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45% of British adults display antisemitic attitudes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/16/45-of-british-adults-display-antisemitic-attitudes/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 16, 2015 According to the Annual Antisemitism Barometer issued by Campaign against Antisemitism, ‘45% of British adults display antisemitic attitudes’.
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What happens when gender quotas are introduced for academic hiring committees?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/01/18/what-happens-when-gender-quotas-are-introduced-for-academic-hiring-committees/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2019 Interesting working paper covering the situation in France which found that after gender quota in academic hiring committees were imposed in France in 2015 there was a negative impact...
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Migrant money able to reduce poverty and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/migrant-money-able-to-reduce-poverty-and-inequality-in-sub-saharan-africa
A new study, published in The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, has shown that poverty and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa can be reduced by international remittances.
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Leicester team visits Mexico to test deforestation detection by satellites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-team-visits-mexico-to-test-deforestation-detection-by-satellites
A team of researchers led by Professor Heiko Balzter (pictured, left) from the Department of Geography and accompanied by Roselin Rodríguez García, Technical Co-ordinator of the GEF-Ambio El Ocote Conservation Project, visited Mexico in February as part of a UK...
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Research degrees
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/research-degrees
Study with us and you will become part of an internationally-renowned research community. Find out more about PhDs in Museum Studies at Leicester.
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Research shows statins could halt vein blood clots
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-shows-statins-could-half-vein-blood-clots
Statins could hold the key to eradicating one of the most preventable causes of hospital deaths after researchers uncovered a new role for the cholesterol-lowering pill.
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Film and Art: Academic Study and the Workplace
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ha1115
Module code: HA1115 This inter-disciplinary module is taught with the Attenborough Arts Centre, the Career Development Service and the Leicester Learning Institute. It allows you to explore how you might make use of your degree.
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Film and Art: Academic Study and the Workplace
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ha1115
Module code: HA1115 This inter-disciplinary module is taught with the Attenborough Arts Centre, the Career Development Service and the Leicester Learning Institute. It allows you to explore how you might make use of your degree.
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Corporate Finance
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ec3058
Module code: EC3058 How do companies choose their investments? How are these investments financed? Should companies use debt or equity? Should they reinvest their earnings or distribute them as dividends? How much cash should companies hold? Are leveraged buyouts good for...
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Film and Art: Academic Study and the Workplace
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ha1115
Module code: HA1115 This inter-disciplinary module is taught with the Attenborough Arts Centre, the Career Development Service and the Leicester Learning Institute. It allows you to explore how you might make use of your degree.