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Observatory of Algorithms with Social Impact
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/23/observatory-of-algorithms-with-social-impact/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2020 A listing from the Eticas Foundation which is indexing algorithms used by search engines and organisations and classifying them by type location and impact.
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Explosive Violence Monitor
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/14/explosive-violence-monitor/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 14, 2020 Explosive Violence Monitor 2019 Latest annual report by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) – demonstrates that civilians continue to be disproportionately affected by the...
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Student Testimonials
https://le.ac.uk/computing-and-mathematical-sciences/study/student-testimonials
student testimonials
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Leicester jumps 16 places in student experience rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/leicester-jumps-16-places-in-student-experience-rankings
The University of Leicester has jumped up the rankings in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2015, moving from 42nd to 26th of 113 institutions.
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International students
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/study/undergraduate/international-students
Applications from overseas students are strongly encouraged at the University of Leicester. Over the years we have been fortunate to attract many undergraduate students from all over the world.
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Researchers engage with the local community through Lunchtime Lecture Series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/researchers-to-engage-with-the-local-community-through-2018lunchtime-lecture-series2019
Researchers from our University are delivering a ‘Lunchtime Lecture Series’ at the Leicester Adult Education College from October to December.
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Poor reporting limits impact of research into improving surgical care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/poor-reporting-limits-impact-of-research-into-improving-surgical-care
A new review of academic papers has found that the reporting of attempts to improve the quality of care before, during, and after surgery is “suboptimal”.
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Researcher examines impact of slum tourism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/researcher-examines-impact-of-2018slum-tourism2019
New research from Dr Fabian Frenzel from the School of Management examines whether slums across the world have become ‘cool’ as more and more tourists discover favelas, ghettos, townships and barrios on leisurely visits.
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Globalisation and Skills
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mn2144
Module code: MN2144 Globalisation is changing the nature of the global employment market and the skills needed in the workforce. We are seeing important shifts in the types of jobs that make up the economy. These shifts have been brought about by many factors.
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Pharmaceutics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ch2211
Module code: CH2211 This module will introduce the molecular foundations of drug action, guiding you from the chemical principles that shape ligand–protein interactions, to the biological systems that determine how drugs reach, bind, and influence their targets.