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The unruly Christmas party of the Tudor period
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/the-unruly-christmas-party-of-the-tudor-period
Christmas can be a time for drunken parties, rowdy festive shenanigans and embarrassing behaviour, but getting intoxicated at Christmas and causing mischief is not an exclusively modern phenomenon, according to Leicester researchers.
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Childrens maths difficulties research wins top award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/childrens-maths-difficulties-research-wins-top-award
Leicester researchers who investigated why children who are born prematurely struggle with maths have scooped a top national award for excellence in research.
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Bishop of Leicester praises Richard III discovery for becoming a nations story
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/bishop-of-leicester-praises-looking-for-richard-project
The Right Reverend Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester has praised the discovery of Richard III as being a story that has gripped the nation in the speech he gave during the reinterment of Richard III on Thursday 26 March at Leicester Cathedral.
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Maths meets art in unique collaboration around minimal surfaces
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/04-maths-meets-art
A unique collaboration between mathematicians and artists takes place at the Attenborough Arts Centre on Thursday 5 September.
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Academic comments on the rise of kids activities being marketed to adults
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/academic-comments-on-the-rise-of-kids2019-activities-being-marketed-to-adults
Dr Jane Pilcher from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology has been featured in an article for The Guardian discussing why kids’ activities – such as bouncy castles and ballpits - are now being marketed to grown men and women.
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Tackling sexual violence
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/social-justice/dna-kits
Professor Lisa Smith discusses how new DNA kits are helping to ensure survivors of sexual violence find justice.
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Spice up your life How to tell real saffron from a fake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/spice-up-your-life-how-to-tell-real-saffron-from-a-fake
Following the recent revival of saffron production in Spain, Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison from the Department of Genetics has outlined some of the key ways to tell real saffron from fake, with the real deal providing a unique experience for the senses.
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Languages
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Explore 19 different language courses at the University of Leicester
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Statistical Computing and Inference
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/md7453
Module code: MD7453 This module provides an overview of approaches to statistical inference, both likelihood and Bayesian, applied to medical/health data and the use of statistical software packages.
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Statistical Computing and Inference
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/md7453
Module code: MD7453 This module provides an overview of approaches to statistical inference, both likelihood and Bayesian, applied to medical/health data and the use of statistical software packages.