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• 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...

• Museum Studies sets stage for global dialogue

  Date: 19 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/museum-studies-sets-stage-for-global-dialogue

  The School of Museum Studies is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an event that examines the changing role of museums.

• Unruly bodies and minds in the medical museum

  Date: 24 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/unruly-bodies-and-minds-in-the-medical-museum

  Following Mat Fraser’s astonishing and award-winning commission Cabinet of Curiosities that toured UK museums in 2015, Exceptional & Extraordinary...

• 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...

• Over 200 academics sign up as University experts

  Date: 17 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/over-200-academics-sign-up-as-university-experts

  More than 200 Leicester academics have signed up as experts to the University's Experts Guide, helping to highlight research taking place at our...

• Millions of people are reading opinion pieces written by Leicester researchers

  Date: 9 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/millions-of-people-are-reading-opinion-pieces-written-by-leicester-researchers

  Millions of people are reading opinion pieces authored by Leicester academics.

• Historical photo could be earliest of female geologist

  Date: 7 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/historical-photo-could-be-earliest-of-female-geologist

  An enigmatic photograph titled ‘The Geologists’ showing a lady and a gentleman in front of some rocks is believed to have been taken at Chudleigh...