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Polymer and Materials Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ch2207
Module code: CH2207 Why is your frying pan non-stick? What makes a bulletproof vest bulletproof? What links the frame of a Glock pistol with a pack of tights? Teflon, Kevlar and Nylon; materials and polymers created through material chemistry, which is the design and...
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Contextualising Literature: From Genesis to Generation X
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3152
Module code: EN3152 In this module you will consider the question of context in literary studies.
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Polymer and Materials Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ch2207
Module code: CH2207 Why is your frying pan non-stick? What makes a bulletproof vest bulletproof? What links the frame of a Glock pistol with a pack of tights? Teflon, Kevlar and Nylon; materials and polymers created through material chemistry, which is the design and...
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Polymer and Materials Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ch2207
Module code: CH2207 Why is your frying pan non-stick? What makes a bulletproof vest bulletproof? What links the frame of a Glock pistol with a pack of tights? Teflon, Kevlar and Nylon; materials and polymers created through material chemistry, which is the design and...
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Margaret Byron
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/margaret-byron
Margaret has held full-time teaching posts in Higher Education for almost 30 years, teaching Geography at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
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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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Career opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/film/study/undergraduate/careers
A degree in Film Studies from the University of Leicester will be your first step to career success. Find out more about what you can do with your degree.
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Space School celebrates 30 years since launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/25-space-school-30-years
Space School UK is celebrating its 30th anniversary in July 2019, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landings.
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More than a quarter of Greater London greenspaces exceed WHO traffic noise guidelines
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/quarter-greater-london-greenspaces-who-traffic-noise-guidelines
Analysis of greenspaces in the Greater London area by University of Leicester scientists has shown that 28% are affected by road traffic noise above the guidelines advised by the World Health Organization.
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Researchers identify how multiple genes impact vision development and result in rare sight disorder
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/fovea-genes
An international team of health researchers have, for the first time, described how genetic defects influence the spectrum of vision development and cause problems in developing babies’ eyes.