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Leicester joins campaign to boost labour standards in ICT supply chain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-joins-campaign-to-boost-labour-standards-in-ict-supply-chain
The University has affiliated to the labour rights monitoring consortium Electronics Watch, committing to monitoring labour standards compliance of companies that supply its computers, laptops and other electronic goods.
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New study to explore how personalised drug doses could improve quality of life for people with secondary breast cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/breast-cancer-drug-doses-leicester
A new study by a Leicester researcher will explore how people with incurable secondary (or metastatic) breast cancer experience treatment side effects, and whether personalised drug doses could help improve their quality of life
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Critical, Symbolic and Emotional Rural Geographies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gy3417
Module code: GY3417 You'll explore how people imagine or symbolise rural spaces, how the lives of people living and working in the countryside are conditioned by relations of power, and how people connect emotionally and experientially with the material and living...
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Critical, Symbolic and Emotional Rural Geographies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gy3417
Module code: GY3417 You'll explore how people imagine or symbolise rural spaces, how the lives of people living and working in the countryside are conditioned by relations of power, and how people connect emotionally and experientially with the material and living...
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Earth Observation Technology, Missions, and Laboratory-based spectroscopy
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/earth-observation-science/earth-observation-technology-missions
The EOS group contributes to the whole cycle of EO technology development, from laboratory-based fundamental spectroscopy research and sensor development through to mission concepts, airborne demonstrators, and satellite missions.
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Weapons of plant production
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/plant-production
Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison researches the modification of genetic makeup to make stronger and healthier species of plants to help tackle poverty and ensure survival.
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Study of freelance workers examines link between hours worked and their well-being
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/study-of-freelance-workers-examines-link-between-hours-worked-and-their-well-being
A new study of freelance workers has discovered key factors that affect their well-being – either making them happier or increasing anxiety and risking depression.
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New book on protest camps and political activism to be launched
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/launch-of-new-book-on-protest-camps
A new book on protest camps and political activism, edited by two academics from our University, will be launched on campus on Wednesday 7 June.
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Enhancing our use of Blackboard – Ideas from the Bb Teaching and Learning Conference 2018
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/04/20/enhancing-our-use-of-blackboard-ideas-from-the-bb-teaching-and-learning-conference-2018/
Posted by Catherine Leyland in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on April 20, 2018 In this post I want to share some ideas from the Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference I attended in Manchester last week about how we can enhance our use of...
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Crisis Management
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mk3165
Module code: MK3165 Gain the knowledge and skills to comprehend and effectively manage global crises with MN3165. Explore the complicated nature of disasters and gain the expertise to effectively address the challenges in a society.