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Ghoulish practice of gibbeting corpses haunted public of the eighteenth century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/ghoulish-practice-of-gibbeting-corpses-haunted-public-of-the-eighteenth-century
Today, a typical Halloween night might include people dressing up as ghosts, ghouls and a creepy clown or two in order to frighten passers-by. But some of the disturbing practices from history might be more harrowing than a modern audience is used to encountering.
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Functional Programming
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co2008
Module code: CO2008 Many of the ideas used in imperative programming arose through necessity in the early days of computing when machines were much slower and had far less memory than they do today. Languages such as C(++) and Pascal carry a substantial legacy from the past.
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How can I start making change?
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-projects/learning-environment/inclusive-curriculum-toolkit/making-change
Part of Leicester Medical School's Racial Inclusion in the Curriculum Toolkit; questions that allow educators to reflect on changes they could make
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jbridges: Page 17
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/17/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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Writing ‘learning outcomes’ is only the first step: points to consider in how teachers and students
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/2014/11/07/beyondwriting/
The 'Learning Outcomes Project' at the University of Leicester. Writing 'learning outcomes' is only the first step: points to consider in how teachers and students work with them.
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Space Lates at National Space Centre: Spaceports UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/03/14/space-lates-at-national-space-centre-spaceports-uk/
National Space Centre's "Space Lates" (25 March, 18:00 - 21:00)
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“Of Ainu Women and Russian Prisoners: Listening for the Voice of the Other” University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/04/30/of-ainu-women-and-russian-prisoners-listening-for-the-voice-of-the-other/
Sakhalin, Bronislaw Pilsudski, political exile, Chufsamma, Ainu, indigenous tribes, prisoners, Ket, Fridtjof Nansen, Russian colonization, University of Leicester
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Masters Research Project
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mb7006
Module code: MB7006 This module comprises a full-time, 4 month research project placement: 3 months of lab work and then 1 month for writing the dissertation and project presentation.
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Henry Wellcome Building
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/henry-wellcome-building
The Henry Wellcome Building is one of the most modern buildings on campus. Opened in 2006, the £22.5 million building was designed by Fairhurst Design group and is home to two of John Syndey Carter's incredible sculptures 'Atomica' and 'Vortex'.
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A new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-trib1-research
A collaborative study involving scientists from the University of Leicester has shown, for the first time, that a protein expressed in a subset of immune cells contributes towards the build-up of fatty deposits in arteries, which leads to cardiovascular disease.