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Author Edna OBrien to explore the writers craft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/author-edna-obrien-to-explore-the-writers-craft
Award-winning author and playwright Edna O’Brien will be discussing the craft of writing at the free public 4th Annual Creative Writing Lecture on Thursday 7 May, taking place at 6:00pm in the Rattray Lecture Theatre.
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Returning graduate to discuss how to make cities safer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/returning-graduate-to-discuss-how-to-make-cities-safer
Dr Allan Bonner (pictured), who founded crisis communications consultancy Allan Bonner Communications Management, will be visiting the Civil Safety and Security Unit on 29 July, where he received his MSc in Disaster Management, during a tour to promote his latest book...
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Seven top ten subject areas in Guardian University Guide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/seven-top-ten-subject-areas-in-guardian-university-guide
The latest figures from the Guardian University Guide have ranked the University of Leicester at 32nd, placing us among the top third of the 119 higher education institutions in the UK listed in their rankings.
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Sporting Leicester students to represent Great Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/sporting-leicester-students-to-represent-great-britain
Not one but two Leicester students will be representing Great Britain in international sporting events this summer. The selected students are Ryan Hunt, currently in his second year in Interdisciplinary Science, and Kieran Slater from Physics & Astronomy.
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Genetics PhD students photograph wins University competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/genetics-phd-students-photograph-wins-university-competition
Shane Hussey, a PhD student in the Department of Genetics, has won the Graduate School’s second PhDepictions photography competition. The runner-up prize went to Joe Emmings of the Department of Geology.
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Students must register to vote by 7 June to make their voice heard
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students-must-register-to-vote-by-7-june-to-make-their-voice-heard
Professor Paul Boyle, President and Vice-Chancellor of our University, has written an article about the importance of voting in the EU referendum and how it is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for young people to influence their futures.
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University renews partnership with Santander Universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-renews-partnership-with-santander-universities
Our University is to receive more funding from Santander Universities UK, bringing the value of the next three years of this partnership to over £300,000.
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Study suggests physical activity and functional ability increase after weight loss surgery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/study-suggests-physical-activity-and-functional-ability-increase-after-weight-loss-surgery
People who have their stomach size surgically reduced move around more and easier after weight loss surgery, a study led by Leicester researchers has found.
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Highlights from our postgraduate research community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/highlights-from-our-postgraduate-research-community
The Graduate School has announced the publication of the second Issue of Frontier, the postgraduate research magazine for and by postgraduate students of the University of Leicester.
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Depositional Processes and Environments
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gl2105
Module code: GL2105 In this module, you'll develop upon the knowledge of sedimentary rocks that you gained in your first year. In lectures, practicals and fieldwork, you'll explore the different environments in which sedimentary strata are formed.