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Tor Clark joins BBC Radio Leicester panel on election night
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/12-tor-on-radio
Tor Clark, Associate Professor in Journalism in our School of Media, Communication and Sociology, will be part of the BBC Radio Leicester live election broadcast team tonight.
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Researcher receives top award for work on meteorites and Martian geology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/researcher-award-meteorites-mars-geology
PhD student Francesca Willcocks' research has included the Winchcombe meteorite, the exploration of Gale Crater by NASA’s Curiosity Rover and preparations for Mars Sample Return
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Hours of driving and watching TV lower IQ scores research suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/hours-of-driving-and-watching-tv-lower-iq-scores
A doctoral student from our University has commanded global media coverage for a study that found that driving for more than two hours a day appears to steadily reduce intelligence.
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Two thousand visitors expected to attend Family Day at Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/botanic-garden
The University of Leicester Botanic Garden will open its gates to members of the public next week for its annual family day.
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Computer Systems
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co1016
Module code: CO1016 While modern computers are complex devices, there are a small number of key components from which the majority of computers are composed. This module will provide you with a broad picture of a modern computer, covering key hardware and software components.
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Students Union helps students bounce back from exam stress
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/students2019-union-helping-students-bounce-back-from-exam-stress
An inflatable assault course, back massages and cute fluffy animals are just some of the ways in which the Students' Union is helping students combat their exam stress this summer between 11 May and 5 June.
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Modelling Migration
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/projects/modelling-migration
Academic advisors: Professor Simon James, Professor Mark Jobling and Professor Jo Story Research Associate: Dr Rita Rasteiro Human genetic diversity has many layers, reflecting different demographic episodes such as particular past migrations and diasporas.
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Journalism
https://le.ac.uk/study/journalism
In a world of social media and fake news, an understanding of journalism is so important. We teach core journalistic techniques and how to deliver effective content across multiple platforms.
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Julian Pooley
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/about/collections/julian-pooley
The Nichols papers are scattered among over 100 repositories and libraries across the world and 26 private collections.
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‘History in the making’: Reflections on the reinterment of Richard III, ten years on
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/richard-iii-reinterment-anniversary
Members of the University of Leicester’s Greyfriars team, who excavated and identified the remains of Richard III, recall their experiences of his reinterment on 26 March 2015