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Recent Research Funding Awards
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/research/recent-research-funding-awards
Read our case studies to get a taste of some of the amazing research that happens in the School of Museum Studies.
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Ethnic differences in need for heart pacemakers may have genetic link
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/ethnic-differences-in-need-for-heart-pacemakers-may-have-genetic-link
Researchers have found evidence to show that South Asian people (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) are less likely to require a pacemaker for an abnormally low heart rate compared to white people of European origin.
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Expert opinions cover Trump Theresa May cyber wars and Le Pen
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/expert-opinions-cover-trump-theresa-may-cyber-wars-and-le-pen
Dr Alex Korb from the School of History, Politics and International Relations has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's comments about the Holocaust and worrying signs of anti-Semitism in populist movements...
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Post Doctoral and early Career Fellows
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/post-doctoral-and-early-career-fellows
The School of History has an excellent track record for attracting and winning highly competitive post doctoral fellowships.
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Satellite centrepiece for Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/space-park-satellites
David Llewellyn-Jones, Leicester’s first Professor of Earth Observation Science, and Professor Remedios served as the principal investigators (PIs) for the UK-built Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) instrument, used to determine accurate sea surface...
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UK Space Agency establishes Midlands base at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/space-agency-regional-office
University of Leicester’s £100 million science and innovation park to host regional office, part of national expansion aimed to enable UK Space Agency to collaborate more closely with the UK’s thriving space sector
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Earth observation images reveal extent of ferocious forest fires in Siberia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/siberian-fires
According to Russia’s forestry agency, this year’s fires have ravaged more than 14m hectares, making it the second-worst fire season since the turn of the century.
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Disputed Bodies: Narratives of Medical Research in Europe, c. 1940s to 2001
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/disputed-bodies
WT096580MA, Large Programme Grant, Joint PI, Wellcome Trust funded from 2 March 2012 to 1st April 2018), a major new book and associated articles.
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Applied Linguistics and TESOL MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/applied-linguistics-and-tesol-ma-dl/2025
Build your academic and professional expertise in Applied Linguistics and TESOL without falling behind in other areas of your life. You can study this MA online, from the comfort of your own home.
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Applied Linguistics and TESOL MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/applied-linguistics-and-tesol-ma-dl/2026
Build your academic and professional expertise in Applied Linguistics and TESOL without falling behind in other areas of your life. You can study this MA online, from the comfort of your own home.