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Environment, Nature & Society B
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy1037
Module code: GY1037 This module begins with a question that, at first, seems very straightforward, but in reality is quite complex: 'What is nature?' Nature is something that seems so familiar but is elusive and can be difficult to pin down.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/critical-creative-geographies/people
Learn more about the people working within the Centre for Critical and Creative Geographies at the University of Leicester.
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University to hold 2015 Summer School on Materials Processing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-to-hold-2015-summer-school-on-materials-processing
The University is to host its first summer school on Materials Processing at the Department of Engineering from Monday 22 June to Friday 26 June. The summer school has been organised by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Innovative Metal Processing (IMPaCT).
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Researcher examines impact of slum tourism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/researcher-examines-impact-of-2018slum-tourism2019
New research from Dr Fabian Frenzel from the School of Management examines whether slums across the world have become ‘cool’ as more and more tourists discover favelas, ghettos, townships and barrios on leisurely visits.
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Easter eggs hot cross buns and the microorganisms that help create them
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/easter-eggs-hot-cross-buns-and-the-microorganisms-that-help-create-them
With supermarket shelves filled with chocolate at this time of year, little thought goes into how the humble cocoa bean eventually becomes the popular Easter egg.
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Henrietta O'Connor
https://le.ac.uk/people/henrietta-o-connor
The academic profile of Professor Henrietta O'Connor, Professor of Sociology, also Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
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Discrimination against BAME H.E. staff
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/03/discrimination-against-bame-h-e-staff/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 3, 2020 Shocking results from the Access & Participation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnicities in UK Postgraduate Research – Policy Briefing UK CGE The proportion of Black,...
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Desert ‘magick’ and astral bodies – what could they have to do with Special Collections?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/08/18/desert-magick-and-astral-bodies-what-could-they-have-to-do-with-special-collections/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on August 18, 2016 Our current exhibition, exploring the experiences and attitudes of the British in India from the early 17 th century to the turn of the 20 th , features a selection of material from the Union Club...
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Patients and Practitioners: Responding to Illness in Early Modern Europe 1450-1750
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs7034
Module code: HS7034 In this module, you'll learn about the history of medicine and healing in early modern Europe - a time that saw major improvements in surgery, the beginning of toxicology, neurology and microbiology as scientific fields and advancements in our...
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Patients and Practitioners: Responding to Illness in Early Modern Europe 1450-1750
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs7034
Module code: HS7034 In this module, you'll learn about the history of medicine and healing in early modern Europe - a time that saw major improvements in surgery, the beginning of toxicology, neurology and microbiology as scientific fields and advancements in our...