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Art and sociology help to reveal lives of British South Asian Women
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/art-and-sociology-help-to-reveal-lives-of-british-south-asian-women
Leicester sociologists will collaborate with a local artist to bring new insights to their research into the experiences of migrant communities in the UK.
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University pilots Leicester Academy sports scheme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/university-pilots-2018leicester-academy2019-sports-scheme
The 2015/16 academic year has seen the Sports and Recreation Service pilot the ‘Leicester Academy’ programme, with the aim of becoming the University’s hub for students to access sport related opportunities such as coaching/officiating qualifications, workshops and training...
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Leicester films win prestigious Learning on Screen Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-films-win-prestigious-learning-on-screen-awards
Two films produced by our University have been awarded prestigious Learning on Screen Awards by the British Universities Film & Video Council.
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Research finds no association between weekend staffing levels and patient mortality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/research-finds-no-association-between-the-2018weekend-effect2019-and-patient-mortality
New research involving researchers from our University has found no association between weekend senior doctor staffing levels and mortality, questioning whether increasing senior doctor weekend working would impact mortality rates.
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Why tens of thousands of people are being forced out of their homes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/why-tens-of-thousands-of-people-are-being-forced-out-of-their-homes
A new study into the effects of gentrification is to be investigated by a University of Leicester social scientist.
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University sponsors Business Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-sponsors-business-awards
The University of Leicester is pleased and honoured to be the headline sponsor of the Leicester Mercury Business Executives of the Year Awards 2016.
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Careers initiative wins graduate employability award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/20-careers-initiative-wins-graduate-employability-award
AGCAS Award winners The University of Leicester winning team with their AGCAS Award|Our initiative to embed the Leicester Award in first and second year modules has led to an award from the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS).
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Leicester academic appointed to first ever Government LGBT Advisory Panel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/21-government-lgbt-advisory-panel
Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy, Associate Professor in Hate Studies within the Department of Criminology, has been appointed to the Government’s first ever LGBT Advisory Panel by Penny Mordaunt, the Minister for Women and Equalities.
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President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Boyle, to leave the University of Leicester to become Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/05-vc-announcement
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle CBE President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle CBE|Professor Paul Boyle CBE joined the University in October 2014 and is recognised for delivering many new achievements for the University.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/medieval/research
The Medieval Research Centre at the University of Leicester is home to innovative, wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research. The centre covers many disciplines such as Old and Middle English, the Crusades, and the genetic heritage of the Viking past.