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DICE and the British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards 2016
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/dice-and-the-british-ethnic-diversity-sports-awards-2016
The DICE unit will be special guests at the SECOND annual Lycamobile British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards (BEDSAs) on 6 February.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 10 16 December
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-10-16-december
John Williams from the Department of Sociology has written an article for the Leicester Mercury's First Person column about how football owes...
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The human legacy of American troops in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/the-human-legacy-of-american-troops-in-leicester
The story of American soldiers in Leicester during World War Two is well known, as are the many wartime romances and the story of GI brides who...
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Debate to discuss the future of human rights protection in the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/debate-to-discuss-the-future-of-human-rights-protection-in-the-uk
Ongoing debates about the future of human rights protection in the UK will be discussed at an event in London on Tuesday 24 November.
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UK governments urged to reconsider the practice of collective worship and religious observance in schools
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/uk-governments-urged-to-reconsider-the-practice-of-collective-worship-and-religious-observance-in-schools
The majority of schools in the UK are required by law to organise acts of collective worship (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) or religious...
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Friendly rugby match recreates historical battle of the sexes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/friendly-rugby-match-recreates-historical-battle-of-the-sexes
A friendly match between male and female teams recreated a 50-year-old game of rugby to mark the Rugby World Cup final.
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Spirit of the 1960s and 70s kept alive in new book about Neil Young
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/the-1960s-and-70s-kept-alive-in-new-book-about-neil-young
A new book on the musical travels of Neil Young, one of the most significant recording and performing artists of the late twentieth and early...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 29 October 4 November
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-29-october-4-november
Professor James Chapman from the Department of the History of Art and Film has written a review of the new James Bond film Spectre.
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Academic Review Spectre is the Bond movie Ive been waiting 30 years for
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/academic-opinion-spectre-is-the-bond-movie-ive-been-waiting-30-years-for
Professor James Chapman, from our Department of The History of Art and Film has reviewed the latest film in the James Bond franchise Spectre...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 22 28 October
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-acadetalking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-22-28-october-mics-15-21-october
Dr Jonna Nyman from the Department of Politics and International Relations has written an article for the Leicester Mercury discussing Britain's...