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Trident and Triremes: funding for research into nuclear weapons and Ancient Greece
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/10-erc-grants
Two University of Leicester academics have received more than three and a half million euros from the European Research Council for major projects investigating the ancient past and the world of the future.
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Leicester academic selected by Commission for Countering Extremism for research on the Far Right
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/09-commission-for-countering-extremism-papers
The independent Commission for Countering Extremism has today (Tuesday 9 April) announced that Dr Chris Allen, Associate Professor in Hate Studies in the University of Leicester’s Centre for Hate Studies, as one of the leading academics it has commissioned to write a research...
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Fewer GP appointments and the COVID lockdown have exacerbated declining continuity of care in English general practices
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/levene
A lack of available appointments and the aftermath of the COVID pandemic have exacerbated declining continuity of care in General Practices across England say University of Leicester experts
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Goal 4: Quality Education
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/quality-education
The fourth Sustainable Development Goal is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
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University of Leicester archives
https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/explore/university-archives
History of the University of Leicester and the university archives collection, how to explore, use, search and access the archives.
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Volcanoes, Tectonics and Mineral Resources
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/solid-earth/volcanoes
Volcanology research investigates the evolution of the Earth’s crust and its interrelationships with the mantle and atmosphere/ocean system.
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Tracking a solar eruption through the Solar System
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/tracking-a-solar-eruption-through-the-solar-system
Ten spacecraft, from ESA’s Venus Express to NASA’s Voyager-2, felt the effect of a solar eruption as it washed through the Solar System while three other satellites watched, providing a unique perspective on this space weather event.
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Leicester scientist discusses one of the most exciting planetary events that well see in our lifetime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-scientist-discusses-2018one-of-the-most-exciting-planetary-events-that-we2019ll-see-in-our-lifetime2019
When Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) passed just 140,000 kilometres from Mars on 19 October 2014, depositing a large amount of debris in the Martian atmosphere, space agencies coordinated multiple spacecraft to witness the largest meteor shower in recorded history.
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Funding opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/study/funding
The Centre for English Local History offers a number of funding opportunities for prospective students who wish to study with us. Browse the opportunities available.
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Collections
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/about/collections
The University houses a large and varied collection of materials relating to local history. It is arguably the fullest collection outside Oxford, Cambridge and London. Find out more about the collection, which includes the generous gift given to the library by Joan Thirsk.