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Life expectancy of poor women is decreasing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/06/life-expectancy-of-poor-women-is-decreasing/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 6, 2020 Shocking news this week from the Marmot review update which examined health equity in England.
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How much time do students spend studying?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/01/how-much-time-do-students-spend-studying/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 1, 2019 The 2019 engagement survey by AdvanceHE records a decline since 2016 in the proportion of students spending 11 hours or more per week in taught classes and/or independent learning;...
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Standing Together
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/edi/standing-together
The narrative thus far has been about standing together against unacceptable behaviours. The ultimate aim has to be moving towards standing together for something more positive.
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Country House Technology
https://le.ac.uk/country-house-technology
The owners of country houses, together with the vast armies of staff they employed, formed the background of rural society in Britain until at least 1914.
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About us
https://le.ac.uk/mcs/about
The School of Media, Communication and Sociology (MCS) draws together two former departments, each of which have famous legacies for Leicester, with more than 50 years as field-leaders in their disciplines.
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Enter the Dragon: Modern Chinese History, 1839-1989
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs2353
Module code: HS2353 The formation of a nation is often a very complex and tumultuous journey, and China is no different.
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Management and Labour
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/lm1521
Module code: LM1521 Module Outline This module addresses the questions 'how do we know what different occupations are worth?', 'What is meant by the labour market?', 'Why do workers need to be managed?', before tackling them by introducing key...
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Politics and Power in Africa
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pl2023
Module code: PL2023 Sub-Saharan African politics has seen much turbulence since the decline of colonialism's hold on the continent in the middle of the 20th century. This module will introduce you to the major political issues and controversies faced by sub-Saharan Africa.
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Enter the Dragon: Modern Chinese History, 1839-1989
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2353
Module code: HS2353 The formation of a nation is often a very complex and tumultuous journey, and China is no different.
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Hours of driving and watching TV lower IQ scores research suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/hours-of-driving-and-watching-tv-lower-iq-scores
A doctoral student from our University has commanded global media coverage for a study that found that driving for more than two hours a day appears to steadily reduce intelligence.