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Practical Chemistry and Key Skills
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ch2204
Module code: CH2204 In your first year at Leicester, you would have made a massive step-up in your practical chemistry abilities.
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Artefact Analysis
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar2031
Module code: AR2031 It is an often-quoted saying in archaeology that "the data does not speak for itself.
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Leicester criminologists working with Government to explore motivations behind acid attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-criminologists-working-with-government-to-explore-motivations-behind-acid-attacks
Researchers from our Department of Criminology have launched a major research project, commissioned by the Home Office, into the motivations of offenders who carry and use acid in violent attacks.
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Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics: new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/microplastic-colours
Study led by University of Leicester concludes that colourants in plastic can affect the rate at which it breaks down and can lead to more harmful microplastics released into the environment
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Hesna Kara
https://le.ac.uk/people/hesna-kara
The academic profile of Dr Hesna Kara, Research Associate at University of Leicester
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Emma Hesketh
https://le.ac.uk/people/emma-hesketh
The academic profile of Dr Emma Hesketh, CryoEM Facility Manager at University of Leicester
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UK scientists generate electricity from rare element to power future space missions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/03-americium-electricity-space-power
Experts have generated electricity from a rare chemical element for the first time which may mean future space missions can be powered for up to 400 years.
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‘Fizzy pop’ process reveals copper-rich volcanoes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/volcano
Identifying magmas that experience the same process that makes fizzy drinks ‘bubbly’ has been used by a team of University of Leicester geologists to predict whether a volcano’s magma is likely to be rich in copper.
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University geneticist warns of pseudoscience in industries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-geneticist-warns-of-2018pseudoscience2019-in-industries
A University scientist has joined leading scientists from across Europe in raising an alarm over the ‘pseudoscience’ concerning regulation of compounds used in agriculture, healthcare and industry.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/structural-chemical-biology/people
Academics|All our research is driven by people. Our academics lead research groups with postdocs, PhD students and technical staff, often in collaboration with each other and other colleagues.