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Archaeologists identify changes to human bone following introduction of tobacco in Western Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/tobacco
University of Leicester researchers hope to better understand how tobacco consumption has historically impacted human health.
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Sports scholarships
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/sports
The University of Leicester support individual student athletes to pursue the highest levels in their sport, alongside their academic studies, whilst benefitting from a range of benefits, aimed at assisting each individual to reach their potential.
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Another excellent year for student positivity at Leicester, as it scores highly for student voice and course management in the 2024 National Student Survey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/national-student-survey
University of Leicester records an impressive result in the Organisation and Management category and Student Voice category in the annual National Student Survey 2024
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History
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/supervision/history
Find your research degree supervisor in History at Leicester.
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University of Leicester and Alsama Project to establish a world-first certification to support displaced youth in accessing higher education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-alsama-project-world-first-certification-displaced-youth
New certification will enable displaced youth to apply to higher education institutions worldwide and seek employment, supporting students in overcoming disrupted and/or informal learning due to conflict or disaster
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Library Internship
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/02/20/internship/
Posted by Ceri Ashwell in Library Special Collections on February 20, 2014 From the majority of people I’ve spoken to it seems that few expected to work in academic libraries after leaving university. And the same goes for me.
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Academic Freedoms and the University Ltd.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/04/09/academic-freedoms-and-the-university-ltd/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on April 9, 2014 Voltaire once wrote “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize”. Professor of Organisation and Culture Martin Parker recently found out precisely what he meant.
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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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The origin of humans a tale of tangled roots
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/the-origin-of-humans-a-tale-of-tangled-roots
Dr Daniel Zadik from the Department of Genetics has written an article for his blog examining evidence regarding where humans originated.
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David Johnson
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/david-johnson
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Mr David Thomas Johnson, a former Dean of Arts and more recently Honorary Fellow in History. David passed away on 17 November 2023, aged 83.