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Leicester researchers involved in hunt for golden spike that signalled new epoch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/leicester-researchers-involved-in-hunt-for-golden-spike-that-signalled-new-epoch
Geologists - including Professor Jan Zalasiewicz and Dr Colin Waters from the Department of Geology - are on the hunt for the 'golden spike' that would signify the moment humanity changed the planet forever and triggered the Anthropocene era.
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OASCIV: Making Oasis Civilisation in the Moroccan Sahara
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/diverse-heritage/oasis-civilisation
OASCIV: Making Oasis Civilisation in the Moroccan Sahara project, team members and select publications
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Weight loss drug hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/weight-loss-drug-hope
Patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough drug Semaglutide were able to achieve an average weight loss of nearly 10kg, according to a new study published in The Lancet today.
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Events in Leicester this October 2017 for Black History Month
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/10/04/events-in-leicester-this-october-2017-for-black-history-month/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 4, 2017 Phoenix Square marks Black History Month with a series of films programmed by local arts organisation Serendipity, in partnership with the University of Leicester, a one-off...
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Social Responsibility – Corporate or Social.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2020/07/30/social-responsibility-corporate-or-social/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on July 30, 2020 I once worked for a company which included contributions to a hospital in a North African country amongst its corporate social responsibility efforts.
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Economic arguments for gender equality
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/10/economic-arguments-for-gender-equality/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2017 Great economic evidence in favour of Gender equality was published in this recent report from the EIGE (European Institute for Gender Equality) which quoted the data that on average...
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Westfields collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/british-empire-commonwealth/westfields-collection
Find entries in our catalogue from the Westfields collection, which relate to the British Empire and Commonwealth theme.
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AboutUs
https://le.ac.uk/top-links-about-us
Leicester probably started as a Celtic settlement. It was the capital of the local Celtic tribe, the Coriletavi. The Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD and they captured Leicestershire by 47 AD. The Romans built a fort at Leicester in 48 AD.
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Algorithms and Logic
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/fs0063
Module code: FS0063 To be a successful computer programmer you often need to be able breakdown complex problems into a series of logical tasks. In this module, you will explore the fundamental algorithms and mathematical logic that form the basis of efficient analytical programs.
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Algorithms and Logic
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/fs0063
Module code: FS0063 To be a successful computer programmer you often need to be able breakdown complex problems into a series of logical tasks. In this module, you will explore the fundamental algorithms and mathematical logic that form the basis of efficient analytical programs.