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Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime
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A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the MinION - developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies - to read the ‘barcode genes’ of animals affected by illegal trafficking.
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Leicestershire Institute of Technology bid reaches final stages
/news/2021/may/leicestershire-institute-of-technology
Experts in cyber and space technology are bidding to create a £13m ‘skills factory’ in Leicestershire to revitalise the region’s economy.
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https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/12/17/17th-dec-2013-sol-485/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 17, 2013 The landing site slection process for the 2018 ExoMars Rover has just started: http://exploration.esa.
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Geography at Leicester
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Find out more about Geography at the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ. We research and teach across three core strands of the discipline - Human Geography, Physical Geography, and Geographic Information Science (GIS).
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New video features student effort to develop eco-friendly technologies
/news/2017/july/new-video-features-student-effort-to-develop-eco-friendly-technologies
A PhD student from our Department of Chemistry has participated in a new video that promotes his environmental research – and highlights opportunities for fellow researchers.
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https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2022/09/09/ma-museum-studies-placement-week-7-8/
Posted by can19 in Library Special Collections on September 9, 2022 My time now at the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Archives and Special Collections has ended, and I am proud of what I have achieved.
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Study heralds intensive exercise with intervals
/news/2016/january/study-heralds-intensive-exercise-with-intervals
Short bursts of intensive exercise provide a more “time-efficient†and realistic way of preventing, delaying and managing Type 2 diabetes and also losing weight, a study by our University and the NIHR Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical...
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How Twitter users can work together to defuse social tensions
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A report co-authored by Dr Paul Reilly (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has found that social media sites such as Twitter can be useful in keeping the peace and defusing tensions during times of social unrest.
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Centre for Hate Studies Commissioned to Evaluate Victim Support Services
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Leicester criminologists have been commissioned by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire to lead a project designed to inform the development of a new hate crime strategy and victims’ support service.
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Declan spends amazing Year in Industry
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A student from the School Of Business has shared the story of his “amazing†year in industry working for a global entertainment brand.