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Economic History
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ec2034
Module: EC2034 This module covers the main themes of the Economic History of the world of the last 1000 years.
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Advanced Microeconomics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ec3000
Module code: EC3000 Any economic decision involves a part of uncertainty. Governments make policy decisions in a world where economic or sanitary crises are almost impossible to foresee. Financial actors and insurers are essentially dealing with risks.
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Managing Knowledge in Organisations
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mk3110
Module code: MK3110 We live in an age where we have more information at our fingertips than ever but we're never far away from misinformation and fake news.
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Risk Management in Banking
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/af3096
Module code: AF3096 Some of the most spectacular losses in finance have been due to failures in risk management. Either failure to properly appreciate the risk of an investment or to manage the people taking them.
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Advanced Taxation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/af3148
Module code: AF3148 This module will help with higher level tax examinations for the ICAEW, ICAS and ACCA professional bodies as it provides a more advanced coverage of both personal and business tax topics which are covered in the higher level professional examinations.
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Oliver Kearns
https://le.ac.uk/people/oliver-kearns
The academic profile of Dr Oliver Kearns, Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies at University of Leicester. Oliver researches state secrecy, sound, intelligence agencies, and covert counter-terrorism. He is the author of The Covert Colour Line (Pluto Press, 2023).
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University-led PGCE
https://le.ac.uk/education/study/pgce/routes/university
The University of Leicester's University-led PGCE courses have a long-established reputation for developing the kind of high quality teachers that schools value. Find out about studying the University-led PGCE in the School of Education.
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Young entrepreneurs in the making reach final of national enterprise skills competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/young-entrepreneurs-in-the-making-reach-final-of-national-business-competition
Two University of Leicester teams were coached by the Doctoral College to take part in the recent highly prestigious Young Entrepreneur Scheme (YES) heats, with one team lined up to take part in the national finals.
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Lady in Lead Coffin revealed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/lady-in-lead-coffin-revealed
A mysterious lead coffin found close to the site of Richard III's hastily dug grave at the Grey Friars friary has been opened and studied by experts from the University of Leicester’s Archaeological Services (ULAS).
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Over £20 million government award marks Midlands’ bio-economy strengths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/24-bbsrc-dtps
A consortium of Midlands research-active universities, including the University of Leicester, has just been awarded research studentships worth over £20 million to build on the Midlands’ already significant bio-economy and success in life sciences and agricultural research.