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Does it make a difference if a writer is male or female
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/does-it-make-a-difference-if-a-writer-is-male-or-female
A spirited debate about whether gender plays a part in literature is due to take place this week as part of the eighth Literary Leicester...
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Extraordinary artist to be celebrated at literary festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/extraordinary-artist-to-be-celebrated-at-literary-festival
The eighth Literary Leicester festival is to celebrate the ‘extraordinary contribution to British art’ of a Leicester artist and writer at an...
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Former Congressmen to be quizzed by students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/former-congressmen-to-be-quizzed-by-students
Two former members of Congress, the national legislative body of the United States, will discuss issues surrounding the upcoming US presidential...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 5 11 November
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Dr Jon Moran from the Department of Politics and International Relations has written an article for The Conversation about issues facing the Iraqi...
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Project to help reduce unsafe abortion death rates in disaster zones
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/project-to-help-reduce-unsafe-abortion-death-rates-in-disaster-zones
New research led by Dr Nibedita S Ray-Bennett from the School of Management will look into the sexual and reproductive health issues in...
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Oxford Professor to explore the mystery of Alices Adventures in Wonderland on the 150th anniversary of its publication
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/oxford-professor-explores-the-mystery-of-alices-adventures-in-wonderland-on-the-150th-anniversary-of-its-publication
On the 150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland award-winning biographer Professor Robert Douglas-Fairhurst examines the lure and...
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Richard III College Court and University arts centre celebrated at regional tourism awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/richard-iii-and-university-arts-centre-celebrated-at-regional-tourism-awards
Gold awards at this year’s Leicester and Leicestershire Excellence in Tourism Awards have been presented to several organisations and projects...
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Performance trio explores the true beauty of the feminine form with a collection of poems
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An empowering performance of poetry about women and the real-life relationship they have with their bodies will re-examine the way the female form...
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Opportunities open up in South Korea for students and researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/opportunities-open-up-in-south-korea-for-students-and-researchers
We have signed a new agreement with a major university in South Korea to send students to South East Asia as part of their degree programme.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 29 October 4 November
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Professor James Chapman from the Department of the History of Art and Film has written a review of the new James Bond film Spectre.