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• Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old, study shows

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/big-bang

  A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviours originated around 650 million years ago.

• Clearing trip to see the University of Leicester changed Tom’s direction of study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/clearing-tom

  When Tom Walters missed out on his first-choice university place, the next step should have seen him accept his reserve choice – until a visit to the University of Leicester during Clearing changed everything.

• The Belmont House Society and the Founding of the University

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/09/13/the-belmont-house-society-and-the-founding-of-the-university-of-leicester/

  The contribution of the Belmont House Society to the founding of the University of Leicester

• A story to … awaken thrilling horror

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/31/a-story-to-awaken-thrilling-horror/

  Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on October 31, 2016 University of Leicester Special Collections. Frontispiece to the first illustrated edition of Frankenstein, drawn by Theodor von Holst and engraved by W. Chevalier.

• International Education MA, by distance learning

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/international-education-ma-dl/2024

  This is for you if... you are an educational professional wanting to improve your understanding of contemporary educational issues.

• University holds series of public events to mark Leicester’s migration history

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/leicester-migration-events

  The University of Leicester is working in conjunction with partners to hold five public events on the recent history of migration to the city.

• Taking Part collection

  https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/taking-part

  The Taking Part collection is a series of interviews with amateur and professional sports people in the Melton Mowbray district, which began in 2008 and led up to the 2012 Olympics. Get more information about the collection.

• People

  https://le.ac.uk/country-house-technology/people

  Professor Marilyn Palmer Marilyn Palmer read History at St Anne’s College, Oxford, and then worked in teacher training at Loughborough College of Education before joining the History Department of the University of Loughborough and becoming its Head in 1983.

• An Overview of South Asian Collections in EMOHA

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/10/06/an-overview-of-south-asian-collections-in-emoha/

  Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on October 6, 2023 Written by Huma Ahmed.

• About the School of Arts

  https://le.ac.uk/arts/about

  Find out more about the School of Arts at the University of Leicester. Formed in 2016, we are home to a range of research centres. We have developed a strong focus on Linguistics and English for Education and we are also home to half of the Centre for American Studies.