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Nine Leicester academics appointed to Research Excellence Framework 2029 roles
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/leicester-academics-appointed-research-excellence-framework-2029
Research England has appointed nine academics from the University of Leicester to serve as expert panellists in the next Research Excellence Framework (REF2029).
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Survival Models
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ma2414
Module code: MA2414 The module provides an introduction to fundamental concepts of mortality modelling that Actuaries use in their day-to-day work. The appropriate terminology is firstly introduced then the four basic models of mortality are explained.
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Intelligence Ethics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/pl7543
Module code: PL7543 Intelligence, by necessity, operates under a veil of secrecy and often seems to be a moral and ethical grey area.
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Survival Models
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ma2414
Module code: MA2414 The module provides an introduction to fundamental concepts of mortality modelling that Actuaries use in their day-to-day work. The appropriate terminology is firstly introduced then the four basic models of mortality are explained.
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Intelligence Ethics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pl7543
Module code: PL7543 Intelligence, by necessity, operates under a veil of secrecy and often seems to be a moral and ethical grey area.
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Hate Crime
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/cr3028
Module code: CR3028 This module seeks to provide wide-ranging and contemporary insights into the key issues relating to hate crime.
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Hate Crime
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/cr3028
Module code: CR3028 This module seeks to provide wide-ranging and contemporary insights into the key issues relating to hate crime.
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UK’s Chief Medical Officer honoured by University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/uk-chief-medical-officer-honoured-university-leicester
Professor Chris Whitty, one of the most pivotal figures in the UK’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been honoured by the University of Leicester.
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40-year study finds mysterious patterns in temperatures at Jupiter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/patterns-temperature-jupiter
An international team of scientists, including at the University of Leicester, have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiter’s upper troposphere, the layer of the atmosphere where the giant planet’s weather occurs and where its signature colourful...
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Better peatland management could cut half a billion tonnes of carbon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/peatland-emissions-nature
However, because large populations rely on these peatlands for their livelihoods, it may not be realistic to expect all agricultural peatlands to be fully returned to their natural condition in the near future.