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Living at home
https://le.ac.uk/study/living-at-home
Find out how studying at your local University could be the right option for you. Travelling to Leicester, the Students' Union and sports facilities.
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Victims and Offenders
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy1016
Module code: SY1016 Please note that from 2016 this will be a second-year module. Much of the modern focus in criminology and sociology has been on ways of better defining and understanding the rehabilitation, management, and punishment of the criminal offender.
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The Ancient Near East
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ah2037
Module code: AH2037 The Ancient Near East stretched from the shores of the Mediterranean to the mountains of modern-day Afghanistan, and included a dazzling array of different peoples, states, empires and communities.
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Environment, Nature & Society B
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy1037
Module code: GY1037 This module begins with a question that, at first, seems very straightforward, but in reality is quite complex: 'What is nature?' Nature is something that seems so familiar but is elusive and can be difficult to pin down.
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Forthcoming Professorial Inaugural lectures announced for spring 2018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/forthcoming-professorial-inaugural-lectures-announced-for-spring-2018
Pioneering research from our University's new Professors will be shared with the public at the upcoming Professorial Inaugural Lecture series.
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Ruth Pollington
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/ruth-pollington
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Ruth Pollington (née Rowell) who passed away peacefully on Sunday 16 June 2024, aged 74 years.
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Secrets of our ancient animal ancestors may be revealed through oldest DNA sequences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/secrets-of-our-ancient-animal-ancestors-may-be-revealed-through-oldest-dna-sequences
700 million year-old DNA sequences from ancient animals have been unearthed by researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Warwick, shedding new light on our earliest animal ancestors and how they influenced modern species - including the sponge.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 28 May 3 June
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-28-may-3-june
John Williams from the Department of Sociology has written a piece for The Conversation on Sepp Blatter, who before recently resigning from his post was re-elected as FIFA President.
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Professor Paul Boyle to chair expert panel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/professor-paul-boyle-to-chair-expert-panel
Professor Paul Boyle is among seven leading scientists who are set to form a revitalised Scottish Science Advisory Council (SSAC) to advise Scottish Ministers from 1 February.
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Researcher examines impact of slum tourism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/researcher-examines-impact-of-2018slum-tourism2019
New research from Dr Fabian Frenzel from the School of Management examines whether slums across the world have become ‘cool’ as more and more tourists discover favelas, ghettos, townships and barrios on leisurely visits.