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Departments receive recognition for tackling gender inequality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/university-of-leicester-departments-receive-recognition-for-tackling-gender-inequality
Advance HE has announced that three University of Leicester departments are among the most recent institutions and departments to receive an Athena SWAN award, in the charter that recognises commitment to tackling gender inequality in higher education.
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Research suggests people with forms of earlyonset Parkinsons disease may benefit from boosting niacin in diet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-suggests-people-with-forms-of-early-onset-parkinson2019s-disease-may-benefit-from-boosting-niacin-in-diet
People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson’s disease may benefit from boosting the amount of niacin in their diet, according to new research from our University. Niacin, or Vitamin B3, is found in a variety of foods, including nuts and meat.
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Researchers to explore workplace regulations on vaping
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/researchers-to-explore-workplace-regulations-on-vaping
Researchers from our University will be examining the difficulties of regulating e-cigarettes and if heavy regulations could be encouraging users to move back to combustible tobacco as part of a new project funded by Cancer Research UK.
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New research highlights how environment plays key role in changing movement behaviour of animals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/new-research-highlights-how-environment-plays-key-role-in-changing-movement-behaviour-of-animals
Researchers from our Department of Mathematics have developed a theory which explains how small animals, such as bats, insects and birds, adjust their movement behaviour based on cues within their environment.
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HM The Queen thanks University of Leicester in message for Richard III reinterment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/hm-the-queen-thanks-university-of-leicester-in-message-for-richard-iii-reinterment
Her Majesty The Queen has thanked the University of Leicester in a message written for the reinterment ceremony of King Richard III on Thursday 26 March. The message reads: “The reinterment of Richard III is an event of great national and international significance.
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Evolution of the Earth System
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gy1431
Module code: GY1431 This module provides an introduction to physical geography, and to do this you'll deliberately be taking a 'big picture' perspective on planet Earth.
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A Sea of Conflict? Christian Muslim Encounters c.1100-c.1300
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs3775
Module code: HS3775 In this module we approach the history of the medieval Mediterranean from a cultural and religious perspective.
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Evolution of the Earth System
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gy1431
Module code: GY1431 This module provides an introduction to physical geography, and to do this you'll deliberately be taking a 'big picture' perspective on planet Earth.
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A Sea of Conflict? Christian Muslim Encounters c.1100-c.1300
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs3775
Module code: HS3775 In this module we approach the history of the medieval Mediterranean from a cultural and religious perspective.
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A Sea of Conflict? Christian Muslim Encounters c.1100-c.1300
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3775
Module code: HS3775 In this module we approach the history of the medieval Mediterranean from a cultural and religious perspective.