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Ancient skeleton provides the earliest evidence of a pet cat in Kazakhstan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/cat-skull
Uncovered in an urban settlement in Dzhankent, Kazakhstan, the analysis of the ancient animal skeleton shows this to be the first domesticated cat (Felis catus) found in the region.
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Brain and Cognition
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ps3107
Module code: PS3107 In this module, you will learn about key research areas in the study of brain and cognition, including methods, evolutionary and comparative perspectives, motor and cognitive control, executive functions, and language.
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Psychology Dissertation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ps3101
Module code: PS3101 (double module) This module provides the opportunity to carry out an empirical research project of your own conception/choosing in psychology, under the supervision of a relevant member of academic staff.
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Psychology Dissertation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ps3101
Module code: PS3101 (double module) This module provides the opportunity to carry out an empirical research project of your own conception/choosing in psychology, under the supervision of a relevant member of academic staff.
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Psychology Dissertation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ps3101
Module code: PS3101 (double module) This module provides the opportunity to carry out an empirical research project of your own conception/choosing in psychology, under the supervision of a relevant member of academic staff.
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Sociology of Health and Illness
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy3095
Module code: SY3095 How many issues surrounding health could be prevented or improved by considering the sociological context of the patient? What sociological factors are most likely to bring about illness? You’ll be looking at the research surrounding this topic, and...
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Alumna takes presenter role on BBC current affairs programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/alumna-takes-presenter-role-on-bbc-current-affairs-programme
A Leicester geography graduate is to helm the BBC’s Inside Out East Midlands current affairs programme. Lukwesa Burak presented her first edition of the programme on Monday 5 September, which was a Brexit special focusing on the impact on the East Midlands.
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A birds eye view
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/a-bird2019s-eye-view
A PhD student at our University has taken his passion for photography to new heights with awe-inspiring pictures of our city’s landmarks.
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Professor Ryder and the Materials Group awarded European Commission H2020 research grant
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/professor-ryder-and-the-materials-group-awarded-european-commission-h2020-research-grant
The University of Leicester Materials and Interfaces group has been awarded a new European Commission Horizon 2020 research grant for the project ‘A Marketable Polymer based Al-S battery’ (AMAPOLA).
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The History of Alcohol in North America, 1650-1950
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs2359
Module code: HS2359 This module surveys the social and cultural history of drinking in modern American society, and considers how the historical and cross-cultural study of drinking can add to contemporary debates surrounding alcohol consumption.