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• Leicester University promotes LGBT+ inclusivity

  Date: 01/09/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/lgbt-award

  As Leicester Pride approaches, a programme to recognise LGBT+ inclusivity, set up by University of Leicester alongside other local organisations,...

• Leicester Pride 2020 launches online – “still celebrating, just in a different way”

  Date: 27/08/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/pride

  Today the University of Leicester and Leicester Students’ Union are delighted to join Leicester Pride 2020, along with fellow universities, and...

• World Refugee Day: transforming lives through education

  Date: 20/06/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/world-refugee-day

  On World Refugee Day, the University of Leicester is celebrating the transformative power of education to change lives, and the diversity that...

• Representing BAME individuals in Covid-19 research

  Date: 13/06/2020 00:00:00

  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: 11/06/2020 00:00:00

  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: 08/06/2020 00:00:00

  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: 24/04/2020 00:00:00

  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: 24/04/2020 00:00:00

  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: 06/03/2020 00:00:00

  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: 12/02/2020 00:00:00

  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...