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George Eliot 2019
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/george-eliot-2019
This conference will examine the legacy of George Eliot alongside trends in contemporary critical work, bringing together scholars from around the world to mark the bicentenary of her birth.
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Queer Diasporas: Islam, Homosexuality and a Micropolitics of Dissent
https://le.ac.uk/english/research/research-projects/past-projects/queer-diasporas
The Queer Diasporas project ran from September 2014 - August 2017. The study’s main aim was to challenge acerbic views on Muslim citizens by foregrounding their politically significant sexual dissidence.
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How hungry bacteria sense nutrients in their environment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/how-hungry-bacteria-sense-nutrients-in-their-environment
Researchers have shed new light on how bacteria sense nutrients in their environment - which could provide important knowledge in the development of drugs and antibiotics to combat a range of diseases including tuberculosis.
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Breakthrough study reveals new insight into immortal plant cells
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/breakthrough-study-reveals-new-insight-into-201cimmortal201d-plant-cells
A new study has revealed an undiscovered reprogramming mechanism that allows plants to maintain fitness down the generations.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/hypir/people
Find out ways to contact members of staff based in History and Politics and International Relations. See contact details for Academic staff, professional services staff and Honorary Visiting staff, amongst others.
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Diversity data
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/edi/data
Our strategic aim is to recognise and value diversity, ensure equity of opportunity, and enable all staff and students to flourish. Find out about our commitment to equity with our gender pay gap data and more.
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Mechanical Engineering BEng
https://le.ac.uk/courses/mechanical-engineering-beng/2026
Spacecraft and satellites. Reactors and robots. Mechanical engineering is at the core of most systems that move. But how is technology improving their performance? To build the future, you need to keep up with it. And this degree will show you how.
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Mathematics and Actuarial Science BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/mathematics-and-actuarial-science-bsc/2026
Risk and uncertainty are where actuaries shine – drawing on their mathematical skills to help businesses and organisation make better financial decisions. It can be a high-stakes role, but we’ll give you the confidence to carve out an exciting career.
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Richard Float
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/richard-float
We have learned, with great sadness, of the death of Richard Float, who worked in the Estates Division for more than thirty years, as Assistant Bursar and then Bursar. Richard passed away on 7 October 2024, aged 91.
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A team of UK scientists have been monitoring the devastating smoke plume in Canada and North America
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/nceo-wildfire-monitoring
A team of scientists from the National Centre for Earth Observation, based at the University of Leicester, has been monitoring the devastating plume of smoke which has travelled from Canada to parts of the North American east coast.