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Is the UK citizenship test counterproductive?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/12-uk-citizenship-test-counterproductive
New research indicates that gaining UK citizenship leads to immigrants becoming less engaged in politics.
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A summit on tackling loneliness and social isolation in Leicestershire is being held this week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/29-loneliness-social-isolation-summit
The University of Leicester’s Unit for Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement (DICE) along with Leicestershire County Council are bringing...
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Newborns, migrants and the idea of home explored at University of Leicester lectures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/26-doctoral-inaugural-lectures
Doctoral Inaugural Lectures on 3 October discuss length of stay in neonatal care and home-making practices of migrants
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Leicester to train the next generation of arts and humanities researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicester-to-train-the-next-generation-of-arts-and-humanities-researchers
Leicester is among eight leading universities in the Midlands that are joining together to train the next generation of highly-skilled arts and...
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Shedding light on historical stories of displacement and forced migration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/shedding-light-on-historical-stories-of-displacement-and-forced-migration
During Leicester’s 2018 Journeys Festival international, where the creative talents of exceptional refugee and asylum seeker artists are...
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Tor Clark talks popularity of ITVs Love Island and predicts who will win tonights series final
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/tor-clark-talks-popularity-of-itv2019s-love-island-and-predicts-who-will-win-tonight2019s-series-final
Tor Clark, Associate Professor in Journalism, and a regular media commentator for BBC Radio Leicester, has discussed the Love Island phenomenon...
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Im pleased that I followed my heart and studied Sociology it allowed me to learn about Britain and also to develop a global perspective
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/201ci2019m-pleased-that-i-followed-my-heart-and-studied-sociology-it-was-a-chance-to-learn-more-about-british-and-2018western2019-culture201d
When deciding what she was going to study in the UK, Phoebe wanted to explore something new.
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Students from Leicesters universities gain military skills
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/students-from-leicester2019s-universities-gain-military-skills
Students from Leicester’s two universities have been put through their paces – quite literally.
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Being humane
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/being-humane
Humane responses to the ‘migration crisis’ are to be explored at an event organised by a Leicester academic and taking place at Leicester Cathedral.
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PostWorld Cup blues Delve into the history of the beautiful game
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/post-world-cup-blues-delve-into-the-history-of-the-beautiful-game
If the World Cup final leaves football fans wanting more, then a free online course has the answer in the form of one of the beautiful game’s most...