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Drying Congo peatlands threaten to accelerate climate change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/congo-cop27
Study reveals how the Congo peatlands changed from being a major store of carbon to a source of damaging carbon dioxide emissions.
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Senate regulation 7: Regulations governing the assessment of taught programmes
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-7
Downloadable version of Senate Regulation 7 (PDF, 196KB) 7.1 These regulations apply to all taught programmes. Internal examining 7.2 For each programme of study there will be a Head of School responsible for the secure operation of assessment procedures and practices. 7.
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Modern Languages and Translation BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/modern-languages-and-translation-ba/2026
Prepare for a career in translation or interpreting whilst studying French, Italian, or Spanish, in Leicester’s Modern Languages and Translation degree.
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Study shows regularly standing up helps prevent Type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/study-shows-standing-up-helps-prevent-type-2-diabetes
Women who have an inactive daily routine and are at high risk of Type 2 diabetes can help prevent the condition by regularly standing up or walking for five minutes at a time, a new study has found.
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Pyramid of Geezers how to assemble a perfect human pyramid
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/pyramid-of-geezers
Physics students have calculated the formula for a perfect human pyramid – and have found that the best suited candidates to achieve maximum height are groups of men, women and children.
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Fallen soldier whose family founded local building society remembered by our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/fallen-soldier-whose-family-founded-local-building-society-remembered-by-our-university
A local soldier who fought during the First World War is being remembered on the centenary of his death by our University on Friday 4 November.
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Scientists and engineers complete testing for space technology for the next decade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/scientists-and-engineers-complete-testing-for-space-technology-for-the-next-decade
A UK team - including scientists from the University – has returned from a series of rigorous tests carried out on instrumentation for the premier space observatory of the next decade.
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President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Boyle, to leave the University of Leicester to become Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/05-vc-announcement
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle CBE President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle CBE|Professor Paul Boyle CBE joined the University in October 2014 and is recognised for delivering many new achievements for the University.
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Support for conflicts and world events
https://le.ac.uk/about/conflict-support
The University of Leicester is committed to supporting our staff, students, and wider community impacted by ongoing conflicts or world events across the globe.
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Leicester experts help local businesses face COVID-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/small-business-leadership-programme
Business experts at the University of Leicester have this week launched a fully-funded leadership course for small-to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) facing the impact of COVID-19.