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Investigating Psychology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ps7551
Module code: PS7551 This module covers quantitative and qualitative research methods in psychology and aims to give you the necessary knowledge and skills to evaluate and undertake psychological research.
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Psychological Assessment at Work
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ps7587
Module code: PS7587 In this module you will study how psychological research has influenced the practice of psychological assessment in the workplace. We will look in detail at reliability, validity, performance criteria and utility.
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Stop the clocks: Brisk walking may slow biological ageing process, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/walking-speed-ageing
A new study of genetic data published today (Wednesday) of more than 400,000 UK adults has revealed a clear link between walking pace and a genetic marker of biological age.
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Seeds from Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor tree take root in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/seeds-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-survivor-tree-take-root-leicester
Seeds from trees which survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima have taken root in Leicester in time for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
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Research Methods in the Study of Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mn7633
Module code: MN7633 This module provides comprehensive knowledge of methodological issues in social science research.
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Students Union to bust stress with petting zoo laser tag and crazy golf on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students2019-union-to-bust-stress-with-petting-zoo-laser-tag-and-crazy-golf
Laser tag, crazy golf and adorable animals are just three ways the Students’ Union is helping students tackle exam stress this summer as part of our University’s commitment to offering support for those dealing with the challenges of stress and mental health.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/hodgkinson-group/research
Get more information on the research undertaken in the Hodgkinson Group which is focused on the synthesis of novel chemical probes and compound libraries.
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Academic reaches new heights in pursuit of his research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/academic-reaches-new-heights-in-pursuit-of-his-research
The Director of the Civil Safety and Security Unit found himself in the cockpit of a Soviet-era aircraft as part of his research activities.
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Leicester Cathedral dig finds coffin of asylum surgeon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/cathedral-dig-surgeon
University of Leicester archaeologists have found the coffin of the first resident medical officer for the Leicestershire and Rutland County Lunatic Asylum in 1836.
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10th November 2017 Sol 1871 – Scottish Quadrangle on Mars
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/11/10/10th-november-2017-sol-1871-scottish-quadrangle-on-mars/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 10, 2017 The field area for Curiosity along its traverse (currently nearly 18 km) is divided into a series of map qaudrangles. Each of these has outcrop and feature names based on a region of Earth e.g.