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Thoresby Colliery and the Art of Minecraft
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/04/30/thoresby-colliery-and-the-art-of-minecraft/
Posted by James Fitchett in School of Business Blog on April 30, 2014 James Fitchett, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Research at the School, traces the historical evolution of socio-economic illness in a Midlands city UK Coal recently announced the closure of the last...
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New Athena SWAN awards for University of Leicester recognise continued commitment to gender equality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/25-new-athena-swan-awards
First institutional Athena SWAN Silver Award and two new departmental Bronze awards for Leicester
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Palitha Edirisingha
https://le.ac.uk/people/palitha-edirisingha
The academic profile of Dr Palitha Edirisingha, Associate Professor at University of Leicester
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Research shows pollution dispersion in cities is improved by trees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/research-shows-pollution-dispersion-in-cities-is-improved-by-trees
Trees in cities throughout the UK could be significantly improving the quality of the air we breathe by decreasing pollution levels for pedestrians, researchers Department of Physics and Astronomy have suggested in a new study.
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Leicester astronomers observe star reborn in a flash
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-astronomers-observe-star-reborn-in-a-flash
An international team of astronomers using Hubble and led by our University has been able to study stellar evolution in real time. Over a period of 30 years dramatic increases in the temperature of the star SAO 244567 have been observed.
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Genetics study to improve prediction of heart disease recruits 20000th participant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/genetics-study-to-improve-prediction-of-heart-disease-recruits-20-000th-participant
A team of researchers from our University and NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (LCBRU) in conjunction with colleagues from Primary Care and Leicester and Leicestershire CCGs have recruited their 20,000th participant to a landmark genetics study.
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Leicester celebrates opening access to higher education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-celebrates-opening-access-to-higher-education
Our University is celebrating its links with local colleges from across the Midlands and beyond. The Local to Leicester partnership brings together colleges associated with our University both locally and in the West Midlands.
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European Convention on Human Rights
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/lw7240
Module code: LW7240 This module introduces students to the functioning of the most effective international system for the protection of human rights yet devised, and examines some of the European Court of Human Rights’ leading jurisprudence.
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Setting standards in stroke treatment
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/stroke-treatment
Improving the treatment of stroke - the fourth leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the UK.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/english/research
English at Leicester is an internationally-recognised centre of research excellence across a comprehensive range of scholarly activities and chronological periods.