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COVID-19 – fighting a global pandemic
https://le.ac.uk/research/human-health/covid
Our research experts have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by applying their world-changing, curiosity-driven research to the fight.
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Researchers make spectacular discovery of how learning takes place and memories are formed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/researchers-make-spectacular-discovery-of-how-learning-takes-place-and-memories-are-formed
Brain scientists in the UK and US have collaborated to make ‘a spectacular discovery’ - for the first time in human studies - of how memories are formed and new learning takes place.
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Archaeology and Heritage MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/archaeology-and-heritage-ma-dl/2025
What is the role, value and impact of archaeology in our broader society? How should archaeologists present and communicate the past to the public? How can they design archaeological projects to produce both new knowledge and real impact?
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The Right to be Heard Framework: A learning companion
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/18/the-right-to-be-heard-framework-a-learning-companion/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 18, 2012 An online guide from Oxfam intended for development workers. The right to be heard framework aims to help poor people be heard by politicians.
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University involved in international food crop study to address Global Challenges
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/university-involved-in-international-food-crop-study-to-address-global-challenges
Efforts to improve sustainable crop development are being spearheaded by a collaboration between the University of Leicester, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the University of Addis Ababa.
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New Global refugee archive launched…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/11/01/new-global-refugee-archive-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 1, 2021 … online by Brigham Young University.
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Leading heart researchers to appear in BBC documentary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leading-heart-researchers-to-appear-in-bbc-documentary
Leading heart researchers at our University are to appear in a BBC documentary - after finding a link between red meat and heart disease.
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Literature and the Environment: Global Eco-Fiction
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en7141
Module code: EN7141 In this module we will explore how contemporary literature responds to the increasingly urgent worldwide problems of climate change and environmental crisis.
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Leicester’s global and colonial history explored through a basketry collection
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/dryad-baskets
An exhibition showcasing the basket collection of Leicester entrepreneur Harry Peach has gone on display at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
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Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/big-bang
A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviours originated around 650 million years ago.