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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...

• HyPIR Lecturer provides testimony to Parliaments Brexit Committee on Galileo programme and UK space policy

  Date: 10 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/hypir-lecturer-provides-testimony-to-parliament2019s-brexit-committee-on-galileo-programme-and-uk-space-policy

  On Wednesday 9 May Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Lecturer in International Relations at HyPIR, provided oral testimony at a hearing of the UK Parliament’s...

• 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...

• Researchers help map the route to a highly skilled digital future for museums

  Date: 19 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/researchers-help-map-the-route-to-a-highly-skilled-digital-future-for-museums

  Research from Leicester and Warwick will help to transform the ways UK museums use digital technologies to share their collections and engage new...

• The best of both worlds

  Date: 12 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/the-best-of-both-worlds

  Becky Lawton, PhD student in the University’s School of History, Politics and International Relations, has recently shared how working...

• Showcase on Asian radio in city

  Date: 12 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/showcase-on-asian-radio-in-city

  The important role played by BBC Radio Leicester in the development of Asian radio in Britain is being showcased at an event in the city.

• 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...

• Opportunity to touch smell and taste a deconstructed medieval manuscript

  Date: 11 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/opportunity-to-touch-smell-and-taste-a-2018deconstructed2019-medieval-manuscript

  A unique opportunity to experience a medieval manuscript as a sensory experience will be taking place at the University.

• 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...