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Air quality can be better for active commuters than drivers, research shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/commute-air-quality
Their findings show that NO2 concentrations can be higher in car cabins (even electric car cabins) than alongside the road where people are walking and cycling. Some PM2.5 can be removed, for example by pollen filters, meaning PM2.
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ELCAS funding for members of the Armed Forces
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/fees-funding/funding-sources/elcas
If you are a current or former member of the UK armed forces then you may be eligible for Ministry of Defence Enhanced Learning Credit Scheme (ELCAS) funding for your distance learning course.
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The start of the War
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/first-world-war/the-start-of-the-war
Find interviews with residents of Leicestershire who discuss the start of the First World War, including memories of encouragement to sign up to the army.
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Indigenous Geographies of Carceral Islands
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/10/23/indigenous-geographies-of-carceral-islands/
Essay about the indigenous georaphies on three Australian convict islands - Melville; Cockatoo; Rottnest
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Biggest leap in identified lung health genes paves way for personalised risk score
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/lung-health-genes
New Nature Genetics study led by Universities of Leicester and Nottingham finds over 500 genes linked to lung health, providing new targets for potential therapeutics
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Dismemberment in Prehistory – Not Just for the Criminally Insane. By Shane McCorristine
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2015/11/23/shane-mccorristine-dismemberment-in-prehistory-not-just-for-the-criminally-insane/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on November 23, 2015 Francisco Goya, “Great deeds! Against the dead!” (1810s). Source: Wikimedia Commons. For as long as humans have been around we have cut up, hacked, butchered, and mutilated corpses.
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Modules and assessment (5.18 - 5.54)
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-5/2025-26-study/modules
Learn more about modules and assessment in Senate Regulation 5.
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Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/inclusivity
The sixteenth Sustainable Development Goal is to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
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#PlanetarySeminar: Heidi Hammel – Exploring the Solar System with JWST: First Results and a Glimpse
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/07/planetaryseminar-heidi-hammel-exploring-the-solar-system-with-jwst-first-results-and-a-glimpse-ahead/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 7 November 2022 We will welcome Dr. Heidi Hammel (AURA, Interdisciplinary Scientist for JWST) to speak about exciting solar system science with the new space telescope. Who: Dr. Heidi Hammel, Heidi B.
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We want to hear your view! Collaborators’ Workshop, 16 May 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/04/13/we-want-to-hear-your-view-collaborators-workshop-16-may-2015/
Posted by Deborah Toner in Consuming Authenticities on April 13, 2015 This exciting, interactive whole-day event will give you the opportunity to share your views and experiences about authenticity and pulque / acarajé / flaounes / Welsh cider.