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Leicester spearheads development of new urban studies centre in India
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-spearheads-development-of-new-urban-studies-centre-in-india
Leicester academics will be involved in the launch of the new Centre for Urban Studies at Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) Baroda, Gujarat.
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Hotly anticipated Varsity competition returns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/hotly-anticipated-varsity-competition-returns
The annual Varsity contest, in which University of Leicester students pit themselves against rivals De Montfort University in a range of different sports, officially begins today (11 March).
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Scientists discover prehistoric Kite Runner
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/scientists-discover-prehistoric-2018kite-runner2019
Scientists have discovered an ancient animal that carried its young in pouches or capsules tethered to the parent’s body like tiny, swirling kites. The miniscule creature, Aquilonifer spinosus, was an arthropod that lived about 430 million years ago.
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New heart attack genes discovered
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/new-heart-attack-genes-discovered
Scientists have discovered two new genes which are associated with a person’s risk of coronary heart disease in an international collaboration involving BHF and NIHR-funded researchers. The findings could lead to new statin-like treatments to prevent heart attacks.
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Strategic areas
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas
The Leicester Microbial Sciences and Infectious Diseases Centre (LeMID), University of Leicester, aims to integrate microbiology with other major disciplines.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/material-worlds-past-present/people
Browse the people associated with the Material Worlds Past and Present, including academic staff, affiliated staff, PhD researchers and honorary fellows, and see their research interests and specialisms.
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Banking
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/fgsg/areas-of-research/banking
Banking research: We explore how banks adapt to climate, technology and regulation. Driving stability, sustainable finance and AI's impact on banking.
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Introduction to Finance
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mn1019
Module code: MN1019 The academic study of finance will introduce you to concepts and theories that underpin our entire economic system.
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Advanced Statistical Modelling (Full-time)
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/md7444
Module code: MD7444 Survival analysis Survival analysis is concerned with data where we measure the time to an event. In medicine we are often interested in death, i.e. we want to keep people alive and make them live longer.
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Igneous Petrogenesis
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gl4076
Module code: GL4076 In this module, you’ll build on the knowledge gained during your first and second years of study and develop a deep understanding of the processes governing the formation of igneous rocks, including the Earth’s mantle, magma forming processes and the...