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Ageing, Death, and the Life Course
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy3070
Module code: SY3070 Issues such as the ageing of the population, the sexualisation and commercialisation of childhood, or the role of youth in the future economic and political development of their countries are at the heart of political debate and policy developments in...
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Computational Fluid and Space-Phase Flows
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pa4611
Module code: PA4611 When the number of particles in a system becomes too large, we must stop treating it as individual particles and start understanding it as a collective.
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Towards Modernity: Postmedieval and Historical Archaeology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar2042
Module code: AR2042 The postmedieval or ‘historical’ period is generally defined as the last 500 years.
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Remote sensing
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy7705
Module code: GY7705 There is a great deal of interest from scientists, public officials and the general public in information derived from satellites about the Earth’s surface.
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Walnut Street collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/walnut-street
The Walnut Street collection is comprised of 26 interviews featuring the recollections of residents of the Walnut Street and Bede Park area of Leicester, ranging from the First World War to the 1990s. Find out more about the project.
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The David Wood Collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/david-wood
The David Wood collection is made up of 22 interviews with 23 people who share their experiences of living in or around Barwell in South Leicestershire from 1883. Find out more about the collection.
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Student discusses mental health support at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/student-discusses-mental-health-support-at-leicester
During Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14 May), student Katie Sinfield (pictured), who studies Geology at our University, has written a blog for ITV Central about her work as a mental health advocate.
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The death penalty and international anti-drug operations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/the-death-penalty-and-international-anti-drug-operations
A human rights campaigner is to speak at our University on how European Union support for anti-drug operations internationally should change in light of the increased use of the death penalty for drug offences.
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Documentary highlights how humans created an artificial planet Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/documentary-highlights-how-humans-created-an-2018artificial2019-planet-earth
The impact humans have had on planet Earth and how we have created an ‘artificial' planet will be explored in a new documentary by an award-winning journalist featuring Professor Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured) from the Department of Geology.
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Research uses Sir David Attenboroughs DNA to determine link between Y chromosome and surname
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-uses-sir-david-attenborough2019s-dna-to-determine-link-between-y-chromosome-and-surname
A study carried out by Dr Turi King from the Department of Genetics used the DNA of Sir David Attenborough as part of a larger study to see if there was a link between the Y chromosome and surname, both of which are passed down the male line.