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• Representing BAME individuals in Covid-19 research

  Date: 12 Jun 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/bame-individuals

  Researchers must ensure people of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are proportionately represented in Covid-19 studies, according to...

• Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes

  Date: 10 Jun 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/colonial-countryside

  Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity.

• BAME academics are “chronically absent”, says Leicester Vice-Chancellor

  Date: 7 Jun 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/bame-scholarships

  Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) academics are “chronically absent” in higher education, the Vice-Chancellor and President of the...

• Leicester academics explore possible BAME and COVID-19 link

  Date: 23 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/bame-covid-bmj

  In a new paper published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), academics at the University of Leicester highlighted possible reasons why people...

• Mythbusting coronavirus from Amazon to Zoflora: cleaning facts and fiction

  Date: 23 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/24-mythbusting-coronavirus

  How long can coronavirus survive on your Amazon parcels, and should you disinfect your shopping trolly when going to the supermarket? According Dr...

• Celebrating International Women’s Day 2020

  Date: 6 Mar 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/06-iwd

  In the run-up to International Women’s Day (IWD) the University of Leicester has been celebrating with a range of events across campus, join us...

• Celebrating diversity during LGBT+ month

  Date: 12 Feb 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/12-lgbt-history-month

  As part of a month long celebration of diversity, we are hosting a series of events to mark LGBT+ History Month, which runs from Monday 3...

• Time to Erase the Grey on sexual violence

  Date: 3 Feb 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/03-erase-the-grey

  The University and Students’ Union are collaborating to raise awareness of sexual violence this February, through Sexual Violence Awareness Week,...

• International Women's Day 2019 Best Practice Winners

  Date: 6 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/06-international-womens-day-2019-best-practice-winners

  The University has been recognised by the official International Women’s Day campaign for our Leicester’s Wall of Women activity during...

• University response to EHRC racial harassment report

  Date: 22 Oct 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/23-university-response-to-ehrc-racial-harassment-report

  The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has today published a report examining racial harassment in higher education.