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  • UK National Police Air Service safer thanks to the work of University of Leicester

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/13-uk-national-police-air-service-npas-flight-deck-safety

    Dr Andrew Bennett standing next to a helicopter|Dr Simon Bennett researches flight-deck human factors to improve safety The National Police Air Service (NPAS), created in 2012, provides tactical air support to the 43 police forces of England and Wales from a network of 14 bases.

  • Country Houses and the British Empire: How Imperialism Transformed Britain’s Colonial Countryside

    https://le.ac.uk/courses/mooc-colonial-countryside/2022

    Explore the fascinating histories of Britain’s colonial houses and their links to the British Empire.

  • The Habitable City

    https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-habitable-city

    British Academy Grant (£29,680) October 2012 - September 2015 Dr Toby Lincoln With fifty percent of China’s population living in cities, the world’s most populous nation is now its newest urban society.

  • PostWorld Cup blues Delve into the history of the beautiful game

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/post-world-cup-blues-delve-into-the-history-of-the-beautiful-game

    If the World Cup final leaves football fans wanting more, then a free online course has the answer in the form of one of the beautiful game’s most unlikely success stories.

  • Leicester expert discusses the rise of bingewatching through new digital platforms

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-expert-discusses-the-rise-of-2018binge-watching2019-through-new-digital-platforms

    Fans of popular TV programmes such as Game of Thrones, the Walking Dead or Orange is the New Black may be familiar with the idea of binge-watching – sitting back and watching through multiple episodes of shows which carry an almost addictive quality.

  • The Habitable City

    https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/research/the-habitable-city

    The University of Leicester's Leverhulme Trust Research Grant for the Habitable City project.

  • Racially inclusive curriculum has positive impact on student experience, University of Leicester study finds

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/race-report

    A University of Leicester study has shown how a more racially inclusive curriculum can have a positive impact on the relatability and relevance of course content for students’, and especially for students of colour.

  • Undergraduates

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    Search for an undergraduate course, find your subject, order your prospectus and book your Open Day.

  • Olga Suhomlinova

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/os22/

    Debating Crimea Posted by Olga Suhomlinova in School of Business Blog on March 27, 2014 Dr Olga Suhomlinova, Lecturer in Management at the School, responds to a question which she now finds herself expected to answer “So, what do you think about Crimea?” This is the most...

  • mstein

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/ms553/

    The secret peacemaker: A quiet leader of our time Posted by mstein in School of Business Blog on May 24, 2017 Professor Mark Stein of the School of Business mourns the key intermediary between the British government and the IRA with Leicester connections, who has died aged 80.

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