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Influential black and minority ethnic scientists recognised for contributions to society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/influential-black-and-minority-ethnic-scientists-recognised-for-contributions-to-society
Leicester physicists are marking Black History Month by profiling the most influential BME scientists from both history and modern times.
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Academic year: 2020-2021
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/seminar-series/20-21
Browse the speakers from the Centre for English Local History's seminar events being held in academic year 2020-2021.
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Athena Swan in the College
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/athena-swan
In April 2020, the College of Life Sciences were awarded a college-wide Silver Athena SWAN award, for commitment to promoting gender equality in the College.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/higher-education/ethics/resources
Resources for genetics and ethics, links provided by The University of Leicester for students in higher education.
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New advance announced in fight against Alzheimers and Parkinsons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-advance-announced-in-fight-against-alzheimers-and-parkinsons
A five-year study by an international team led by Leicester has found a way of ‘reversing’ symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – using fruit flies as test subjects.
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Event to highlight life-changing research to help children born prematurely and children suffering from lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/event-to-highlight-life-changing-research-to-help-children-born-prematurely-and-children-suffering-from-lung-disease
Life-changing research into helping children born prematurely and those suffering from lung disease will be showcased at an event organised by Action Medical Research at the Stamford Court conference centre on Thursday 19 May.
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Criminal Law, Criminal Justice and Criminology
https://le.ac.uk/law/research/research-themes/criminal-law-criminal-justice-and-criminology
The Criminal Law, Criminal Justice and Criminology research cluster is comprised of staff engaged in research related to criminal justice matters, from the substantive criminal law to the administration of justice to criminological perspectives.
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Study reveals Congo swamps as the worlds largest tropical peatland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/study-reveals-congo-swamps-as-the-world2019s-largest-tropical-peatland
A vast peatland in the Congo Basin has been mapped for the first time, revealing it to be largest in the tropics.
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Videos highlighting women's compelling stories shortlisted for AHRC film awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/26-videos-highlighting-womens-compelling-stories-shortlisted-for-ahrc-film-awards
‘The Saving Tree’ and ‘Our Home’ created by Dr Brett Matulis from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment have been shortlisted for 2018 Research in Film Awards
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Midlands Innovation partnership’s £5 million commitment to HE technicians
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/technicians-talent
A new project which could become the blueprint for the career advancement of 30,000 higher education technicians is now officially underway.