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Technology Enhanced Language Learning
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ed7704
Module code: ED7704 Although there is still a wide difference in access to and uptake of technology in education, both within the UK and from country to country, the use of technology in learning and teaching has developed rapidly, particularly during and post the COVID -19...
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Modelling Migration
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/the-diasporas-projects/modelling-migration
Academic advisors Professor Simon James Professor Mark Jobling Professor Jo Story Research Associate Dr Rita Rasteiro Human genetic diversity has been described as a palimpsest, in which many layers, reflecting different demographic episodes such as...
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Sickness poverty and medical relief in England 1750-1850
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/sickness-poverty-and-medical-relief-in-england
Wellcome Trust Research Grant (£166,595) December 2009 - June 2012 Professor Steve King This project explores the definition, scale and treatment of sickness amongst the dependent poor between the 1750s and 1850s.
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Director of Digital Services
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/senior-management/professional-services-executive-group/digital-services-director
Learn more about our Director of Digital Services at the University of Leicester.
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PhD student makes it to finals in ICT Young Pioneers competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/phd-student-makes-it-to-finals-in-ict-young-pioneers-competition
A research postgraduate in the Department of Computer Science has made it through to the finals of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) ICT Young Pioneers competition after submitting a video about how to overcome software faults in computer...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 1 7 October
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-1-7-october
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle and Provost Professor Mark Peel have written an article for The Guardian about the potential for the relationship between research and teaching in universities to become more positive and fruitful.
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Glossary
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-6/from-25-26/glossary
Learn more about the glossary of terms associated with Senate Regulation 6, as part of the University of Leicester Senate Regulations.
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Academic discusses Anthropocene for BBC Radio 4s The Life Scientific programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/academic-discusses-2018age-of-man2019-for-bbc-radio-42019s-the-life-scientific-programme
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured) from the Department of Geology featured on BBC Radio Four’s ‘The Life Scientific’ programme to discuss research into the Anthropocene, a man-made epoch changing the planet’s geology.
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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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Solving Critical Challenges In The Recovery Of Electric Vehicle Battery Materials
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/solving-critical-challenges-in-the-recovery-of-electric-vehicle-battery-materials
Professor Andy Abbott and the Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries group have solved a critical challenge in the recovery of materials used in electric vehicle batteries at the end of their life, enabling their re-use in the manufacture of new batteries.