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Workplace menopause study by Leicester academics finds women feel they need to cope alone
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/workplace-menopause-study-by-leicester-experts-finds-2018women-feel-they-need-to-cope-alone2019
A call for more menopause-friendly workplaces is made in a new Government report prepared by a team from our University.
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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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Joe Ortons life and legacy celebrated in three East Midlands exhibitions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/joe-ortons-life-and-legacy-celebrated-in-three-east-midlands-exhibitions
A renowned University of Leicester expert on playwright Joe Orton is involved in three public exhibitions about his life and work.
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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,...
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Expert discusses popularity of ITVs Love Island with the BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-discusses-popularity-of-itvs-love-island-with-the-bbc
The phenomenon that is ‘Love Island’ on ITV2 was discussed by an academic from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology today (Wednesday,...
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Academic publishes new book on Brexit Trump and the Media
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/academic-publishes-new-book-on-brexit-trump-and-the-media
The impact of Brexit, Donald Trump and last month’s General Election on the media are explored in a new book titled 'Brexit, Trump and the...
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Expert opinions cover Juno Jupiter the Kurdish Referendum and hacking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-opinions-cover-juno-jupiter-the-kurdish-referendum-and-hacking
Dr Leigh Fletcher from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has written an article discussing some of the latest developments from the Juno...