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Dissertation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ec7080
Module code: EC7080 Your dissertation is the last stage of the course and may be your first experience of independent research.
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Software Engineering For Sustainability
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co7520
Module code: CO7520 In this module you will study the basics of Systems Thinking and learn how to apply relevant systems engineering analysis methods in socio-technical software systems engineering.
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MBiolSci Research Project (Infection and Immunity)
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs4307
Module code: BS4307 One of the most attractive features of the final year in Infection and Immunity is the independent laboratory research project which runs for 4 months: 3 months of lab work and then 1 month for writing the dissertation and project presentation.
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Law alumnus appointed to Government role
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/law-alumnus-appointed-to-government-role
A Leicester Law alumnus has been appointed as a Government foreign minister. Dr Addirdeiry Ahmed, who was awarded his PhD in Law by the University of Leicester in 2013, has recently been appointed Foreign Minister of Sudan.
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Guides and learning resources
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/structural-chemical-biology/facilities/facility-access/guides-and-learning-resources
We host the Midlands Regional Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility. This state-of-the-art facility is centred around the very latest 300 kV Titan Krios Cryo-EM.
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Alumnus and entrepreneur encourages students to "be bold and don't settle"
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/alumnus-and-entrrpreneur-encourages-students-to-be-bold-and-don2019t-settle
The founder of the satellite technology company Planet, whose mission is to image the whole Earth every day, has been interviewed about his experience at University and how it led to the creation of his game-changing organisation.
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University makes an impact in the local community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/university-makes-an-impact-in-the-local-community
The PROUD Podcast from the University of Leicester News Centre is continuing to unveil how University of Leicester staff and students are making a difference in the local community The programme showcases why the university is PROUD of its city: Promoting Health &...
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Year in Industry (optional)
https://le.ac.uk/geography/study/undergraduate/year-in-industry
Our programme offers a year in industry option, allowing you the opportunity to gain professional experience by of working in a sector related to your course, whilst developing workplace skills and building a network with people in industry.
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New observations reveal Jupiters Great Red Spot as mysterious energy source
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/new-observations-reveal-jupiter2019s-great-red-spot-as-mysterious-energy-source
Researchers from the University of Leicester and Boston University’s (BU) Center for Space Physics report today in Nature that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may provide the mysterious source of energy required to heat the planet’s upper atmosphere to the unusually high values...
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Economic inequality is not “bad for everyone”, new research shows – wealthier people derive happiness benefits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/economic-inequality-wealth-people-happiness
Increases in economic inequality raise the life satisfaction of wealthier people, while lowering the life satisfaction of people who earn less, newly published research shows.