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Protecting sex workers
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/social-justice/sex-workers
In considering sex work, police and health practitioners have focused on ‘the street’ as the main location for sex workers. However, in the 21st century the sex industry has changed enormously, and today most commercial sex work happens online.
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Special Collections Online takedown policy
https://le.ac.uk/library/about/policies/special-collections-online-takedown-policy
disclaimer and takedown policy for items added to Special Collections Online and Online Exhibitions
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Leicester space scientist proves she has what it takes to become an astronaut
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-space-scientist-proves-she-has-what-it-takes-to-become-an-astronaut
Dr Suzie Imber, from the University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, is a step closer to becoming an astronaut after being crowned the winner of the six-part BBC show ‘Astronauts: Have You Got What It Takes?’ Suzie fought off tough competition from 11 other...
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Leap in modelling human impact on climate may lead to early warning of climate disasters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/tipping-points
Mathematicians led by the University of Leicester have applied statistical mechanics to climate change detection and attribution for first time, showing how to separate the ‘signal’ of human-made climate change from the ‘noise’ of natural climate fluctuations
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The father of DNA fingerprinting pays tribute to a team effort
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/dna-technicians
The man who discovered DNA genetic fingerprinting has paid tribute to two of his former University of Leicester colleagues who played a key role in the scientific breakthrough.
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‘Paradigm shift’ in ventilation needed to combat virus spread
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/ventilation-paradigm-shift
Scientists from across fourteen different countries have today (Thursday) appealed to government for a ‘paradigm shift’ in improving indoor ventilation standards, as part of efforts to combat airborne COVID-19 virus transmission.
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Expert panel to open up menopause ‘taboo’ at public discussion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/difficult-conversations-menopause
Professor King said: “What we wanted to do with this series is to talk about topics that are potentially quite difficult ones to talk about.
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New five-year plan set to boost Leicester’s creative economy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/cultural-strategy
A five-year strategy that aims to create thousands of new jobs in Leicester’s creative economy and engage hundreds more adults in the city’s arts and cultural offer has been backed by the University of Leicester.
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New Mars rover plan welcomed by University of Leicester scientists involved in mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/rosalind-franklin-exomars-new-plan
A new launch date and plan for landing platform for the Rosalind Franklin Rover approved by the European Space Agency, University of Leicester scientists have been involved in the mission to Mars for many years.
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Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/coral-reefs
In 2018 the Vibrant Oceans group identified 50 reefs that are most likely to resist and survive climate change. The habitats are located largely in the Pacific and Indian oceans, with further reefs in the Caribbean and east of Africa.