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Diversity in Contemporary American Literature
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en2013
Module code: EN2013 American and literary studies has been transformed in recent decades by a new emphasis on the work of writers from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, and the different perspectives they offer on American culture.
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Diversity in Contemporary American Literature
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en2013
Module code: EN2013 American and literary studies has been transformed in recent decades by a new emphasis on the work of writers from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, and the different perspectives they offer on American culture.
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Beasts and Boundaries: Sociology, Science, and Nature
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy3089
Module code: SY3089 This module begins with the question: what does it mean to be human in the twenty-first century? This question has become a troubling one for a number of reasons.
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Lab, Field, and Data Handling Techniques
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy2350
Module code: GY2350 This module is designed to 1) develop your skills in quantitative data analysis and interpretation in the context of geographical problems, and 2) provide practical experience in a range of field and laboratory techniques relevant to physical geography.
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Politics expert gives evidence to House of Lords Committee on security challenges facing the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/politics-expert-gives-evidence-to-house-of-lords-committee-on-security-challenges-facing-the-uk
A Leicester expert has contributed to a House of Lords inquiry on international relations and foreign policy. Dr Andrew Futter from the School of History, Politics and International Relations has shared his expertise on security with a Parliamentary committee.
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Leicester Astronomers aid project to identify start of lunar month
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicester-astronomers-aid-project-to-identify-start-of-lunar-month
Leicester Astronomers aid project to identify start of lunar month Leicester Astronomers aid project to identify start of lunar month 700| Collaboration to determine start of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic calendar.
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Voice in Space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/voice-in-space
The voice of renowned physicist and Leicester honorary graduate Stephen Hawking, who died earlier this year, was beamed into space today, following a memorial service held at Westminster Abbey in London.
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Green-fingered students and staff unite to renovate Oadby Care Home gardens
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/green-fingered-students-and-staff-unite-to-renovate-oadby-care-home-gardens
On Saturday 2 June, a group of green-fingered volunteers dedicated an afternoon to improving the gardens of the Aigburth Residential Care Home in Oadby.
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Other projects
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/related-projects/other-projects
The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain programme arises from our collective experience in many other research projects that have interrogated primary sources which reflect the identities of past human populations in the British Isles, Europe and beyond.
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The human legacy of American troops in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/the-human-legacy-of-american-troops-in-leicester
The story of American soldiers in Leicester during World War Two is well known, as are the many wartime romances and the story of GI brides who married Americans and left the city at the end of the war.