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• Lecture to discuss how sexual commerce has adapted to the digital age

  Date: 11 Oct 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/how-sexual-commerce-has-adapted-to-the-digital-age

  An exploration of how commercial sex in the Western world is mediated or performed through the internet and digital technologies forms part of a...

• Expert opinions cover overdiagnosis and the departure of Sam Allardyce as England football manager

  Date: 4 Oct 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/expert-opinions-cover-overdiagnosis-and-the-departure-of-sam-allardyce

  John Williams from the School of Media, Communication and Sociology has written an article for The Conversation discussing the departure of Sam...

• One hundred Leicester academics writing articles for The Conversation

  Date: 29 Sep 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/one-hundred-leicester-academics-now-writing-articles-for-the-conversation

  One hundred academics from across our University have written more than 180 articles for The Conversation, applying their research expertise to...

• New study to explore actions of solidarity with asylum seekers and refugees

  Date: 16 Sep 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-study-to-explore-actions-of-solidarity-with-asylum-seekers-and-refugees

  A new study into collective actions in support of vulnerable groups – including asylum seekers and refugees - is being led by our University in...

• Role models Why allwhite isnt alright

  Date: 1 Sep 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/role-models-why-all-white-isnt-alright

  A new research project involving the University of Leicester will explore the importance of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) role models...

• Expert opinions cover childbirth and the media Junos goals and Theresa May

  Date: 18 Jul 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-opinions-cover-childbirth-and-the-media-junos-goals-and-theresa-may

  Dr Ranjana Das from the Department of Media and Communication has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing why we need to look at...

• Five reasons why we need to look at childbirth and the media

  Date: 14 Jul 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/five-reasons-why-we-need-to-look-at-childbirth-and-the-media

  An academic from our University has discussed ways in which the media shapes society’s perceptions, anxieties and emotions arising out of birth.

• Academics respond to Theresa Mays appointment as Prime Minister

  Date: 12 Jul 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/academics-respond-to-theresa-mays-appointment-as-pm

  Academics from across our University have commented on Theresa May's appointment as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, following...

• Expert opinions cover Chilcot Theresa May greenhouse gases and Muslim students

  Date: 11 Jul 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-opinions-cover-chilcot-the-iraq-war-and-greenhouse-gases

  Dr Robert Dover from the Department of Politics and International Relations has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing the aftermath...

• Childrens purchasing behaviour significantly impacted by social media and mobile apps research shows

  Date: 6 Jul 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/children2019s-purchasing-behaviour-2018significantly-impacted2019-by-social-media-and-mobile-apps-research-shows

  Exposure to prompts to make in-app purchases in mobile games has a significant impact on children’s purchasing behaviour, according to a recent...