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• 350 Years Ago Pepys and the Easter of 1666

  Date: 23 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/350-years-ago-pepys-and-the-easter-of-1666

  350 years ago, on the Easter of 1666, famous diarist Samuel Pepys recorded how he failed to join a Church of England service at the Chapel in...

• 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...

• The Bulletin Leicester ranked amongst top 100 universities in Europe

  Date: 16 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/the-bulletin-2013-leicester-ranked-amongst-top-100-universities-in-europe

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre, you can hear where the University of Leicester has been ranked...

• 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.

• 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...

• Writer Robert MacFarlane to speak at event

  Date: 3 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/writer-robert-macfarlane-to-speak-at-event

  Revered British writer Robert MacFarlane will be delivering the free public Annual Creative Writing Lecture supported by Santander Universities on...

• Event to explore implications of global migration

  Date: 23 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/event-to-explore-implications-of-global-migration

  Our University is hosting an evening of talks, discussions, a book launch and live music drawing on the work of internationally acclaimed artists...