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• Switching to renewable energy could save thousands of lives in Africa

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/21-africa-solar

  With renewable energy cheaper and more efficient than ever, countries in Africa have the unique opportunity to harness abundant renewable sources like wind, solar and geothermal.

• Modern Languages BA

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/modern-languages-ba/2026

  Leicester’s Modern Language Studies degree allows you to study up to three languages, from French, Italian, and Spanish.

• The EU Why leaving is bad for Britain

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/the-eu-why-leaving-is-bad-for-britain

  With the country divided and just a few days left to decide, tensions are mounting on both sides of the debate. From the Brexiteers, there are cries of the cost of the EU, while from the Remain camp, you'll hear estimates of the cost of leaving it.

• About us

  https://le.ac.uk/cces/about-us

  The Consumer and Essential Services Unit (CESU) combines legal and social policy expertise to explore the effects for consumers of regulation and provision of essential services.

• Black Social Worker Oral History Project

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/02/black-social-worker-oral-history-project/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2025 This project is led by staff at Coventry University’s Centre for Peace and Security.

• Community bank

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/29/community-bank/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 29, 2024 Dave Fishwick speaks to Radio 4’s Gap Finders about his community bank Burnley Savings and Loans. Listen on BBC Sounds or Box of Broadcasts (both available in the UK only).

• Severe asthma symptoms worsen when treated with psoriasis medicine, study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/risankizumab

  A medicine licensed to treat psoriasis worsened symptoms in patients with severe asthma, according to trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 22 28 October

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-acadetalking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-22-28-october-mics-15-21-october

  Dr Jonna Nyman from the Department of Politics and International Relations has written an article for the Leicester Mercury discussing Britain's complicated relationship with China. Read the full article 'Scolding China in public is unlikely to work.

• University physicists make Quite Interesting guest appearances

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/university-physicists-make-quite-interesting-guest-appearances

  Physicists from our University recently brought the aurora borealis to the studio of the popular BBC panel show QI.

• Hilberts sixth problem Can physics be axiomatised

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/hilberts-sixth-problem

  In 1900, German mathematician David Hilbert published a set of 23 problems that he felt would further the disciplines of mathematics. All unsolved at the time, the problems influenced the work of mathematicians throughout the 20th century.