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  • ExoMars rover named after DNA pioneer

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/11-exomars

    The ExoMars Rover The ExoMars Rover (courtesy of ESA) 475|The European Space Agency has named its new ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, after the DNA pioneer, it has been announced.

  • NASA and European Space Agency visit Leicester for Mars workshop

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/07-mars-sample-return-workshop

    Planetary scientists from across the globe, including representatives from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA and European Space Agency, visited the University of Leicester last week for a Mars Sample Return workshop.

  • Research Methods in Cancer Biology

    https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mb7003

    Module code: MB7003 When a gene is found to be mutated in a cancer, we first need to understand how its protein product functions and then how the mutated protein alters the behaviour of cancer cells. For example, cancer cells show uncontrolled cell proliferation.

  • Research Methods in Cancer Biology

    https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/mb7003

    Module code: MB7003 When a gene is found to be mutated in a cancer, we first need to understand how its protein product functions and then how the mutated protein alters the behaviour of cancer cells. For example, cancer cells show uncontrolled cell proliferation.

  • Academic to share research on violence and harassment in the digital economy

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/academic-to-share-research-on-violence-and-harassment-in-the-digital-economy

    The International Labour Organization’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) and the University will launch a new research on psychosocial risks, violence and harassment that workers face in digitalised working environments.

  • Ethnic differences in need for heart pacemakers may have genetic link

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/ethnic-differences-in-need-for-heart-pacemakers-may-have-genetic-link

    Researchers have found evidence to show that South Asian people (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) are less likely to require a pacemaker for an abnormally low heart rate compared to white people of European origin.

  • Healthy eating and respiratory irritants from 400000 years ago revealed through ancient dental plaque

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/healthy-eating-and-respiratory-irritants-from-400-000-years-ago-revealed-through-ancient-dental-plaque

    The University of Leicester is involved in new research conducted by archaeologists from the University of York and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in collaboration with members of Tel Aviv University, that reveals striking insights into the living conditions...

  • New way of screening toxic chemicals mimics mammal senses

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/new-way-of-screening-toxic-chemicals-mimics-mammal-senses

    Researchers from our University have developed a new approach for analysing toxic chemicals in complex samples that mimics the way mammals smell and taste. The technique could reduce the need for laboratory animals in biomedical research and other areas of chemical testing.

  • Midlands4Cities PhD funding opportunity

    https://le.ac.uk/media/study/research-degrees/midlands4cities

    Midlands4Cities PhD funding opportunity AHRC Midlands4Cities PhD funding for UK/EU applicants – 2020/21 competition open NOW The AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C) brings together eight leading universities across the Midlands to support the...

  • Using other libraries

    https://le.ac.uk/library/using/using-other-libraries

    Information about using other university libraries in the UK.

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