at the centre of modern astrophysic
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/07/nobel-prize-how-penrose-genzel-and-ghez-helped-put-black-holes-at-the-centre-of-modern-astrophysics/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 7 October 2020 The award of this year’s Nobel prize in physics to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez will be greeted with enormous pleasure by physicists and astronomers worldwide.
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New study underway to find best treatment for wake-up stroke patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/4-new-study-underway-to-find-best-treatment-for-wake-up-stroke-patients
New study underway to find best treatment for wake-up stroke patients led by Professor Thompson Robinson, Head of Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
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Royal connections link University to city
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/royal/connections
Find out more about the many links that have been forged between the University and the Royal Family.
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Could human tissue be used by researchers in place of animal models
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/could-human-tissue-be-used-by-researchers-in-place-of-animal-models
Professor Peter Bradding from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is involved in a research project examining how to expand the use of human lung tissue to reduce the use of animal tissue in research.
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Study suggests human impact has created a plastic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-human-impact-has-created-a-2018plastic-planet2019
Planet Earth’s oceans and lands will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste by the mid-century due to human activity, according to research led by researchers from the Department of Geology.