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History of the Centre
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/about/history
The history of the Centre dates back to 1948. Read more about our formation, teaching, research and publications since we were established.
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Prabhleen sets her sights on breaking down language barriers for Leicester’s new mums
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/nhs-midwifery
As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service, here we take a look at a story from Prabhleen Mann, who qualified in 2022 as a midwife from the University of Leicester.
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Smallpox in Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/05/05/smallpox-in-leicester/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on May 5, 2015 ‘The Wyvern Smiles’ from ‘The Wyvern’, (Leicester, 20 November 1891).
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Air pollution is not just a human problem – it’s also changing the gut of British bumblebees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/bees
A research team from the University of Leicester is investigating air pollution’s effect on the gut of British bees.
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Do we face a DisUnited Kingdom
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/do-we-face-a-dis-united-kingdom
Politics experts from the Department of Politics and International Relations will be holding a free public ‘Question Time’-like roundtable discussion on the future of British politics in the wake of the 2015 General Election results on Thursday 14 May.
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Research opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/precision-health/opportunities
Funding The Institute for Precision Health offers numerous funding opportunities to enhance your research and industrial collaborations via the UKRI MRC Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAA) award. Funding calls will be announced via the Institute and drugdiscovery@le.ac.
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University library feeds more than the mind thanks to free veg seed giveaway
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/university-leicester-seed-library-free-veg-giveaway
The University of Leicester’s growing reputation has been bolstered with a scheme which allows its library members to take out seeds, as well as books.
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Bi-directional Extended Translation Projects
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ts7008
Module code: TS7008 In this module, you'll have the opportunity to sharpen your skills in specialized translation between English and Arabic/Chinese.
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Bi-directional Extended Translation Projects
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ts7008
Module code: TS7008 In this module, you'll have the opportunity to sharpen your skills in specialized translation between English and Arabic/Chinese.
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Environment, Nature & Society B
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy1037
Module code: GY1037 This module begins with a question that, at first, seems very straightforward, but in reality is quite complex: 'What is nature?' Nature is something that seems so familiar but is elusive and can be difficult to pin down.