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Hours of driving and watching TV lower IQ scores research suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/hours-of-driving-and-watching-tv-lower-iq-scores
A doctoral student from our University has commanded global media coverage for a study that found that driving for more than two hours a day appears to steadily reduce intelligence.
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International Law
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/lw3280
Module code: LW3280 Do you know obligations states have under international law towards other states and individuals, to protect human rights, prevent pollution and combat international terrorism? Do you want to find out about how these laws are made (and ‘unmade’), about the...
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Humanity space
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/humanity-space
Find out more about the Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space (LCHS), a pioneering research hub where space exploration meets the arts and humanities.
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Zooarchaeology (the archaeology of animals)
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar3017
Module code: AR3017 Animal bones are ubiquitous archaeological finds and it is well recognised that their detailed study can shed light on a diverse range of past human activities including: Diet Hunting and farming strategies The use of animals and animal...
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Cataloguing photos relating to World War Two and Leicester – A work in progress
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/08/14/cataloguing-photos-relating-to-world-war-two-and-leicester-a-work-in-progress/
Posted by Karin Li in Library and Learning Services on August 14, 2023 The East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) and The University of Leicester Special Collections have launched a new project, ‘Sounds for the Future’.
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What’s happening in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere down at the equator?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/09/08/whats-happening-in-jupiters-upper-atomosphere-down-at-the-equator/
Posted by Rosie Johnson in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on September 8, 2016 The northern and southern lights of Jupiter are a vibrant and dynamic phenomena, generated by a complex array of mechanisms that create the most powerful aurora in the solar system .
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Leicester researchers involved in hunt for golden spike that signalled new epoch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/leicester-researchers-involved-in-hunt-for-golden-spike-that-signalled-new-epoch
Geologists - including Professor Jan Zalasiewicz and Dr Colin Waters from the Department of Geology - are on the hunt for the 'golden spike' that would signify the moment humanity changed the planet forever and triggered the Anthropocene era.
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Information Hub at a glance
https://le.ac.uk/library/information-hub/information-hub-at-a-glance
Summary of the services provided by the Information Hub, David Wilson Library, University of Leicester.
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MEPs in the 2014-19 European Parliament: The Rise of Euroscepticism?
https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects/previous-research-projects/the-rise-of-euroscepticism
The project examines the range of views represented in the European Parliament, changes in mainstream Members of the European Parliaments’ (MEPs) views over time, MEPs’ attitudes to democracy in the EU and the UK’s future relationship with the EU.
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Inspired Villages
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/executive-education-programmes/transformative-custom-programmes/inspired-villages
Established in 2017, Inspired Villages aim to significantly transform the later life experience in the UK by developing living communities in suburban and rural locations.