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Inclusivity in sport award nomination for our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/inclusivity-in-sport-award-nomination-for-our-university
Our University has been nominated for a national award for its efforts to make sport more inclusive for all. The University’s Sport & Active Life Service is shortlisted in the British University & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Awards.
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Cider in Unexpected Places? Rural Chile and the Cider Pressing – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/08/24/cider-in-unexpected-places-rural-chile-and-the-cider-pressing/
Deborah Toner discusses the social and cultural importance of cider making in rural Southern Chile in South America, summarising the work of Anton Daughters that appears in recent book Alcohol in Latin America: A Social and Cultural History, edited by Gretchen Pierce and...
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Local schoolchildren to learn about Richard III discovery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/local-schoolchildren-to-learn-about-richard-iii-discovery-at-home-of-dna-fingerprinting
For the third year running Leicester schoolchildren will learn the scientific and archaeological skills used to uncover King Richard III at a series of workshop days starting on Monday 23 February 2015.
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Preserving the grave
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/preserving-the-grave
One problem faced by the team was, how best to preserve the grave for posterity. Under normal circumstances, the best protection is to carefully cover the archaeology with a protective membrane and rebury it.
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New test could help preserve endangered gibbon populations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/gibbons-twycross-genetic-endangered
A Leicester geneticist working with ape specialists at Twycross Zoo has developed a test which could help preserve highly vulnerable Gibbon populations from extinction
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Accounting for Accountability and Decision Making
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/af7062
Module code: AF7062 This module provides a comprehensive foundation in accounting, encompassing key areas such as financial accounting, management accounting, and core accountability concepts that are essential for effective decision-making in today’s complex corporate...
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Accounting for Accountability and Decision Making
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/af7062
Module code: AF7062 This module provides a comprehensive foundation in accounting, encompassing key areas such as financial accounting, management accounting, and core accountability concepts that are essential for effective decision-making in today’s complex corporate...
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Accounting for Accountability and Decision Making
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/af7062
Module code: AF7062 This module provides a comprehensive foundation in accounting, encompassing key areas such as financial accounting, management accounting, and core accountability concepts that are essential for effective decision-making in today’s complex corporate...
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Scholarship set Bea on a path to a promising career in midwifery practice and research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/stoneygate-scholarship-bea-career-midwifery-research
A midwife with ambitions to reach the very top of her profession has credited a scholarship for giving her the springboard to pursue her new career.
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Professor Alison Snape
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/alison-snape
Professor Alison Snape is one of the elected Senate representatives on Council appointed in June 2025. Professor Snape is currently the Head of the School of Biological Sciences.