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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.
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Education and Work Transitions
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/education-and-work-transitions
Lead: Dr Reka Plugor Co-lead: Dr Sally-Anne Barnes The Education and Work Transitions research group focuses on the development of knowledge through research and collaboration on the transitions into, through and out of education and work.
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“So, can we say ‘skills’?”
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/06/12/so-can-we-say-skills/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 12, 2018 As those whose unhappy lot in life it is to have to listen to me moaning on about matters educational will know, I’m not a big fan of the term ‘skills’.
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New distance learning MA in English Language and Linguistics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2013/10/28/new-distance-learning-ma-in-english-language-and-linguistics/
Posted by in School of English Blog on October 28, 2013 Our new MA in English Language and Linguistics by Distance Learning got underway about a month ago.
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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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Global military spending is rising.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/18/global-military-spending-is-rising/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 18, 2018 According to the latest annual report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute ( SIPRI ).
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Global Gender Pay Gap report
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/04/15/global-gender-pay-gap-report/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2021 Closing the gender pay gap will take 135 years according to shocking statistics from the latest Economic Forum report This report benchmarks the evolution of...
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Global Abortion Policies Database launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/06/30/global-abortion-policies-database-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 30, 2017 Free access to this new resource created by UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) which enables...
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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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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