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Social media to create earlywarning systems to combat future disasters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/social-media-to-create-2018early-warning-systems2019-to-combat-future-disasters
Researchers from the Department of Media and Communication are examining how communities can use social media to improve their resilience to both human-made and natural disasters – such as the recent Nepal earthquake or the sinking of ships that left thousands...
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A change of scenery mankinds unprecedented transformation of Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/a-change-of-scenery-mankind2019s-unprecedented-transformation-of-earth
Human beings are pushing the planet in an entirely new direction with revolutionary implications for its life, a new study by researchers from the Department of Geology and published in The Anthropocene Review suggests.
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New Friends of the Botanic Garden talks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/new-friends-of-the-botanic-garden-talks
In March the Friends of the Garden begin a new series of informal talks to complement their evening winter lecture programme. These will be held on Wednesdays at the Botanic Garden, in the Knoll House.
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New exhibit to reveal latest research on Richard IIIs DNA and ancestry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/new-exhibit-to-reveal-latest-research-on-richard-iiis-dna-and-ancestry
A new exhibit at the Science Museum in London has revealed the latest scientific discoveries about the life, death and DNA of King Richard III.
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Students awarded further funding to develop innovative mobile app
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/museum-studies-master2019s-students-awarded-further-funding-to-develop-innovative-mobile-app
A team from the University of Leicester has been announced as Summer of Student Innovation winners, bagging funding and support develop their edtech idea in collaboration with Jisc – a UK higher, further education and skills sectors’ not-for-profit organisation for digital...
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Pro-Vice-Chancellor joins team assessing Higher Education teaching quality UK-wide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/pro-vice-chancellor-joins-team-assessing-higher-education-teaching-quality-uk-wide
Professor Jon Scott, our University's Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience, is among the appointments announced by HEFCE to its Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) panel which includes academics, students, employers and widening participation experts.
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Attenborough Arts contributes to Leicester Art Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/attenborough-arts-contributes-to-leicester-art-week
Attenborough Arts, the University's arts centre, is hosting a selection of free public events marking Leicester Art Week.
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Event to explore implications of global migration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/event-to-explore-implications-of-global-migration
Our University is hosting an evening of talks, discussions, a book launch and live music drawing on the work of internationally acclaimed artists Lucy + Jorge Orta and their specific interest in migration.
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Winners of short story competition celebrate their success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/winners-of-short-story-competition-celebrate-their-success
The winners of the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning Short Story Competition 2015 have been announced. David Marriott took the £300 first prize in the adult writers’ category. Isabella Guzy-Kirkden won the junior competition prize of £100.
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Pro Bono Society speaks to BBC about volunteering in the local community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/pro-bono-society-speaks-to-bbc-about-volunteering-in-the-local-community
Law students at our University showcased the work they do for the local community recently on BBC radio.