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The Hellenistic World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ah3701
Module code: AH3701 In many ways, the Hellenistic World is the most Greek of all periods – with spectacular architecture, widespread democratic institutions, and cosmopolitan culture.
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Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/cr3014
Module code: CR3014 The connections between gender, offending and victimisation are one of the most marked in criminology. Throughout history, and cross culturally, men commit the overwhelming majority of crimes.
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Hate crime victims being let down by the police
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/hate-crime-victims-being-2018let-down2019-by-the-police
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has published a new inspection report which reveals widespread problems with how the police deal with hate incidents and crimes.
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Funding programme launched by Childrens cancer charity based at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/funding-programme-launched-by-children2019s-cancer-charity-based-at-leicester
A national childhood cancer charity based at our University is launching a new funding programme for research into rare and under-funded cancers affecting children – including the UK’s only dedicated fund to support research into the health of cancer survivors.
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Areas of research
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/exoplanet-research/research-areas
Explore the Centre for Exoplanet Research at the University of Leicester.
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University involved in new trial to fight cancer caused by asbestos
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/university-involved-in-new-trial-to-fight-cancer-caused-by-asbestos
Patients with a hard-to-treat type of cancer are being given new hope in a ground-breaking clinical trial.
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New Exoplanet-hunting Telescopes worked on by Leicester scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/new-exoplanet-hunting-telescopes-worked-on-by-leicester-scientists
A new project involving University scientists will search for transiting exoplanets — planets that pass in front of their parent star and hence produce a slight dimming of the star’s light that can be detected by sensitive instruments.
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University of Leicesters Access Agreement Accepted By OFFA
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/university-of-leicester2019s-access-agreement-accepted-by-offa
The Office of Fair Access has announced that they have accepted the University of Leicester’s Access Agreement.
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How sexual violence in conflict can be combatted through new forensic DNA collecting methods
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/how-sexual-violence-in-conflict-can-be-combatted-through-new-methods-for-collecting-forensic-dna
Dr Lisa Smith (pictured) from the Department of Criminology has launched a new project to investigate alternative ways of collecting DNA evidence from victims of sexual violence in conflict zones and displaced communities, including refugee camps.
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Student radio host a 69 hour broadcast for charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/student-radio-host-a-69-hour-broadcast-for-charity
The University’s student radio LUSH has undertaken an extensive 69-hour radio broadcast over the last weekend in February in aid of Sport Relief.