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The Politics of Conflict and Violence MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/the-politics-of-conflict-and-violence-ma-dl/2026
How do politics dictate war and peace? How has conflict shaped politics? What can we do about humanitarian intervention? This distance learning degree isn’t just about asking the critical questions – it’s about making critical progress.
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Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics: new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/microplastic-colours
Study led by University of Leicester concludes that colourants in plastic can affect the rate at which it breaks down and can lead to more harmful microplastics released into the environment
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International Relations MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/international-relations-ma/2026
The post-Cold War promise of a new ‘World Order’ was a defining historical moment. But how have international relations actually progressed in the years since? In this degree, you’ll explore this idea in extensive and illuminating detail.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/research/publications
This list provides information about some of our publications. Further details of these and other publications produced by staff in the Centre for Urban History can be found within individual staff pages.
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United Nations Day 2024: United for climate action
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/un-day
Professor Heiko Balzter, Director of the Institute for Environmental Futures at the University of Leicester, reflects on the United Nations’ (UN) critical role in fighting climate change.
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The Politics of Victimhood
https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects/previous-research-projects/the-politics-of-victimhood
The aim of the seminars is to bring together scholars from a range of disciplines and working on a number of substantive topics, as well as practitioners from a range of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and human rights agencies, in order to discuss key political and...
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Representations of Jamaican Organised Crime
https://le.ac.uk/dons-yardies-posses/events/workshop-1
Get more information on the Representations of Jamaican Organised Crime workshop, held for the Dons, Yardies and Posses: Representations of Jamaican Organised Crime' project.
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14-16 June 2017 event
https://le.ac.uk/crime-representation-anglophone-caribbean/events/june-14-16-2017
Learn more about the workshops held on 14-16 June focusing on the following themes: security and insecurity; organised crime and gangs; crime, gender and sexuality.
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Leicestershire’s universities invite residents to apply for community-focused research projects
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/leicestershire-universities-residents-skills-experiences-community-focused-research-projects
Innovative local thinkers are being invited to apply for paid, full-time research projects tackling key issues like fuel poverty, retrofitting homes, health inequalities and flooding.
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Education
https://le.ac.uk/clinical-academic-training/sfp/projects/education
SFP Education Projects for Leicestershire