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Research
https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/research
All academics in the Centre for American Studies at the University of Leicester are actively engaged in academic research, publishing their work both here in the UK and in the USA. Find out about our research projects.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/about/resources
Browse some of the resources available to students and researchers working within the Victorian Studies Centre, including access to special collections within the Library and within the Centres for Urban History and English Local History.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/people
Principal Investigator Professor Joanna Story School of History (js73@le.ac.uk) Project Manager Dr Pragya Vohra School of History (pv51@le.ac.uk) Co-investigators Professor Steve Brown School of Management (sb343@le.ac.
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Preterm birth linked with lower mathematics abilities and less wealth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/preterm-birth-linked-with-lower-math-abilities-and-less-wealth
People who are born premature tend to accumulate less wealth as adults, and a new study suggests that this may be due to lower mathematics abilities.
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Student profile: Megan
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/student-profiles/megan-esrc-midlands-grad
PhD topic My topic is Vagrancy in the Midlands between 1832 and 1896. Where did you study your undergraduate/masters? I studied a BA in Modern and Contemporary History at Bangor University and an MA in History at Bangor University.
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Leicester Abbey and the missing remains of Cardinal Wolsey righthand man to Henry VIII
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-abbey-and-the-missing-remains-of-cardinal-wolsey-right-hand-man-to-henry-viii
The discovery of Richard III and the subsequent research into his remains has helped to acquaint members of the public with the nation’s history – and now some have set their sights on the search for another lost historical figure in Leicester.
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Research degrees
https://le.ac.uk/politics/study/research-degrees
The School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester is committed to achieving excellence in research and to providing relevant and well-taught postgraduate programmes for our students.
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Genetics and early British population history
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/projects/genetics-and-early-british-population-history
Academic advisors: Professor Simon James, Professor Mark Jobling, Dr Turi King Research Associate: Dr Jon Wetton Published studies of the genetic diversity of the peoples of Britain have so far focused on uniparentally-inherited markers.
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Sarah Robinson
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/sr307/
Raising a Glass to the English Wine Industry: Why we will be cracking open the English Fizz this Christmas Posted by Sarah Robinson in School of Business Blog on December 23, 2014 Senior Lecturers in Organisation Studies, Sarah Robinson and Elke Weik, get us in the seasonal...
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Histories of Violence
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs2236
Module code: HS2236 Over the course of this module you’ll be examining the role violence plays and played in human history, through two highly engaging and strikingly different historical studies, each directly connected to the research expertise of the module tutors.