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• Leicester passes 5 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 11 Apr 2018

  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...

• Research highlighted in Governments Serious Violence Strategy

  Date: 10 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/research-highlighted-in-government2019s-serious-violence-strategy

  A major research project led by a team of researchers from our Department of Criminology working with the Home Office has been highlighted in the...

• Facebook scandal and its effects in Southeast Asia

  Date: 6 Apr 2018

  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...

• What can we do to address the harms of hate

  Date: 26 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/what-can-we-do-to-address-the-harms-of-hate

  Hate crimes constitute one of the biggest global challenges of our time and blight the lives of millions of people across the world.

• Leicester criminologist uncovers experiences of domestic abuse among churchgoers

  Date: 22 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/leicester-criminologist-uncovers-experiences-of-domestic-abuse-among-churchgoers

  One in four Cumbria churchgoers who took part in recent research by Coventry and Leicester universities say they have experienced abuse in their...

• New collaborative partnership between Centre for Hate Studies and the Norwegian Police University College

  Date: 5 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/new-collaborative-partnership-between-centre-for-hate-studies-and-the-norwegian-police-university-college

  Professor Neil Chakraborti, Head of the Department of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Hate Studies, and Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy, Lecturer...

• Conference explores challenges facing journalism and politics in the wake of rising global populism

  Date: 23 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/conference-explores-challenges-facing-journalism-and-politics-in-the-wake-of-rising-global-populism

  The future of journalism and politics was discussed by experts at a ground-breaking conference on Brexit, Trump and the Media at Leicester.

• The future of the media in the wake of Trump and Brexit

  Date: 19 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/the-future-of-the-media-in-the-wake-of-trump-and-brexit

  What has been the impact of President Trump? What will be the impact of Brexit? Those are two of the biggest questions being addressed by leading...

• Expert opinions cover ants Russian cyber techniques and the UK sex industry

  Date: 15 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/expert-opinions-cover-ants-russian-cyber-techniques-and-the-uk-sex-industry

  In an article for The Conversation, Dr Rob Hammond and PhD candidate Charlie Durant from our Department of Genetics and Genome Biology have...

• Leicester Criminologist to give expert evidence to House of Commons Home Affairs Committee

  Date: 5 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-criminologist-to-give-expert-evidence-to-house-of-commons-home-affairs-committee-1

  Professor Neil Chakraborti (pictured), Head of the Department of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Hate Studies, has been invited to give...