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Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics/formation-and-evolution-of-galaxies
The traditional strength of the group in studying the evolution of active galaxies (AGNs) is all part of the wider quest to trace the history of elements, stars, galaxies, extragalactic structure and blackholes through cosmic time, along with providing a context for the...
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Why Leicester? Discover the University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/why-leicester/
Academic and Staff blogs written by current University of Leicester academics and staff members. Find out about this leading university ranked in Top 20 of all major national league tables and see what makes it a leader in research, teaching and student satisfaction.
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Operating Department Practice Apprenticeship
https://le.ac.uk/courses/operating-department-practice-apprenticeship/2026
ODPs play a crucial role in a patient’s care – working alongside nurses, doctors and anaesthetists from the lead up to surgery right through to recovery. This apprenticeship degree covers all aspects of the job, setting you up for a career in the profession.
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Operating Department Practice Apprenticeship
https://le.ac.uk/courses/operating-department-practice-apprenticeship/2025
ODPs play a crucial role in a patient’s care – working alongside nurses, doctors and anaesthetists from the lead up to surgery right through to recovery. This apprenticeship degree covers all aspects of the job, setting you up for a career in the profession.
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Social Class and Inequalities
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy2075
Module code: SY2075 Debates around the Channel 4 programme 'Benefits Street' (2014) highlighted some of the problems with making 'poverty entertainment'.
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Statistics for Data Science
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ma7023
Module code: MA7023 The most important method in statistical analysis is the natural extension of simple linear regression models to include several explanatory variables, thus giving general linear models.
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New hope for gay communities following Typhoon Haiyan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/new-hope-for-gay-communities-following-typhoon-haiyan
Many LGBT people in Tacloban, Philippines have achieved new-found acceptance in their communities, including a dramatic rise in the number of people using dating applications such as Grindr and Tinder, in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, according to research co-led...
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Make yourself at gnome the fashionable hermit in the garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/gnome-man2019s-land-the-fashionable-hermit-in-the-garden
The curious story of garden hermits - from their distant ancestors in imperial Rome to their humble modern counterpart, the dapper garden gnome - will be told at a free public lecture on Thursday 14 May.
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Heritage destruction in conflict zones offers archaeological opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/heritage-destruction-in-conflict-zones-offers-archaeological-opportunities
An international archaeological team co-led by Leicester researchers is investigating an historic site devastated by conflict in Lebanon - and has demonstrated it is possible to obtain original and important information from heritage sites that have been devastated by...
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How Twitter users can work together to defuse social tensions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/how-twitter-users-can-work-together-to-defuse-social-tensions
A report co-authored by Dr Paul Reilly (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has found that social media sites such as Twitter can be useful in keeping the peace and defusing tensions during times of social unrest.