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Why choose the University of Leicester?
https://le.ac.uk/study/distance-learners/why-leicester
Leicester is a leading UK university with over 25 years’ experience offering distance learning courses. We combine high quality courses with a vast choice of subjects.
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Academic presents research on silence in Japans second language classrooms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/academic-presents-research-on-silence-in-japan2019s-second-language-classrooms
Dr Jim King from the School of Arts has recently presented research in London to an audience of Japan experts and educationalists into why Japanese students are often reluctant to speak in a second language in classes in Japan.
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Leicester to provide world-class space science business incubation support
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-to-provide-world-class-space-science-business-incubation-support
The UK Space Agency has announced another £200,000 of funding for 4 new business incubators – including one at the University of Leicester - to boost the number of companies starting-up and growing in the space sector across the UK.
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Online fact-checking – a growing trend
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/06/online-fact-checking-a-growing-trend/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 6, 2016 A recent report from the Reuters Institute has traced the rise of political fact-checking sites in Europe. It recorded 113 such groups are active today.
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Colin Hyde
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/author/colin_hyde/
Colin Hyde manages the East Midlands Oral History Archive, based in Special Collections.
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Destruction of Old St Pauls Cathedral highlights Great Fire of Londons devastating impact
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/destruction-of-old-st-paul2019s-cathedral-highlights-great-fire-of-londons-devastating-impact
In 1666 the Great Fire of London burned its way through the city, displacing thousands of residents and destroying many buildings - including Old St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Flaring star could be down to young planet’s disc inferno
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/planetary-disc-inferno
New simulations led by University of Leicester offer new explanation for star’s 85-year flare. In this scenario, a young giant planet is burning up very close to its star, suggesting solar systems may have hosted many of such planets that have since ‘evaporated’
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Leicester research tests fundamental laws of physics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-research-tests-fundamental-laws-of-physics
A study that will ‘test our understanding of how the Universe works, particularly outside the relatively narrow confines of our planet’ is being undertaken by an international team of researchers led by our University.
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Leicester’s cutting-edge research and innovation delights Minister
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/08-research-and-innovation-minister-visit
Minister Chris Skidmore MP was in Leicester today (Friday 8 March) at the start of British Science Week, visiting the University of Leicester to see first-hand how the University and the region is at the cutting-edge of life sciences and space research and innovation.
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Student Compensation and Refund Policy
https://le.ac.uk/policies/admissions/after-applying/compensation
How decisions regarding tuition fees, other course costs, accommodation costs, sports memberships and other relevant costs are compensated or refunded.