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Leicester astronomers play key role in groundbreaking movie of the cosmos by new observatory
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/astronomers-groundbreaking-movie-cosmos-new-observatory
The decade-long wait for UK astronomers ends as the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which University of Leicester space scientists have contributed to, reveals dazzling first images
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Media features President and Vice-Chancellor speaking on gender equality campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/media-features-president-and-vice-chancellor-speaking-on-gender-equality-campaign
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has spoken about Leicester’s involvement in the UN Women’s HeForShe solidarity movement in the media, explaining how it is fitting that the University of Leicester should be chosen among only 10 universities in the world that...
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Prestigious professor to discuss effects of drugs on the brain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/prestigious-professor-to-discuss-effects-of-drugs-on-the-brain
A prestigious professor at the forefront of research on the effects of drugs on the brain will be speaking at a free lecture for staff and students at the University of Leicester on Thursday 6 October.
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PhD researcher addresses blanket banning of legal highs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/academic-addresses-blanket-banning-of-2018legal-highs2019
Yewande Okuleye from the School of History, alongside researchers from the University of Warwick, addressed the recent UK legislation to ban ‘legal highs’ by instituting a blanket ban on psychoactive substances at an event on Tuesday 17 May.
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Contemporary Issues in Economics, Finance and Business
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ec1025
Module code: EC1025 This course is designed for students new to economics and who want to understand how to use economic models and methods to address real-world questions.
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Quantifying the harms of tax avoidance
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/impact-case-studies/quantifying-the-harms-of-tax-avoidance
The Government Revenue and Development project assesses the impact of government revenue on child and maternal mortality rates across the world.
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Remote Sensing for Geographers
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3353
Module code: GY3353 This module builds on the foundations laid down in year 2 to explore how remotely sensed data and images are exploited in geographical applications as well as instruction in radar and lidar remote sensing, new and exciting aspects of Earth observation.
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Contemporary Issues in Economics, Finance and Business
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ec1025
Module code: EC1025 This course is designed for students new to economics and who want to understand how to use economic models and methods to address real-world questions.
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New study considers whether age affects your experiences on an undergraduate degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/new-study-considers-whether-age-affects-your-experiences-on-an-undergraduate-degree
With significant numbers of students entering Higher Education over the age of 21, a University of Leicester project examines whether age is just a number for undergraduate students.
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Doctoral College community events
https://le.ac.uk/research/doctoral-college/research-students/events
Learn more about the many different events and community building activities the Doctoral College offers research students.