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Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology to bring our past to life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/festival-of-leicestershire-and-rutland-archaeology-to-bring-our-past-to-life
Members of the public are invited to help bring our past to life by taking part in the UK’s largest archaeology festival and this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than before.
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Modern Languages and Translation: Chinese pathway
https://le.ac.uk/modern-languages/study/undergraduate/chinese-speakers-pathway
As part of Leicester's Modern Languages and Translation BA degree, Chinese and Arabic speakers can choose to take beginners-level modules in French, Italian or Spanish and apply their translation studies to English-Chinese / English-Arabic. Find out more.
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A global project to help those suffering from chronic lung disease could help millions, say experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/recharge
University of Leicester experts leading a global project to help patients with lung disease believe that millions of people could benefit from their research
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Tumour analysis following surgery could provide breakthrough in predicting how well cancer patients respond to drug treatment research shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/tumour-analysis-following-surgery-could-provide-breakthrough-in-predicting-how-well-cancer-patients-respond-to-drug-treatment-research-shows
A novel approach developed by researchers from our University and the MRC Toxicology Unit could help to predict how well patients respond to drugs designed to fight various forms of cancer.
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Approaching the Gender Kidney Donation Gap
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2018/11/11/approaching-the-gender-kidney-donation-gap/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on November 11, 2018 In the corner of the medical ethics community where I write, it sometimes feels as though it is taken for granted that organ sale would increase the number of ‘donated’ kidneys.
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The Importance of Authenticity – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/01/05/the-importance-of-authenticity/
Discusses the concept of authenticity in relation to food and alcohol studies scholarship; the role of time, history, the past and temporal categories in analysing authenticity in relation to food and drink
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Preparing the king for reburial
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/reinterring/preparing-for-reburial
The team felt that Richard III’s burial container should be made using traditional craft methods, and all materials should be sourced from the British Isles, should be natural, and should have been readily available in the medieval period.
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Liven your lectures – engage your students with an active learning approach
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/05/09/liven-your-lectures-engage-your-students-with-an-active-learning-approach/
Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on May 9, 2018 Active learning is an umbrella term for learning and teaching methods which put the student in charge of their own learning through meaningful activities.
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Fabulous First Year launched for students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/fabulous-first-year-launched-for-students
The University has launched its Fabulous First Year initiative designed to support students to access the range of services and opportunities available to them at university.
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Queer Diasporas: Islam, Homosexuality and a Micropolitics of Dissent
https://le.ac.uk/english/research/research-projects/past-projects/queer-diasporas
The Queer Diasporas project ran from September 2014 - August 2017. The study’s main aim was to challenge acerbic views on Muslim citizens by foregrounding their politically significant sexual dissidence.