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Religion in the Roman World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ah2041
Module code: AH2041 How did Romans conceptualise their own religion (and those of non-Romans)? How were rituals like sacrifice, augury, divination, processions and dedications carried out? How did religion overlap with politics under the Republic and...
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Dennis Smith
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/dennis-smith
We have learned with sadness of the recent death of Professor Dennis Smith, who taught Sociology at Leicester in the 1970s. Professor Smith passed away in February 2024.
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Study on dopamine neurons could improve mobility and neurological disorder research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/study-on-dopamine-neurons-could-improve-mobility-and-neurological-disorder-research
A research team from the Department of Biology has discovered for the first time both when and why the particular cells in the brain that affect movement are active - after examining transparent zebrafish.
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New cave discoveries shed light on Native and European religious encounters in the Americas
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/new-cave-discoveries-shed-light-on-native-and-european-religious-encounters-in-the-americas
A project led by archaeologists from the British Museum and our University has discovered remarkable evidence which shows how the first generations of Europeans to arrive in the Americas engaged with indigenous peoples and their spiritual beliefs deep inside the caves of a...
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Graduation Gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/graduation-gallery
Congratulations to all of the students who have graduated this week and to the distinguished leaders who received honorary degrees from the University.
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Masters students announced as winners in innovative ideas competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/master2019s-students-announced-as-winners-in-innovative-ideas-competition
A team of Master’s students has been announced as a winner of the JISC Summer of Innovation Student Ideas competition.
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Lord Richard Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/attenboroughs/richard
Lord Richard Attenborough has a longstanding connection with the University, opening our Attenborough Arts Centre in 1997 and receiving and Honorary Distinguished Fellowship in 2006.
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Award for Leicester Law student
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/award-for-leicester-law-student
A research student at our University has won an international award - the Best Graduate Student Award at the ESCAS-CESS Conference. Khalida Azhigulova, a postgraduate student in the Leicester Law School, was recognised for her outstanding work.
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Voices of mental health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/voices-of-mental-health
Research by Professor Martin Halliwell has broken new ground in deepening our understanding of the history and politics of mental health.
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University involved in major audio preservation project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/university-involved-in-major-audio-preservation-project
The British Library is today launching ‘Unlocking Our Sound Heritage’, a major £18.8 million preservation and access project, which has received a £9.5 million National Lottery grant.