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• Leicester plays part in modernisation of Saudi education system

  Date: 23 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-plays-part-in-modernisation-of-saudi-education-system

  The University of Leicester’s English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) recently welcomed a group of 26 teachers from Saudi Arabia on a year long...

• 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...

• Image of controlling behaviour is a winner

  Date: 9 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/image-of-controlling-behaviour-is-a-winner

  A prize-winning image of domestic abuse by University of Leicester researchers is to benefit a women’s charity in the city.

• Post-mortem CT angiography illuminates causes of death

  Date: 30 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/post-mortem-ct-angiography-illuminates-causes-of-death

  CT angiography is a useful adjunct to autopsy that is likely to increase the quality of post-mortem diagnosis, according to a study appearing...

• 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...

• Singing Criminologist Ashleigh empowers with her music

  Date: 16 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/2018singing-criminologist2019-ashleigh-empowers-with-her-music

  Master’s student at Leicester Ashleigh Temperley recently created an original song entitled ‘People with Voices’ as part a creative module during...

• Tackling religiously motivated hate affecting university students

  Date: 13 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/tackling-religiously-motivated-hate-affecting-university-students

  Initiatives designed to tackle the rise of hate and extremism in the UK and beyond have received a vital boost from the Office for Students (OfS).

• 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...