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Research to save the most valuable silk moth in the world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/research-to-2018save-the-most-valuable-silk-moth-in-the-world2019
Research that could help to save one of the rarest and most valuable silks in the world is being spearheaded by a team that is developing a technique known as phage therapeutics to target harmful bacterial infections in Muga silkworms in order to protect them...
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New way to kill the malaria parasite identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/new-way-to-kill-the-malaria-parasite-identified-by-study
Scientists have discovered new ways in which the malaria parasite survives in the blood stream of its victims - a discovery that could pave the way to new treatments for the disease.
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Study finds accuracy of sexual assault testimonies is not affected by alcohol intoxication
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/study-finds-accuracy-of-sexual-assault-testimonies-is-not-affected-by-alcohol-intoxication
People are often concerned about the accuracy of testimony given by victims who were intoxicated during a sexual assault – but a new study by Leicester researchers has found that while alcohol intoxicated participants report fewer pieces of information about an assault,...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 24 30 September
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-24-30-september
Dr Jon Moran from the Department of Politics and International Relations has weighed up the pros and cons of armed drones in the skies above us in an article for The Conversation.
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New gallery extension recognised by local building awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/new-gallery-extension-recognised-by-local-building-awards
The New Galleries Wing at Attenborough Arts Centre, the University of Leicester’s arts centre, has been announced as the winner of the 2015 Leicester Civic Society New Build Award.
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Undergraduate to present on food security at international symposium
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/undergraduate-to-present-on-food-security-at-international-symposium
Third year Natural Sciences undergraduate student Sonal Chagan has been accepted as a speaker at the first UK International Student Sustainability Research Symposium on 15 April 2016 at the University of Southampton.
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Leicester facility to help optimise hybrid structures for automotive sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-facility-to-help-optimise-hybrid-structures-for-automotive-sector
The ASDEC – The Advanced Structural Dynamics Evaluation Centre – facility has announced that it is part of a successful winning bid for £1.
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Research reveals solar storms trigger Jupiters Northern Lights
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-reveals-solar-storms-trigger-jupiter2019s-2018northern-lights2019
Solar storms trigger Jupiter’s intense ‘Northern Lights’ by generating a new X-ray aurora that is eight times brighter than normal and hundreds of times more energetic than Earth’s aurora borealis, finds new research, involving the University of Leicester, using NASA’s...
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350 Years Ago Pepys and the Easter of 1666
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/350-years-ago-pepys-and-the-easter-of-1666
350 years ago, on the Easter of 1666, famous diarist Samuel Pepys recorded how he failed to join a Church of England service at the Chapel in Whitehall Palace as it was too crowded over the festive period.
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Leicester DNA and Forensic Science Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-dna-and-forensic-science-centre
Inspirational world-class research from the University is inspiring a third proposed visitor attraction in Leicester.