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Sustainability in food and fashion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/sustainability-in-food-and-fashion
Researchers from the Departments of Management and Media and Communication will be addressing sustainability issues, including how much food and clothing are wasted each year, alongside representatives from the food and fashion industries at a workshop on 24 September.
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Study suggests millions of modern men are descendants of 11 dynastic leaders
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/genetic-study-suggests-millions-of-modern-are-descendants-of-11-asian-dynastic-leaders
A team of geneticists led by Professor Mark Jobling from the Department of Genetics has discovered that millions of modern Asian men are descended from 11 powerful dynastic leaders, including Mongolian warlord Genghis Khan, who lived up to 4,000 years ago.
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Accolade for Leicester Conference venue
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/accolade-for-leicester-conference-venue
Our University's conference and training venue College Court has taken pride of place in a prestigious regional awards dinner. The £17.5million facility has already won a clutch of awards - the latest coming from the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce Awards dinner.
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Highlights for Computing and Mathematical Sciences research in REF2021
https://le.ac.uk/computing-and-mathematical-sciences/ref2021
Computer Sciences and Mathematical Sciences research highlights in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
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About the Department of Respiratory Sciences (incorporating Infection, Immunity and Inflammation)
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/about
The University of Leicester Department of Respiratory Sciences (incorporating Infection, Immunity and Inflammation) brings together basic and clinical scientists from various related disciplines including microbiology, immunology, child health, and respiratory medicine.
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Suggested reading
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate/suggested-reading
Read Renfrew and Bahn: Archaeology: theories, methods and practice Alcock and Osborne: Classical Archaeology Watch Archaeology at the BBC - A collection of programmes charting the BBC's first ventures into archaeology programming.
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Fieldwork Skills for Professional Geographers
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy1026
Module code: GY1026 In this module you will gain basic skills that are critical to conducting fieldwork, including keeping a field notebook, observation skills, collecting, collating and presenting different types of data.
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MBiolSci Research Project (Molecular Genetics)
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs4205
Module code: BS4205 This module comprises a full-time, 4 month research project placement: 3 months of lab work and then 1 month for writing the dissertation and project presentation.
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Leicester to appear on BBC Radio 4s Gardeners Question Time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/university-to-appear-on-bbc-radio-4s-gardeners-question-time
The University's Attenborough Arboretum will feature in an upcoming episode of BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time on Friday 16 February at 3:00PM.
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Staff and students to climb Everest in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/staff-and-students-to-climb-everest-in-leicester
The Attenborough Tower, the tallest building on the University of Leicester’s campus, stands at 52 metres high. Mount Everest is 171 times higher, at 8848 metres. On Wednesday 6 May, between 9.30am and 3.