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Leicester ranks in top 10 UK universities for cheapest living costs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-ranks-in-top-10-uk-universities-for-cheapest-living-costs
Our University has been ranked in the top 10 UK universities for cheapest living costs by credit card company Marbles.com. The ranking calculates the 50 most affordable universities to study at in the UK by compiling a number of independent lists.
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Leicester cancer patients appear in new Cancer Research UK TV advert
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-cancer-patients-appear-in-new-cancer-research-uk-tv-advert
The touching friendship of two Leicestershire mums going through cancer treatment together is the focus of an emotional TV advert from Cancer Research UK this Christmas.
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Jim King
https://le.ac.uk/people/jim-king
The academic profile of Dr Jim King, Associate Professor of Education (Applied Linguistics), Director of Research & Enterprise at University of Leicester
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Ig Nobel Prize-winning geologist on why rocks speak in tongues
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/ig-nobel-zalasiewicz
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz, Emeritus Professor in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, explains the research that won him an Ig Nobel Prize in 2023.
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Exposure to air pollution associated with increase in sedentary time, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/pollution
Long-term exposure to current levels of UK air pollution has been found to be associated with an annual increase of up to 22 minutes of sedentary time each day, in a study published in the Journal of Public Health.
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Alice Munro, Canadian ‘Master’ of the Short Story
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2013/11/01/alice-munro-canadian/
Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize for Literature, 2013
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Leicester academic co-authors new book on young people and the anti-apartheid protest
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-academic-co-authors-new-book-on-young-people-and-the-anti-apartheid-protest
Dr Gavin Brown, Associate Professor in Human Geography, has co-written a book about young people's involvement with the anti-apartheid movement.
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Psychology Research Project
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ps2104
Module code: PS2104 ‘Psychology Research Project’ explores key concepts and issues underlying quantitative research methodology, research design and statistics, and ethics in psychology research and practice.
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Systems Engineering and Spacecraft Systems
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/eg4413
Module code: EG4413 Spacecraft are now critical to everyday life, providing communication and navigation capability around the world, as well as allowing us to explore other planets. Leicester has a long history of building instruments for exciting and famous space missions.
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Neuromuscular Control and Rehabilitation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/eg4062
Module code: EG4062 The cooperative integration of the musculoskeletal and central nervous systems is essential for daily activities and balance.