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Weight loss drug hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/weight-loss-drug-hope
Patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough drug Semaglutide were able to achieve an average weight loss of nearly 10kg, according to a new study published in The Lancet today.
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers high-altitude jet stream at Jupiter’s equator
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/jupiter-jet-streams
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team including University of Leicester scientists has discovered a never-before-seen feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere.
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Conceptual Art and its Aftermath in Britain
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha3424
Module code: HA3424 Module Overview This module focuses on art produced in Britain during the last decade, with particular reference to the developments in conceptual art from the 1960s onwards.
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Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/using-portable-nanopore-dna-sequencers-to-combat-wildlife-crime
A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the MinION - developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies - to read the ‘barcode genes’ of animals affected by illegal trafficking.
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Events archive
https://le.ac.uk/gge/events/archive
Browse our events archive to find out more about past events that have taken place in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment.
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Introduction to Research Methods in Education
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ed7311
Module code: ED7311 Introduction to Research Methods in Education is a second core module in the programme which you must complete before proceeding to the pathway modules.
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Introduction to Research Methods in Education
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ed7311
Module code: ED7311 Introduction to Research Methods in Education is a second core module in the programme which you must complete before proceeding to the pathway modules.
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Introduction to Research Methods in Education
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ed7311
Module code: ED7311 Introduction to Research Methods in Education is a second core module in the programme which you must complete before proceeding to the pathway modules.
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Margaret Byron
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/margaret-byron
Margaret has held full-time teaching posts in Higher Education for almost 30 years, teaching Geography at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
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Crime and the Media
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/cr2010
Module code: CR2010 Crime is newsworthy. It is a constant feature in news coverage on television, on the radio, on the internet and in newspapers. It is a popular topic for television drama, documentaries, reality programmes, films and novels.