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PowerPoint doesn’t kill presentations – people do
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/03/06/powerpoint-doesnt-kill-presentations-people-do/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on March 6, 2017 Bent Meier Sørensen, a Professor in the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen University wrote an impressive article in The Independent last...
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How can we support digital literacies?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/05/10/how-can-we-support-digital-literacies-my-take-home-thoughts-form-attending-the-jisc-digital-capability-community-launch/
Stephen Walker, Frances Deepwell, Neil Donahue, Sarah Whittaker, Nevin Moledina and I attended a JISC event to develop a group interested in developing institutional digital capabilities.
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COP26: Funding boost for new space mission to monitor carbon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/microcarb
The new funding is to complete the build and testing of the satellite, led by Thales Alenia Space at the RAL Space assembly and test facilities on the Harwell Space Cluster, in Oxfordshire, and for NCEO experts at the universities of Leicester and Edinburgh to translate...
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Leicester Atmospheric Science and Juno
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/07/06/leicester-atmospheric-science-and-juno/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on July 6, 2016 In addition to the suite of remote sensing instruments carried aboard the Junospacecraft, the mission coincides with an unprecedented international campaign to scrutinise Jupiter’s...
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Volunteer Vlad is honoured for giving his time to others
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/psychology-student-volunteer-vlad-honoured
A University of Leicester student has been recognised for his exceptional commitment to volunteering.
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Celebrating Black History Month 2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/05/celebrating-black-history-month-2020/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 5 October 2020 This October is Black History Month, and in recognition of this, a number of activities have been planned throughout the University and School, writes Emily Baldwin.
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World Refugee Day: transforming lives through education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/world-refugee-day
On World Refugee Day, the University of Leicester is celebrating the transformative power of education to change lives, and the diversity that enriches the student population and staff.
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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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Risk calculator helps GPs predict which kidney disease patients need hospital care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/08-kidney-study
A new study has discovered a way to help GPs predict which people with kidney disease are more likely to go on to develop kidney failure and need dialysis or a kidney transplant in the future.
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French Language (Post-Beginners)
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/fr2018
Module code: FR2018 (double module) Language study will be based on an integrated communicative approach and will be placed in a context that relates to contemporary life, society and culture in France and the broader French-speaking world.