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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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Embedded Systems and IoT
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/eg2231
Module code: EG2231 Embedded systems act as the core components for most of the electronics devices in our modern world, from laptops and mobile phones to spacecrafts and satellites, which enable the path towards the Internet of Thing (IoT).
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Introduction to Linguistics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ml2013
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Introduction to Linguistics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ml2013
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Introduction to Forensic Archaeology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ch7232
Module code: CH7232 This module focuses on application of archaeological methodology to crime scene investigation.
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Drugs and Crime
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/cr3020
Module code: CR3020 There are many key debates surrounding illicit substances and their impact on contemporary society. You’ll be focusing on both demand reduction and supply reduction, particularly drug trafficking and the policing of drug markets.
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Key dates
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/how-to-apply/key-dates
Find out more about UCAS and application deadlines for study at Leicester.
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£1.5m funding to create ‘Digital Twin’ model to reduce methane emissions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/methane-tropical-wetlands
A ‘Digital Twin’ for methane emissions from tropical wetlands will be supported by funding to Dr Robert Parker from the University of Leicester and the National Centre for Earth Observation as part of the Future Leaders Fellowships from UK Research and Innovation
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Crisis and Disaster Risk Management
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/crisis-and-disaster-risk-management
Selected publications 2025 Bryce, C. , Dowling, M., Long, S. & Wardman, J. K. (2025). Media amplification under the floodlight: Contextualising 20 years of US risk news. Risk Analysis, https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.17701 Yeboah, R., Ferdous, L. T., Gerged, A. M.
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An international coincidence?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2013/04/15/an-international-coincidence/
Posted by Robin Clarke in School of Museum Studies Blog on April 15, 2013 One of the most fascinating things about my job is looking at the background of our distance learning students when they complete their applications to study with us…Where do they come from? What do...