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  • Why public health campaigns and the BMI scale may do more harm than good- claim

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/why-public-health-campaigns-and-the-bmi-scale-may-do-more-harm-than-good-claim

    Dr Oli Williams, Research Associate in the University’s Department of Health Sciences, has recently shared why well-intentioned public health...

  • The Enemy Within A Tale of Muslim Britain

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/the-enemy-within-a-tale-of-muslim-britain

    Ex-Chair of the Conservative Party, Senior Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and once a Minister for Faith and...

  • Film highlights experiences of children in the Calais Jungle

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-hosts-film-highlighting-plight-of-children-in-the-calais-jungle

    Calais Children: a Case to Answer, a film which highlights the plight of almost 2,000 lone children who were in the Calais ‘Jungle’ when it was...

  • Study shows large gender imbalance in funding given for cancer research

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/study-shows-large-gender-imbalance-in-funding-given-for-cancer-research

    Male researchers receive far greater funding for cancer research than their female equivalents, suggests a study involving University of Leicester...

  • Dramatic award

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/dramatic-award

    Dr Robert Kenny, University Fellow in French Studies, has been awarded a grant from the Theatre Research Society ‘to acknowledge the significance...

  • Why are we all so fascinated by language

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/why-are-we-all-so-fascinated-by-language

    Have you ever wondered why some people learn a language more easily than others? Why Donald Trump sounds different to other politicians? Whether...

  • Expert opinions cover Zuma masculinity Facebook data railway reforms the NHS and social media

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/expert-opinions-cover-zuma-masculinity-facebook-data-railway-reforms-the-nhs-and-social-media

    James Hamill from our School of History, Politics and International Relations wrote an article for The Conversation discussing how Zuma’s...

  • Leicester passes 5 million readers milestone on The Conversation

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester-passes-5-million-readers-milestone-on-the-conversation

    Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 5 million readers through nearly 250 articles written...

  • Making it in the UK screen sector

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/2018making-it2019-in-the-uk-screen-sector

    An upcoming event will explore how the UK film and screen industries including creators, funders and businesses can work towards improving...

  • Facebook scandal and its effects in Southeast Asia

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/facebook-scandal-and-its-effects-in-southeast-asia

    Dr Athina Karatzogianni from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology recently appeared on BBC World News discussing the recent Cambridge...
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