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Social Change, Identity, and Media
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy1001
Module code: SY1001 Please note that from 2016 this module will be combined with 'The Sociological Imagination' to form a double module called 'Sociological Theory in Practice'. This module begins with a brief introduction to the nature of the discipline.
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Work, Employment and Society
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy2089
Module code: SY2089 In this module you'll explore the importance of work and employment in contemporary societies by looking at key sociological concepts applicable to work and employment, and analysing significant changes in work and employment.
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Europe 1861-1991: Emancipation and Subjugation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs1016
Module code: HS1016 What major events shaped Europe during this period? Which ones were most significant in changing the course of European history forever, and why? You'll be exploring and analysing the major social, political, cultural and economic trends shaping...
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Ecology, Climate and Land-use processes of the Amazon Tropical Forests
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3440
Module code: GY3440 This module focusses on modern concepts in ecology and the connections between climate and land-use processes. The module aims to understand, quantify and predict the future of the Amazon forests in a changing world.
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Environmental Sociologies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sy2102
Module code: SY2102 This module explores the interaction between human societies and the natural environment, as well as examining our knowledge about - and perceptions of - the natural world.
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Why Im so proud to work for the NHS
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/why-i2019m-so-proud-to-work-for-the-nhs
To mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS, Sky News has profiled University graduate Navin Leanage who has been working as a junior doctor with Leicester’s Hospitals since 2016.
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Our research experts
https://le.ac.uk/research/experts
Join us in world-changing research at the University of Leicester. Our diverse community tackles critical issues from viruses to social justice. Be part of a vibrant, inclusive environment.
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Prestigious archaeology prize for Leicester graduate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/prestigious-archaeology-prize-for-leicester-graduate
The Association for Environmental Archaeology has announced that Leicester alumna Nora Battermann has won their John Evans Undergraduate Dissertation Prize. This year’s winners of the John Evans Prizes were announced at the Association’s annual conference in Rome.
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Fallen soldier whose family founded local building society remembered by our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/fallen-soldier-whose-family-founded-local-building-society-remembered-by-our-university
A local soldier who fought during the First World War is being remembered on the centenary of his death by our University on Friday 4 November.
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Sir David Attenborough returns to Leicester to officially open new fully-inclusive arts gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/sir-david-attenborough-returns-to-leicester-to-officially-open-new-fully-inclusive-arts-gallery
The naturalist and long-running television personality Sir David Attenborough will be returning to the place of his Leicester childhood to open a new fully-inclusive gallery championed by his brother Lord Attenborough.