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• New videos help mark 50th anniversary of Department of Media and Communication

  Date: 23 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-videos-help-mark-50th-anniversary-of-department-of-media-and-communication

  2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the University's Centre for Mass Communication Research – the first Centre of its kind studying mass...

• Research initiative to explore how media can help romance blossom in post-disaster environments

  Date: 13 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/research-initiative-to-explore-how-media-can-help-romance-blossom-in-post-disaster-environments

  Media Cultures, a new research initiative that explores the role of the media in our shared cultural lives, will hold its official launch at a...

• Expert opinions cover Irish aspects in Brexit Muhammad Alis legacy media portrayal of WAGS and conspiracy theories

  Date: 7 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/expert-opinions-cover-irish-aspects-in-brexit-muhammad-alis-legacy-and-media-portrayal-of-wags

  Professor Bernard Ryan from the School of Law has written an article for the Free Movement website discussing the implications of UK withdrawal...

• The Bulletin - Leicester receives funding for ground-breaking research

  Date: 6 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/the-bulletin-leicester-receives-funding-for-ground-breaking-research

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear why the university is receiving funding for groundbreaking...

• University celebrates 50th anniversary of UKs first mass communication research centre

  Date: 25 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-celebrates-50th-anniversary-of-uks-first-mass-communication-research-centre

  2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the University's Centre for Mass Communication Research – the first Centre of its kind studying mass...

• Work of prominent human rights defender to be explored

  Date: 27 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/work-of-prominent-human-rights-defender-to-be-explored

  A documentary about the work of the inspirational Dr Denis Mukwege, who provided medical care to tens of thousands of women raped during the 20...

• The Bulletin Leicester looks back at Richard III reinterment

  Date: 23 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/the-bulletin-2013-leicester-looks-back-at-richard-iii-reinterment

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre, you can hear how the University of Leicester has been marking the...

• Researcher wins Newton Fund Grant for Disasters and Development Research Network

  Date: 23 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/researcher-wins-newton-fund-grant-for-disasters-and-development-research-network

  A new project led by Dr Jonathan Corpus Ong from the Department of Media and Communication seeks to explore how media and communication...

• Research to examine how children use social media to promote mental wellbeing and seek health advice

  Date: 22 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-to-examine-how-children-use-social-media-to-promote-mental-wellbeing-and-seek-health-advice

  A new project led by Dr Michelle O'Reilly from the Department of Sociology aims to explore the role social media plays in promoting mental health...

• Research shows social media is beneficial for sharing and building upon patient experiences

  Date: 21 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-shows-social-media-is-beneficial-for-sharing-and-building-upon-patient-experiences

  Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms can be useful tools for helping patients with rare medical diseases exchange knowledge and...