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Two University of Leicester projects shortlisted for Museum and Heritage Awards 2023
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/museum-heritage-awards
Two projects from University of Leicester's School of Museum Studies have been shortlisted for the prestigious Museum and Heritage Awards.
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Why are we all so fascinated by language
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/why-are-we-all-so-fascinated-by-language
Have you ever wondered why some people learn a language more easily than others? Why Donald Trump sounds different to other politicians? Whether we’ll all be speaking English, Chinese or Martian in the future? A brand new free online course provided by the University will be...
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Research group appeals for local parents
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/parent-advisory-group
The Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) Programme of Research at the University of Leicester is seeking help to improve its work into the health of babies and young children and would like to hear from parents.
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The Rise of States in the Old World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar2552
Module code: AR2552 There are many states around the world today; indeed many of us live within major states (e.g. USA, UK and so forth). Many of us also live in cities.
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Archaeology of the Roman World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar2607
Module code: AR2607 Building on what you learned in AR1603 Introduction to Classical Archaeology, this module explores the Roman world, primarily through its material remains, in much greater depth.
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Introduction to Greek History
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ah1552
Module code: AH1552 What made ancient Greek society so distinctive and how did they emerge? How did the Greeks interact with their Persian neighbours? Does the real Sparta match popular images of it today? Why was Athens the first democracy in the world? ...
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The Spanish Silver Age (1900 to 1950): A Revolution in Language
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sp2042
Module code: SP2042 This module focuses on how different cultural texts (one play, a selection of poems, and one novel) respond to the changes and challenges posed by the experience of modernity within the Spanish context in the period between 1900 and 1950.
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Expert comment Has the Olympic Games caught up with the modern world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/expert-comment-has-the-olympic-games-caught-up-with-the-modern-world
Despite greater representation of women in the Rio Olympics than in previous years, anachronisms and gender divisions still remain, according to John Williams from the Department of Sociology.
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University scientists study solar system formation using over 1200 alien worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-scientists-study-solar-system-formation-using-over-1-200-alien-worlds
Space scientists at the University are using groundbreaking new information about hundreds of newly discovered exoworlds to help them better understand the evolution of solar systems.
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Collections
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections
A large part of the work undertaken in the East Midlands Oral History Archive has been to collect, preserve and catalogue existing collections. Find out more about the collections we have worked on.