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• Researchers develop pioneering X-ray technique to analyse ancient artefacts

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  A pioneering X-ray technique that can analyse artefacts of any shape or texture in a non-destructive way has been developed by an international team of researchers led by our University.

• Guilty or not guilty Public will decide during interactive forensic science event

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  Members of the public will be deciding the outcome of two realistic criminal trials based on two real murder cases as part of an exciting interactive event during the Cheltenham Science Festival (5 – 10 June).

• Leicester astronomers observe star reborn in a flash

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  An international team of astronomers using Hubble and led by our University has been able to study stellar evolution in real time. Over a period of 30 years dramatic increases in the temperature of the star SAO 244567 have been observed.

• Leicester academics argue sexualised drinks advertising undermines anti-rape campaigns

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  Environments which incite narratives of loss of control and hypersexuality compromise the ability to counter sexual offending, research suggests.

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ the most affordable student destination for the second year running

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  New research from HSBC shows that the Â鶹ÊÓƵ is the most affordable destination in Britain for first-year students for the second year in a row - and the second most affordable for second-year students.

• Social life

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  When you live in halls, you'll become part of a thriving student community where playing and relaxing is as important as working. There's also a packed schedule of free events.

• New effects in ideal gases solve mathematical mystery

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  A Mathematician from our Department of Mathematics, Professor Alexander Gorban, along with a physicist from ETH Zürich, Ilya Karlin, have challenged traditional concepts of micro and macro worlds and demonstrated how ideal gas unexpectedly exhibits capillarity properties.

• Diversity education in medical schools to be addressed at national conference

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  A national conference is to address issues relating to diversity in medical education.

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  PGR Careers blog from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ

• 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.