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Unity is our strength why it is vital to stay in the EU
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/unity-is-our-strength-2013-why-it-is-vital-to-stay-in-the-eu
Liz Kendall, MP for Leicester West and Labour's East Midlands EU Champion visited the University of Leicester’s new Centre for Medicine, which is part-funded by the European Union.
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Engineers measure Big Bens bong
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/engineers-measure-big-ben2019s-bong
Department of Engineering has, for the first time ever, vibration-mapped the famous London bell Big Ben in order to reveal why it produces its distinct harmonious tone.
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How much is an Oxbridge degree worth?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/22/how-much-is-an-oxbridge-degree-worth/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 22, 2014 Released this week- interesting data in the Earning by Degree report from the Sutton Trust which considers differences in earnings from graduates from different universities and in...
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The Connected Histories of the BBC project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/04/11/the-connected-histories-of-the-bbc-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2025 The Connected Histories project was a six year project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and led by a team from the University of Sussex.
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PostWorld Cup blues Delve into the history of the beautiful game
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/post-world-cup-blues-delve-into-the-history-of-the-beautiful-game
If the World Cup final leaves football fans wanting more, then a free online course has the answer in the form of one of the beautiful game’s most unlikely success stories.
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‘Women who become mothers before 33 earn 15% less’…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/18/women-who-become-mothers-before-33-earn-15-less/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 18, 2016 …than other UK women who do not become mothers according to a report released by the TUC. Statistics are based on IPPR research.
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Specific learning difficulties, disability, and long-term medical conditions
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-9/appendix-3/learning-difficulties
(3)9.56 Professional doctorate students are encouraged to notify the University if they have a specific learning difficulty, disability, or long-term medical condition that will or may have an effect on their academic performance or ability to meet the programme requirements.
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Research finds no association between weekend staffing levels and patient mortality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/research-finds-no-association-between-the-2018weekend-effect2019-and-patient-mortality
New research involving researchers from our University has found no association between weekend senior doctor staffing levels and mortality, questioning whether increasing senior doctor weekend working would impact mortality rates.
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Iconic sculpture to be unveiled at Highcross
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/iconic-sculpture-to-be-unveiled-by-at-highcross
A sculpture by an internationally recognised artist is set to be unveiled by the University at Highcross next week as the symbol for the Centre for Medicine Appeal.
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Presessional entry levels
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/presessional/entry-levels
Learn more about the entry requirements for the Presessional English Programme at the University of Leicester.