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Hard evidence for a human-driven Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/hard-evidence-for-a-human-driven-earth
The evidence for a new geological epoch which marks the impact of human activity on the Earth is now overwhelming, according to a recent paper by an international group of geoscientists.
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Leicester research makes Altmetric Top 100 list for 2016
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-research-makes-altmetric-top-100-list-for-2016
Research led by our University has been featured in the Altmetric 2016 Top 100, which recognises the most shared and discussed academic research stories of the year around the world.
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New guidance for filmmakers on how to represent people with disabilities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/disabilities-in-media
A recent PhD from the University of Leicester has called on the film industry to better represent people with disabilities on the big screen.
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Winners of postgraduate presentation competition announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/winners-of-postgraduate-presentation-competition-announced
The two winners of a competition that challenged postgraduate students to present their research in just three minutes have been announced.
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet loss over the last 11000 years shown in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/west-antarctic-ice-sheet-loss-over-the-last-11-000-years-shown-in-new-study
An international team of researchers led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and involving our University has shown that wind-driven incursions of warm water forced the retreat of glaciers in West Antarctica during the past 11,000 years.
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Academic year: 2016-2017
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/seminar-series/16-17
Browse the speakers from the Centre for English Local History's seminar events, held in 2016-2017.
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Professor Corinne Fowler releases new book Our Island Stories: Country Walks through Colonial Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/colonial-countryside
University of Leicester’s Professor Corinne Fowler has released a new book published by Penguin exploring Great Britain’s countryside and its links to colonialism.
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GSC High Achiever's Award
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/gsc-high-achievers-award
This scholarship is for international (non-EU) students who have completed a foundation pathway at the Leicester Global Study Centre and are beginning a full-time, campus-based, undergraduate degree at the University of Leicester in September 2021.
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Booker Prize-winner to join Literary Leicester Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/literary-leicester
Booker Prize-winner Marlon James will be headlining the revival of the Literary Leicester Festival.
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University programme recognised for work helping Leicestershire businesses reach Net Zero
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/green-gowns
A University of Leicester programme has been commended by the Higher Education sector’s most prestigious awards for sustainability in the UK.