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Nobel Prize winner on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/nobel-prizewinner-on-campus
One of the winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry was visiting the University of Leicester campus - on the day of the announcement of the winners was made.
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Researchers engage with the local community through Lunchtime Lecture Series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/researchers-to-engage-with-the-local-community-through-2018lunchtime-lecture-series2019
Researchers from our University are delivering a ‘Lunchtime Lecture Series’ at the Leicester Adult Education College from October to December.
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Plans for extra Heathrow runway are already obsolete says University of Leicester academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/plans-for-extra-heathrow-runway-are-2018already-obsolete2019-says-university-of-leicester-academic
Dr Simon Bennett from the University's School of Business has told a Commons Transport Select Committee that plans to build a new runway at Heathrow are ‘already obsolete’.
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When does colder mean hotter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/explaining-the-increasing-temperature-of-cooling-granular-gases
Professor Nikolai Brilliantov from our Department of Mathematics has developed a theory to explain ‘heating by cooling’, where the temperature of a granular gas increases while the total energy drops down - a peculiar phenomenon which can be observed both on Earth...
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What can we do to address the harms of hate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/what-can-we-do-to-address-the-harms-of-hate
Hate crimes constitute one of the biggest global challenges of our time and blight the lives of millions of people across the world.
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Tiangong1 and Chinas space politics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/tiangong-1-and-china2019s-space-politics
Dr Bleddyn Bowen, a Lecturer at the School of History, Politics and International Relations, and expert in astropolitics and space security, has recently discussed the significance of China’s space station Tiangong-1 in the wider context of international relations in outer space.
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Markets, Risk and Corporate Reputation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mn3180
Module code: MN3180 This module explores how individuals and firms operate in various markets. We focus on disruption, crisis, risk, harm and the way in which firms and companies navigate these.
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Fixed-Income Securities
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/af7098
Module code: EC7098 Suppose a credit-worthy friend asks for a loan of £100. What terms should you ask for? It is highly likely that you would expect to receive more than £100 in repayment to compensate for the loss of control over your wealth during the loan period.
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Diagnostics and Sensing
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/research/chemistry-of-life/diagnostics-and-sensing
Learn more about diagnostics and sensing within our research theme of the chemistry of life in the School of Chemistry.
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Archaeology of the Roman World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar2607
Module code: AR2607 Building on what you learned in AR1603 Introduction to Classical Archaeology, this module explores the Roman world, primarily through its material remains, in much greater depth.