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Local democracy in peril, warns Leicester academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/local-democracy
The threat to local democracy in the UK is the subject of a video interview with a University of Leicester academic on a top UK politics website. Tor Clark, a former newspaper editor and political journalist and now Associate Professor in Journalism, was interviewed by Politics.
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Initiative aims to address health challenges of an ageing population
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/blue-zones
An initiative involving the University of Leicester aims to address the growing health challenges of an ageing UK population.
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Endometrial cancer conference will bring experts together to discuss treatment advances
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/endometrial-cancer
A gynaecological oncology expert from the University of Leicester will speak about surgical developments including robotic surgery at a conference for endometrial cancer this month.
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Parchment used in immersive experience
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-3/
10. A full-size piece of vellum (calf-skin) suspended on a frame and prepared ready for writing on. The pattern of the animal's spine can still be seen running along the central length of the vellum.
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Contents of display case draw
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-4/
9. Scrapers like this were used to remove hair and fat from the animal skin used to make parchment. The scents of Frankincense, Myrrh and Lubanja are sometimes retained within the folios of a manuscript and can still be smelt if we are lucky enough to get close enough.
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MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript, front cover
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-8/
3. MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript, front cover. The book board is only partially covered in tanned leather and has been repaired. The nature of the repair suggests it may have been made 'on the fly'.
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Monographs and Edited Volumes
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/research/monographs-and-edited-volumes
Recent articles, book chapters and other publication types , many of which are available on the university's open access Research Repository.
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Social Evolution
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs3051
Module code: BS3051 In this module you will study theories of kin selection and reciprocal altruism, and their implications for social organisation in organisms.
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Women in Cinema
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha3030
Module code: HA3030 This module analyses the role that women have played behind the camera. The module focuses on films made by women in order to unpick the significant contributions women have made to the film industry.
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Genetics and ethics and law for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/higher-education
Genetics and ethics for higher education Genetics and ethics for higher education Close up of the word 'ethics' in a paragraph, being underlined by a red pen. Genetics and law for higher education Genetics and law for higher education Scales, gavel and law book on table.