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Researchers to explore workplace regulations on vaping
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/researchers-to-explore-workplace-regulations-on-vaping
Researchers from our University will be examining the difficulties of regulating e-cigarettes and if heavy regulations could be encouraging users...
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Academic comments on the rise of kids activities being marketed to adults
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/academic-comments-on-the-rise-of-kids2019-activities-being-marketed-to-adults
Dr Jane Pilcher from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology has been featured in an article for The Guardian discussing why kids’...
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Expert opinions cover North Korea sex work and freedom of speech in Russia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/expert-opinions-cover-north-korea-sex-work-and-freedom-of-speech-in-russia
In an article for The Conversation, Professor Teela Sanders from the Department of Criminology has discussed the importance of moving towards a...
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Academic comments on cyber warfare and rising tensions between US and North Korea
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/academic-comments-on-cyber-warfare-and-rising-tensions-between-us-and-north-korea
Dr Andrew Futter from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has commented on the rising tensions between the United States...
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Expert opinions cover helping children born prematurely bingewatching the Earths climate history and gentrification
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/expert-opinions-cover-helping-children-binge-watching-and-the-earths-climate-history
Researchers funded by Action Medical Research are designing a tool to help children who were born prematurely with maths skills – and, as Dr Sarah...
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Leicester expert discusses the rise of bingewatching through new digital platforms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-expert-discusses-the-rise-of-2018binge-watching2019-through-new-digital-platforms
Fans of popular TV programmes such as Game of Thrones, the Walking Dead or Orange is the New Black may be familiar with the idea of binge-watching...
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Expert opinions cover advertising partnerships equality future technologies USChina relations and faith in Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-opinions-cover
Professor Neil Chakraborti from the Department of Criminology has been quoted in a Stop Funding Hate article about the Co-op Group’s announcement...
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Researchers to explore the use of e-cigarettes by young people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/researchers-to-explore-the-use-of-e-cigarettes-by-young-people
A research team led by our University will be exploring how young people use e-cigarettes or ‘vape’ as part of a new project funded by Cancer...
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Expert opinions cover Euroscepticism Brexit and Jupiters Great Red Spot
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-opinions-cover-euroscepticism-brexit-and-jupiters-great-red-spot
Dr Simona Guerra from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has co-authored an article about how Brexit has changed the...
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Founder of group for survivors of rape and gender based violence in talks with our University over research links
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/founder-of-group-for-survivors-of-rape-and-gender-based-violence-in-talks-with-our-university-over-research-links
An activist who survived a harrowing rape and carjacking, and went on to establish a Foundation for victims of sexual and gender based violence,...