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Sociology in Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy1004
Module code: SY1004 From its origins in the birth of modernity, sociology has continued to be at the heart of debates about people’s experiences and opportunities in society.
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Physics in Education
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pa3245
Module code: PA3245 The Physics Skills Electives are designed to help you improve your skills and enhance your career options in industry, education, research and/or business.
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Crime Prevention
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/cr2514
Module code: CR2514 In this module we will address one of the classic debates within both criminology and security management: ‘social’ vs. ‘situational’ approaches to crime prevention.
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Success for tutor delivering refugee support
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/success-for-tutor-delivering-refugee-support
Aleks Palanac (pictured), an EAP (English for Academic Practice) tutor at the ELTU (English Language Teaching Unit), recently returned from an 8-day trip to Greece where she delivered a training programme for Volunteer Teachers of Refugees to teachers working in refugee camps...
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Secrets of our ancient animal ancestors may be revealed through oldest DNA sequences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/secrets-of-our-ancient-animal-ancestors-may-be-revealed-through-oldest-dna-sequences
700 million year-old DNA sequences from ancient animals have been unearthed by researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Warwick, shedding new light on our earliest animal ancestors and how they influenced modern species - including the sponge.
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Archaeologists investigate threatened Cypriot site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/archaeologists-to-investigate-threatened-cypriot-site
Leicester archaeologists are in a race against time to uncover the heritage of a threatened 1,500-year-old site on a Cyprus shoreline.
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A first for Leicester for environmental impact
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/a-first-for-leicester-for-environmental-impact
Leicester has increased its position in a league table of UK universities’ environmental and ethical performance, for the first time achieving a ‘First Class’ rating.
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Research suggests exercise counteracts sitting time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-suggests-exercise-counteracts-sitting-time
Office workers can stave off health problems associated with sitting down all day by regularly exercising, a new study from the Leicester Diabetes Centre has found.
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University conference service accumulates awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/university-conference-service-accumulates-awards
College Court and Leicester Conferences, the conference and events portfolio of venues at our University, have received more recognition of excellence by winning ‘Hotel of the Year’ and ‘Most Inspiring Manager’ at Leicester and Leicestershire Excellence in Tourism Awards 2016.
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Department of Respiratory Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences
The University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation provides a stimulating and exciting environment in which to study. We are a research-led department engaged in internationally recognised research.