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The Knowledge ‘versus’ Skills Debate, Part 2: What about ‘transferable skills’?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/05/24/the-knowledge-versus-skills-debate-part-2-what-about-transferable-skills/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on May 24, 2018 In the first part of this post, I discussed the need to develop more broad and inclusive understandings of knowledge and to move away from unhelpfully simplistic and...
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What will human rights laws look like after Brexit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/what-will-human-rights-laws-look-like-after-brexit
An upcoming event will see legal minds from academic institutions and public bodies join together to examine the future of human rights protection in a post-Brexit future.
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Company’s mission to revolutionise agriculture and eliminate global waste takes off at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/messium-space-park
Agri-tech start-up Messium joins the European Space Agency – Business Incubation Centre for the United Kingdom (ESA-BIC UK) programme at Space Park Leicester.
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Recombinant DNA and genetic techniques for schools and colleges
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/recombinant-dna-and-genetic-techniques/school-and-colleges
Recombinant DNA (or rDNA) is made by combining DNA from two or more sources. Details on the processes and techniques, along with resources are available on our site.
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More training required to ensure patients with Type 2 Diabetes benefit from glucose monitoring technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/diabetes-glucose-monitoring
New research shows that Type 2 diabetic patients benefit from continuous glucose monitoring technology (CGM) to improve their care but do not receive this due to lack of training
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University of Leicester media and journalism degrees shortlisted for prestigious employability awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/media-journalism-prestigious-employability-awards
Two University of Leicester degree programmes have been shortlisted for the Academic Employability Awards 2025. The prestigious new awards are being hosted by The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) and are set to take place later this month.
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Pump Priming Awards
https://le.ac.uk/bhf-accelerator/funding-opportunities/pump-priming-awards
Yearly or Bi-yearly Pump Priming Awards linked to BHF Accelerator
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The Fish: Motivating children to learn?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/fish
Read the article "The Fish: Motivating children to learn?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Firms to learn about Earth Observation opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/earth-observation-talk
Experts from Space Park Leicester and CGI will speak on Building Pipelines of Earth Observation Services on Wednesday 25 October.
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Weight re-gained after weight loss results in less muscle, more fat, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/overweight
A Leicester study that measured the fat mass and fat-free (muscle) mass of dieters suggests that weight loss followed by weight regain has a negative impact on muscle mass.