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Athena SWAN
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/athena-swan
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester is committed to providing a good working environment for its staff and in 2018 was successful in achieving a Silver award.
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Could human tissue be used by researchers in place of animal models
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/could-human-tissue-be-used-by-researchers-in-place-of-animal-models
Professor Peter Bradding from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is involved in a research project examining how to expand the use of human lung tissue to reduce the use of animal tissue in research.
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Study suggests human impact has created a plastic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-human-impact-has-created-a-2018plastic-planet2019
Planet Earth’s oceans and lands will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste by the mid-century due to human activity, according to research led by researchers from the Department of Geology.
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Leicester students crack mystery of Rudolph’s red nose
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/rudolph-redshift
Of all Santa Claus’ reindeer, Rudolph is best known for his bright red nose. But just how fast would he need to travel for his nose to shine its famous scarlet colour? Students at the University of Leicester have discovered the answer.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/cssah/research
Research institutes, centres, projects and groups comprise the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities research interests at the University of Leicester.
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Consumers, Brands and Digital Communications Strategy
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mk7011
Module code: MK7011 This module brings together three core elements of the marketing discipline: consumer behaviour, branding, and marketing communications.
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The Roots of the British
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/related-projects/the-roots-of-the-british
The Impact of Diasporas programme has grown out the Roots of the British project. This project started as a small collaborative group interested in exploring how people from different disciplines could work together to create a more informed picture of the history of Britain.
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Consumers, Brands and Digital Communications Strategy
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mk7011
Module code: MK7011 This module brings together three core elements of the marketing discipline: consumer behaviour, branding, and marketing communications.
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Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) MBiolSci
https://le.ac.uk/courses/biological-sciences-neuroscience-mbiolsci/2026
Computers are powerful machines, but no computer is more powerful or complex than the human brain. Studying neuroscience will reveal how brains and nervous systems work in animals, including humans – and what happens when something goes wrong.
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Spring 2024 newsletter
https://le.ac.uk/cls/study/patient-carer-group/newsletters/spring-2024
Dear Members of the Patient and Carer Group, I am sure like me you are longing for the warm Spring days to come soon- it has been a long wet and miserable Winter. I hope that we can all enjoy Spring and Summer when they finally arrive.