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Why public health campaigns and the BMI scale may do more harm than good- claim
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/why-public-health-campaigns-and-the-bmi-scale-may-do-more-harm-than-good-claim
Dr Oli Williams, Research Associate in the University’s Department of Health Sciences, has recently shared why well-intentioned public health...
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Using Leicesters landmarks to get children counting
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/using-leicester2019s-landmarks-to-get-children-counting
A new book by the School of Education is bringing maths to life for young children across Leicester by using images of familiar locations around...
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Groundbreaking ceremony gets the 158 million renovation of historic Brookfield House formally underway
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/groundbreaking-ceremony-gets-the-ps15-8-million-renovation-of-historic-brookfield-house-formally-underway
The University of Leicester and Henry Boot Construction Ltd marked the official start of construction at our Brookfield Campus with a traditional...
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The Enemy Within A Tale of Muslim Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/the-enemy-within-a-tale-of-muslim-britain
Ex-Chair of the Conservative Party, Senior Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and once a Minister for Faith and...
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Expert opinions cover passion for space mega mining South Africa and Italy and the euro
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/expert-opinions-cover-passion-for-space-mega-mining-south-africa-and-italy-and-the-euro
Dr Suzie Imber from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has been interviewed by Womanthology about her research, her role at Leicester and her...
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Training in Azerbaijan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/training-in-azerbaijan
Staff from the English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) recently returned from delivering a week long programme at Azerbaijan University of...
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Leicester plays part in modernisation of Saudi education system
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...
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Film highlights experiences of children in the Calais Jungle
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...
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Alumnuss new book envisions safe cities of the future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/alumnuss-new-book-envisions-safe-cities-of-the-future
Big data, technology and greenery working together can help bring about a safer future in cities, according to a new book co-authored by a...
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Study shows large gender imbalance in funding given for cancer research
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...