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Scientists investigate bumblebee decline due to particulate pollutant exposure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/bees-gut-microbiome-pollution
By studying bumblebee exposure to particulate air pollutants scientists at the University of Leicester have determined that the diversity and behaviour of the bee gut microbial community is altered when exposed to black carbon found in air pollution, disrupting the beneficial...
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Eight Weeks with Ghost Signs
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/09/04/eight-weeks-with-ghost-signs/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on September 4, 2024 by Grace McWeeney As part of a Museum Studies 8-week work placement program, I worked with the Ghost Signs Collection at the University of Leicester. These are a few things I learned along the way.
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CMS Societies
https://le.ac.uk/computing-and-mathematical-sciences/about/cms-societies
Leicester Actuarial Sciences Society (LASS) The Leicester Actuarial Science Society is led by Leicester students, and is a part of the Institute and faculty of actuaries for student actuaries community across Leicester, Coventry & Peterborough.
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Creative Writing
https://le.ac.uk/english/study/creative-writing
Creative Writing at the University of Leicester offers a broad range of exciting and challenging options in a dynamic environment of practising writers. Find out about the undergraduate modules and postgraduate programmes we offer in creative writing.
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The Annual Industry Lecture
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/about/annual-industry-lecture
The Department of Engineering at the University of Leicester hosts an annual lecture by a distinguished member of the engineering community.
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New exhibition showcases vast range of scrapbook uses throughout history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/new-exhibition-showcases-vast-range-of-scrapbook-uses-throughout-history
A new exhibition at our University demonstrates the vast range of uses for scrapbooks throughout the centuries – from capturing information to containing an assortment of colourful pictures.
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Leicester alumni return ‘home’ for Centenary celebration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/alumni-celebration
Leicester alumni returned ‘home’ for a special Centenary celebration in May. The annual Alumni Celebration – and the first since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic – was themed around 100 years of achievement, in marking the University of Leicester’s Centenary year.
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Museum Studies at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies
The University of Leicester has acquired a reputation for experimental thinking and practice in museum studies. Read more on our study opportunities.
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Leicester DNA and Forensic Science Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-dna-and-forensic-science-centre
Inspirational world-class research from the University is inspiring a third proposed visitor attraction in Leicester.
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Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/colonial-countryside
Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity. Requests for the Colonial Countryside packs, written by author and history teacher Dan Lyndon-Cohen, have gone from one or two a week to more than 30 a day.