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Economic inequality is not “bad for everyone”, new research shows – wealthier people derive happiness benefits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/economic-inequality-wealth-people-happiness
Increases in economic inequality raise the life satisfaction of wealthier people, while lowering the life satisfaction of people who earn less, newly published research shows.
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Initiatives
https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/initiatives
Learn more about our initiatives, including Bright Path Futures, Ukraine support, Trauma-informed pedagogy and RefugEAP.
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Learning impact research project
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/learning-impact-research-project
RCMG was commissioned to work on the development of Inspiring Learning for All, a vision for accessible learning in museums.
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Managing and Developing People and Organisations
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/mk7701
Module code: MN7701 The module comprises two parts: The introductory part of the module provides an induction to the Leicester MBA programme. In this section you'll learn what, why and how you'll study in the programme, and the Leicester MBA values and expectations.
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Library research skills session this term
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/01/25/library-research-skills-sessions-this-term/
Advert for library research skills classes for research students at the University of Leicester
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Research suggests people with forms of earlyonset Parkinsons disease may benefit from boosting niacin in diet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-suggests-people-with-forms-of-early-onset-parkinson2019s-disease-may-benefit-from-boosting-niacin-in-diet
People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson’s disease may benefit from boosting the amount of niacin in their diet, according to new research from our University. Niacin, or Vitamin B3, is found in a variety of foods, including nuts and meat.
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Emeritus Professor Peter Harvey
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/peter-harvey
We have learned the sad news that Professor Peter Harvey, Emeritus Professor in Geomathematics in the School of Geology, Geography and the Environment passed away on 10 January 2024.
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Meet the team
https://le.ac.uk/parca-r/meet-the-team
Meet the team behind the studies into Parent Report of Children's Abilities (PARCA-R) at the University of Leicester.
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Study shows large gender imbalance in funding given for cancer research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/study-shows-large-gender-imbalance-in-funding-given-for-cancer-research
Male researchers receive far greater funding for cancer research than their female equivalents, suggests a study involving University of Leicester research and published in the journal BMJ Open.
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School of Chemistry prizes and prize winners
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/study/undergraduate/prizes
The School of Chemistry at the University of Leicester has a number of prestigious undergraduate prizes that are awarded to students at various points during their degrees.