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Leicester scientists celebrate anniversary of game-changing satellite
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/swift-anniversary
The University of Leicester celebrates 20 years of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which it developed key technology for continues to lead the UK’s data analysis efforts
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Professional learners
https://le.ac.uk/study/professional-learners
Short courses for continued professional development.
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BBC brings aurora borealis down to earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/bbc-brings-aurora-borealis-down-to-earth
The BBC’s One Show recently hosted the aurora borealis – at least, at a smaller scale – in their studio courtesy of our Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Computer Science MComp
https://le.ac.uk/courses/computer-science-mcomp/2026
As a BSc graduate, your job prospects are solid. But you’re also up against stiff competition. In this MComp degree, you’ll advance your studies to the point where you can enter the industry at a senior level.
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Increased empathy in maternity leads to better levels of care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/empathy-maternity-training-leicester
Training maternity staff to be more empathetic in their level of care increases patient and practitioner satisfaction - Leicester study shows
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Human intelligence just got less mysterious, according to Leicester University’s neuroscientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/human-intelligence
Neuroscience experts from the University of Leicester have released research that breaks with the past fifty years of neuroscientific opinion, arguing that the way we store memories is key to making human intelligence superior to that of animals.
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Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/17/entrepreneurship-at-a-glance-2016/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2016 Read the full text online via the OECD iLibrary Download of the latest report on the state of entrepreneurship produced by the OECD-Eurostat Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme.
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Global Social Theory
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/05/global-social-theory-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 5, 2016 This free website provides a useful starting point for students of social theory .
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Garth Smithies Taylor (1896-1916)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/14/garth-smithies-taylor-1896-1916/
15 October 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the death in action of Lieutenant Garth Smithies Taylor, a name which many staff and students at the University will have unwittingly passed on numerous occasions when entering the Fielding Johnson Building.
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Geography with Foundation Year BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/geography-with-foundation-year-bsc/2026
There’s always another way to follow your passion. If you don’t quite have the entry requirements to study geography at Leicester, this STEM Foundation Year degree is for you.