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Genetics expert solves family mysteries for new TV series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/dna-family-secrets
A leading genetics expert from the University of Leicester is part of team seeking to solve ‘DNA Family Secrets’ for a new primetime programme on the BBC.
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Pioneering police detective David Baker awarded Honorary Degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/david-baker
The lead detective on the first criminal case to be solved using DNA fingerprinting has been awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Leicester at a ceremony today (Wednesday 19 January).
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University of Leicester recognised in UK's Best Breakthroughs list
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/06-university-of-leicester-recognised-in-uks-best-breakthroughs-list
Discovery of DNA Fingerprinting celebrated for transformational impact on everyday lives The discovery of DNA fingerprinting from the University of Leicester has today been named as one of the UK’s 100 best breakthroughs for its significant impact on people’s everyday lives.
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The politics of comparison: writing a global history of punishment
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/02/05/the-politics-of-comparison-writing-a-global-history-of-punishment/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on February 5, 2015 The Carceral Archipelago project faces enormous challenges in writing the history of punishment as global history.
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Italy Since 1945
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/it1029
Module code: IT1029 This module explores Italian postwar history, politics and society from the Second World War to the present day. We will examine a variety of periods and contexts, from the postwar settlement to the Berlusconi era.
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Portrayal of Richard III captures spirit of the last Plantagenet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/portrayal-of-richard-iii-captures-spirit-of-the-last-plantagenet
A college in Hawaii is holding a performance of Shakespeare’s Richard III which takes account of the discovery of the King’s remains in a unique and unusual fashion.
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Charles Dickens: A Writer in Progress
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en7140
Module code: EN7140 The 1840s was a key decade in the life and career of Charles Dickens.
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Advanced Web Technologies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/co7215
Module code: CO7215 Service-oriented computing and its main implementation as part of web services is at the forefront of industrial practice in software engineering. There are two major technologies supporting WS development: Microsoft’s .
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The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Northumbria
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs3688
Module code: HS3688 The kingdom of Northumbria dominated Anglo-Saxon England between the mid-seventh and mid-eighth centuries, in war, politics, art and culture.
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Italy Since 1945
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/it1029
Module code: IT1029 This module explores Italian postwar history, politics and society from the Second World War to the present day. We will examine a variety of periods and contexts, from the postwar settlement to the Berlusconi era.