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• 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...

• Listen to the very first episode of The Bulletin

  Date: 15 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/listen-to-the-very-first-episode-of-the-bulletin

  You can now listen to the latest news from around the university via The Bulletin, produced by the University of Leicester News Centre.

• 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.

• Expert opinions cover stolen treasure sugar refugees the EU and market crashes

  Date: 8 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/expert-opinions-cover-stolen-treasure-sugar-refugees-and-the-eu

  Professor Martin Parker from the School of Management has written an article for The Conversation discussing the origin of the national institute,...

• Dinah Rose QC Theres a big pool of talent out there

  Date: 7 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/dinah-rose-qc-theres-a-big-pool-of-talent-out-there

  Dinah Rose QC has take upon the role of President of the Leicester University Law Society (LULS).

• WikiLeaks lawyer Dinah Rose QC assumes presidency of Leicester University Law Society

  Date: 2 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/wikileaks-lawyer-dinah-rose-qc-assumes-presidency-of-leicester-university-law-society

  High-profile barrister Dinah Rose QC (pictured), who has represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the UK Supreme Court, has taken upon the...

• Gender equality in sport to be discussed by Paralympic archery champion

  Date: 2 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/gender-equality-in-sport-to-be-discussed-by-paralympic-archery-champion

  Double Paralympic gold medallist and alumna Danielle Brown MBE will be returning to her alma mater to speak to staff and students about gender...