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Archaeology of Human Evolution
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ar2605
Module code: AR2605 When did early humans start to walk on two legs? What were the earliest stone tools? What do 30,000 year old cave paintings mean? And how did brains, language and consciousness develop? These are just a few of the fascinating questions we will explore in...
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Computer Architecture
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/co1104
Module code: CO1104 While modern computers and computer-controlled devices are complex, there are key components from which these are built. In particular they have a processor which might be thought of as the heart of a computer.
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Society in Transformation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/sy2001
Module code: SY1002 Module co-ordinator: Dr Ipek Demir This module focuses on social change in three much-debated areas of late-modern life: 'city', 'education', and 'crime'.
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Extended Project
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ml3176
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Work with us
https://le.ac.uk/jobs/work-with-us
Learn more about working with us and the facilities available to staff, both academic and professional services, at the University.
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Former Leicester astronomers recall how they discovered the source of the dazzling Geminids meteor shower
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/former-leicester-astronomers-recall-how-they-discovered-the-source-of-the-dazzling-geminids-meteor-shower
The beautiful Geminids meteor shower is due to light up the heavens this weekend, but the source of the enigmatic cosmic display had eluded stargazers for more than 120 years.
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Research shows women who feel more at risk of crime also prefer physically dominant partners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-shows-women-who-feel-more-at-risk-of-crime-also-prefer-physically-dominant-partners
Women who prefer physically formidable and dominant mates (PPFDM) tend to feel more at risk of crime regardless of the situation or risk factors present, according to researchers from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.
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Prison rehabilitation researcher wins presenting challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/short-sentence-prison-rehabilitation-researcher-wins-presenting-challenge
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, held on 20 May 2015. The competition featured eleven excellent presentations from both full time and part time postgraduate researchers.
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Researcher suggests mainstream media is responsible for shallow coverage of antirape activism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/researcher-suggests-mainstream-media-is-responsible-for-shallow-coverage-of-anti-rape-activism
Dr Kaitlynn Mendes (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has argued in a new book that the mainstream media often neglects anti-rape activism by delivering ‘shallow’ coverage.
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Greater integration between courts and extrajudicial bodies called for in public lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/greater-integration-between-courts-and-extrajudicial-bodies-called-for-in-public-lecture
A legal expert from the University will call for more integration between courts and extrajudicial bodies in order to provide a solution to low-value claims in a Professorial Inaugural Lecture on 9 May.