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• Film highlights experiences of children in the Calais Jungle

  Date: 16 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-hosts-film-highlighting-plight-of-children-in-the-calais-jungle

  Calais Children: a Case to Answer, a film which highlights the plight of almost 2,000 lone children who were in the Calais ‘Jungle’ when it was...

• Study shows large gender imbalance in funding given for cancer research

  Date: 15 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/study-shows-large-gender-imbalance-in-funding-given-for-cancer-research

  Male researchers receive far greater funding for cancer research than their female equivalents, suggests a study involving University of Leicester...

• Desert Island Discs more than just a resource for good music

  Date: 15 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/desert-island-discs-more-than-just-a-resource-for-good-music

  On Wednesday 16 May Drs Nick Smith and Cathleen Waters from the University’s School of Arts will be discussing the results of their research paper...

• Local meeting of the minds leads to creative triumph

  Date: 14 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/local-meeting-of-the-minds-leads-to-creative-triumph

  Following the successful Journeys in Translation event hosted by the University's Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies (LeCTIS) last...

• Expert opinions cover Zuma masculinity Facebook data railway reforms the NHS and social media

  Date: 27 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/expert-opinions-cover-zuma-masculinity-facebook-data-railway-reforms-the-nhs-and-social-media

  James Hamill from our School of History, Politics and International Relations wrote an article for The Conversation discussing how Zuma’s...

• Landmark Poetry

  Date: 18 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/landmark-poetry

  On Wednesday 9 May, celebrated writer and broadcaster Lemn Sissay MBE will be discussing Landmark Poetry at the University of Leicester’s 7th...

• Leicester passes 5 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 11 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester-passes-5-million-readers-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 5 million readers through nearly 250 articles written...

• Facebook scandal and its effects in Southeast Asia

  Date: 6 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/facebook-scandal-and-its-effects-in-southeast-asia

  Dr Athina Karatzogianni from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology recently appeared on BBC World News discussing the recent Cambridge...

• Childrens experiences and responses to war in the nineteenth century

  Date: 22 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/children2019s-experiences-and-responses-to-war-in-the-nineteenth-century

  What we can learn about war from the writing of child soldiers in the nineteenth century will be explored in a BBC Radio 3 Essay on Thursday 22...

• Student shortlisted for Welsh Governments highest accolade

  Date: 7 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/student-shortlisted-for-welsh-government2019s-highest-accolade

  English student Mercy has been recognised by the Welsh Government for her ongoing campaigning as a young voice for people with HIV.