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Athena SWAN
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/athena-swan
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester is committed to providing a good working environment for its staff and in 2018 was successful in achieving a Silver award.
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Could human tissue be used by researchers in place of animal models
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/could-human-tissue-be-used-by-researchers-in-place-of-animal-models
Professor Peter Bradding from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is involved in a research project examining how to expand the use of human lung tissue to reduce the use of animal tissue in research.
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Study suggests human impact has created a plastic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-human-impact-has-created-a-2018plastic-planet2019
Planet Earth’s oceans and lands will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste by the mid-century due to human activity, according to research led by researchers from the Department of Geology.
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Principles of Marketing
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mn1002
Module code: MN1002 So you've got a brilliant idea for a product; great, but how are you going to get people to buy it? What exactly goes into someone purchasing your product? Often, it's solely down to successful marketing, and this module will introduce you to the...
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Principles of Marketing
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mk1002
Module code: MK1002 So you've got a brilliant idea for a product; great, but how are you going to get people to buy it? What exactly goes into someone purchasing your product? Often, it's solely down to successful marketing, and this module will introduce you to the...
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Principles of Marketing
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mk1002
Module code: MK1002 So you've got a brilliant idea for a product; great, but how are you going to get people to buy it? What exactly goes into someone purchasing your product? Often, it's solely down to successful marketing, and this module will introduce you to the...
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Forensic Accounting
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/af3013
Module code: AF3013 Forensic Accounting aims to provide a critical appreciation of the context, motivations and rationalisation of financial fraud.
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Babies born at the limits of viability
https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/babies-viability
Only 1 in 500 babies are born before 24 weeks' of pregnancy however, they make up around a fifth of all baby deaths. This work aims to improve care for babies born at this extremely early stage of pregnancy particularly around consistent determination of signs of life
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Literature and Exile: American Writers in Paris
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en7132
Module code: EN7132 American writers have always had a tense relationship with Europe and in the mid-nineteenth century they began to distance themselves from European culture for failing to address their own national circumstances.
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Richard III and the legacy of his re-discovery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/richard-iii-and-the-legacy-of-his-re-discovery
Mathew Morris (pictured), Site Director for the Grey Friars Project, University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), has written an article for the British Academy reflecting on his time working on the discovery of Richard III.