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Project in Practice: Developing Socially Engaged Practice in Museums and Galleries
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mu7548
Module code: MU7548 This module is delivered together with a museum partner that has positioned itself at the cutting edge of socially engaged practice in museums and galleries.
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Californian Drylands
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3091
Module code: GY3091 The centrepiece of this module is a ten-day field trip to the Mojave Desert and Death Valley, which will give you first-hand knowledge and experience of a dryland environment and a solid background in dryland geomorphology.
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The deterioration of US-China security relations during the Obama Presidency
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/the-deterioration-of-u-s-china-security-relations-during-the-obama-presidency
A new book by Dr James Johnson from our School of History, Politics and International Relations will unravel the deterioration of US-China security relations during the Obama Presidency. The book, ‘The U.S.
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Leicester Criminologist presents evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicester-criminologist-presents-evidence-to-the-all-party-parliamentary-group-on-british-muslims
Neil Chakraborti, Professor of Criminology and Director of the Leicester Centre for Hate Studies, has been asked to provide expert evidence to an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on British Muslims.
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Leicester scientist features in BBC documentary examining effects of air pollution in UK cities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-scientist-features-in-bbc-documentary-examining-effects-of-air-pollution-in-uk-cities
Professor Roland Leigh (pictured) from our Department of Physics and Astronomy will be appearing in an upcoming BBC Two documentary on Wednesday 10 January titled ‘Fighting for Air’, where he will provide his expertise on air pollution and its effect on public health in...
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Walnut Street collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/walnut-street
The Walnut Street collection is comprised of 26 interviews featuring the recollections of residents of the Walnut Street and Bede Park area of Leicester, ranging from the First World War to the 1990s. Find out more about the project.
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The Anthropocene as Rupture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/the-anthropocene-as-rupture
Australian academic Professor Clive Hamilton will be discussing how over the last two decades the new discipline of Earth System science has taught us to think of the Earth in an entirely new way during the latest Geography Research Seminar, taking place on Wednesday 24 May.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 22 28 October
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-acadetalking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-22-28-october-mics-15-21-october
Dr Jonna Nyman from the Department of Politics and International Relations has written an article for the Leicester Mercury discussing Britain's complicated relationship with China. Read the full article 'Scolding China in public is unlikely to work.
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Leicester management researcher involved in new study of settlement system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-management-researcher-involved-in-new-study-of-settlement-system
A University of Leicester Lecturer in Design and Innovation Management is part of a team of researchers examining the success of an innovative financial settlement system.
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Black hole bullseye sheds light on interstellar dust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/black-hole-2018bulls-eye2019-sheds-light-on-interstellar-dust
What looks like a shooting target (right) is actually an image of nested rings of X-ray light centred on an erupting black hole. On June 15, NASA's Swift satellite detected the start of a new outburst from V404 Cygni, where a black hole and a sun-like star orbit each other.