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• Blazing Car Murder update

  Date: 20 Jul 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/blazing-car-murder-update

  The search continues to identify a man who died in a burning car almost 85 years ago.

• Childrens attitudes towards the law revealed through innovative digital game project

  Date: 1 Jul 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/children2019s-attitudes-towards-the-law-revealed-through-innovative-digital-game-project

  A new project using a fun digital game aims to find out what primary school children really know and think about the law and their rights.

• Leicester pioneers introduce novel new imaging autopsy service to the NHS

  Date: 30 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-pioneers-introduce-novel-new-imaging-autopsy-service-to-the-nhs

  Researchers from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have introduced an alternative method to diagnose the...

• Researcher suggests mainstream media is responsible for shallow coverage of antirape activism

  Date: 30 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/researcher-suggests-mainstream-media-is-responsible-for-shallow-coverage-of-anti-rape-activism

  Dr Kaitlynn Mendes (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has argued in a new book that the mainstream media often neglects...

• Leicesters contribution to forensic history featured by BBC

  Date: 24 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester2019s-contribution-to-forensic-history-featured-by-bbc

  BBC4’s new three-part documentary series exploring the history and development of forensic science includes contributions from academics at the...

• Leicester in new study on social identity

  Date: 24 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-in-new-study-on-social-identity

  The University has been selected as the only UK university to be involved in a Europe-wide project studying social identity.

• Award-winning graduate gives insights into the experiences of care leavers at university

  Date: 23 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/award-winning-graduate-gives-insights-into-the-experiences-of-care-leavers-at-university

  A former student, recognised earlier this year for his work to support care leavers, has spoken at the annual conference of the National...

• Research suggests most hate crimes against LGB and T victims go unreported

  Date: 22 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/research-suggests-most-hate-crimes-against-lgb-and-t-victims-go-unreported

  Fear of how they will be treated is leading to thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGB and T) not reporting hate crimes.

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 1117 June

  Date: 17 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-11-17-june

  Dr Daniel Zadik from the Department of Genetics has written an article for The Conversation exploring food intolerance in ancient cultures.

• Lad culture in education promotes misogynistic messages researchers say

  Date: 16 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/lad-culture2019-in-education-promotes-misogynistic-messages-researchers-say

  Researchers will be debating the rise of ‘lad culture’ in education and how it promotes a ‘nexus of sexism’ at an upcoming free public event on 22...