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Leicester nominated for two Learning on Screen Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-nominated-for-two-learning-on-screen-awards
The University has been nominated for two awards at the 12th annual Learning On Screen Awards for its HeForShe video which pledges its commitment to the U.N.
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Researchers make spectacular discovery of how learning takes place and memories are formed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/researchers-make-spectacular-discovery-of-how-learning-takes-place-and-memories-are-formed
Brain scientists in the UK and US have collaborated to make ‘a spectacular discovery’ - for the first time in human studies - of how memories are formed and new learning takes place.
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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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New Global refugee archive launched…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/11/01/new-global-refugee-archive-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 1, 2021 … online by Brigham Young University.
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MMC Projects
https://le.ac.uk/aidam/mmc/mmc-projects
Significant scientific projects with work by the Mathematical Modelling Centre at the University of Leicester featuring mathematical research, modelling and data.
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The Classical Mediterranean MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/the-classical-mediterranean-ma-dl/2025
As a period of cultural history, the scope and influence of the classical age is staggering. In this degree, you’ll study the history and archaeology of the time, as well as the role classical antiquity plays in the modern world.
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The Classical Mediterranean MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/the-classical-mediterranean-ma-dl/2024
As a period of cultural history, the scope and influence of the classical age is staggering. In this degree, you’ll study the history and archaeology of the time, as well as the role classical antiquity plays in the modern world.
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The Right to be Heard Framework: A learning companion
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/18/the-right-to-be-heard-framework-a-learning-companion/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 18, 2012 An online guide from Oxfam intended for development workers. The right to be heard framework aims to help poor people be heard by politicians.
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Research shows global warming disaster could suffocate life on planet Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/research-shows-global-warming-disaster-could-suffocate-life-on-planet-earth
Falling oxygen levels caused by global warming could be a greater threat to the survival of life on planet Earth than flooding, according to research led by Professor Sergei Petrovskii from the Department of Mathematics.
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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.