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Introductory Inorganic Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ch1202
Module code: CH1202 Inorganic chemistry is the branch that deals with inorganic compounds; namely, those not based on carbon. It incorporates key studies of the properties and reactivities of the majority of elements and the functions of metals in biological systems.
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Student becomes youngest to graduate from Harvard
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/student-becomes-youngest-to-graduate-from-harvard
Eugenie de Silva (pictured), who started reading for her PhD at Leicester aged 15, has become the youngest person to graduate from Harvard University.
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Initiative to raise awareness about how gardeners can help hedgehogs bats and other wildlife
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/initiative-to-raise-awareness-about-how-gardeners-can-help-hedgehogs-bats-and-other-wildlife
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust and our University's Botanic Garden are encouraging gardeners across the two counties to help hedgehogs this autumn, as part of the national Wild About Gardens Week (24—30 October).
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Sessions to prevent Type 2 diabetes and improve knowledge of condition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/sessions-to-prevent-type-2-diabetes
Free fitness and healthy eating workshops will be staged in Leicester over the next five months for people from minority ethnic communities as part of a county-wide health campaign.
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Leicester to award prestigious scholarships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-to-award-prestigious-scholarships
Our University has been awarded five new scholarships to allow students to pursue a Master’s course wherever they are in the world.
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Philip Larkin memorial to join literary greats in Westminster Abbey on 31st anniversary of his death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/philip-larkin-memorial-to-join-literary-greats-in-westminster-abbey-on-31st-anniversary-of-his-death
A memorial stone to the poet Philip Larkin, inscribed with lines from one of his most famous works An Arundel Tomb – “our almost instinct almost true/What will survive of us is love” – will be unveiled in Westminster Abbey this evening, marking the 31st anniversary of his death.
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Leicestershire college students entrepreneurial talents to be commended
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicestershire-college-students2019-entrepreneurial-talents-to-be-commended
The University will recognise the entrepreneurial talents of Leicestershire college students at a prize-giving ceremony.
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Cancer scientists take part in Tough Mudder
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/cancer-scientists-take-part-in-tough-mudder
A team of scientists is all set to get down and dirty this weekend – all in the aid of charity. Scientists based at the Cancer Research UK Leicester Centre, who are working on early detection of different cancers, will take part in their first Tough Mudder on 14 May.
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The Leicester Weekend University welcomes public to its biggest reunion yet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/the-leicester-weekend-university-welcomes-public-to-its-biggest-reunion-yet
We are inviting staff, students, alumni, family and friends and the local community to celebrate our biggest reunion to date – ‘The Leicester Weekend 2016’.
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Legacy of Smigielski on post-war central Leicester to be explored in symposium
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/smigielski-symposium-to-explore-planning-of-post-war-central-leicester
Our University will be holding a symposium in partnership with the Leicester City Council on town planning and the historic environment in the post-war era since the 1960s.