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The outlawed Shrove Tuesday tradition of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-outlawed-shrove-tuesday-tradition-of-leicester
Shrove Tuesday – taking place this year on 28 February – often involves the flipping of savoury and sweet pancakes, but prior to 1846 the city of Leicester had its own very particular way of celebrating the event.
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Research suggests bowel cancer medication could help combat earlyonset Parkinsons disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/research-suggests-bowel-cancer-medication-could-help-combat-early-onset-parkinson2019s-disease
People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson’s disease could potentially benefit from taking a medication used to treat certain forms of cancer, according to new research by Leicester scientists and funded by the Medical Research Council.
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Mary Curnock Cook CBE
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/mary-curnock-cook
Building on a successful executive career, leading strategic transformation and growth, Mary has a portfolio of non-executive education-related roles including chairing the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology and Pearson’s UK qualifications business, and as a...
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What can I study
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/short-courses/summer/study
Our extensive list of summer short courses
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Introduction to Functional Data Analysis
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ma4202
Module code: MA4202 This module introduces methods for Functional Data Analysis (FDA) with an emphasis on practical issues and applications. It introduces to students the concept of functional data and the methodologies for analysing such data.
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Introduction to Functional Data Analysis
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ma7202
Module code: MA7202 This module introduces methods for Functional Data Analysis (FDA) with an emphasis on practical issues and applications. It introduces to students the concept of functional data and the methodologies for analysing such data.
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Differential Geometry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ma4152
Module code: MA4152 Geometry is one of the oldest scientific disciplines. An understanding of the shape and size of objects has been, and continues to be, fundamental for advances in technologies and civilisation.
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Hidden Stories book launch celebrates Leicesters and Glossops Deindustrial Past
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/2018hidden-stories2019-book-launch-celebrates-leicester2019s-and-glossop2019s-de-industrial-past
The AHRC-funded ‘Affective Digital Histories: Recreating De-industrial Places, 1970s to the Present’ project team will present an evening of original poetry and prose tomorrow (Tuesday 31 March) from 6:00pm at Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre, Midland St.
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Seven thousand Leicester students to celebrate summer graduations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/graduation
Students who “triumphed over adversity” will celebrate their achievements at the University of Leicester’s first summer graduations for three years over the next two weeks.
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Higher Education Pathway for Armed Forces
https://le.ac.uk/cls/study/armed-forces
Higher Education Pathway for Armed Forces (HEPAF) is a unique project that provides routes into all health careers for service leavers via a specialist pathway.