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Astronomers look ahead to first light from JWST
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/jwst-time-allocation
• Professor Nial Tanvir and Dr Rhaana Starling are co-investigators (co-Is) of a programme which will use spectroscopy to map the distribution of elements formed by gamma-ray bursts.
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Expert opinions cover pornography habits apologising too much and Indonesian politics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/experts-cover-pornography-habits-apologising-too-much-and-indonesian-politics
Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has written an article about pornography habits for the Huffington Post.
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The till: helpful technology or tool of management control?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/till
Read the article "The till: helpful technology or tool of management control?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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English language requirements for subjects requiring the equivalent to IELTS 6.5
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/entry-reqs/eng-lang-reqs/ielts-65
Find out the equivalent to an IELTS score of 6.5 if you’ve taken a different English language test or qualification.
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Department of Geology to host Palaeontology conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/department-of-geology-to-host-palaeontology-conference
The University's Department of Geology Palaeobiology Research Group has announced it will host the early career researchers’ conference Progressive Palaeontology 2017 Progressive Palaeontology, known as ProgPal, is a vibrant annual conference organised by and for early...
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Human intelligence just got less mysterious, according to Leicester University’s neuroscientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/human-intelligence
Neuroscience experts from the University of Leicester have released research that breaks with the past fifty years of neuroscientific opinion, arguing that the way we store memories is key to making human intelligence superior to that of animals.
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gboland
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/author/gab27/
Writer as Intellectual and Physical Drifter: Dr Rob M Francis reflects on his role as David Bradshaw Creative Writer in Residence and two of his favourite Oxford sites Posted by gboland in Waugh and Words on July 3, 2019 It’s been an absolute pleasure to be the...
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Research suggests controversial test could be leading to unnecessary open heart operations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/research-suggests-controversial-test-could-be-leading-to-unnecessary-open-heart-operations
An approved international test to check whether people need open heart surgery could be sending twice as many people under the knife unnecessarily, at a cost of nearly £75m, research by our University has suggested.
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First Professors of Nursing and Midwifery herald unique new courses
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/first-professors-of-nursing-and-midwifery-herald-unique-new-courses
Leicester has taken the first steps in establishing a new centre for nursing and midwifery expertise with the appointment of two Foundation Professors and approval granted for a suite of innovative new degree courses.
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Expedition 313: New Jersey Shelf
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2009-10/new-jersey
April 2009 continuing to July 2009 Unravelling global sea level changes from the effects of subsidence and sediment supply requires a fundamental understanding of passive margin sedimentation.