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• Frances Deepwell

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/author/fhd3/

  I joined the Leicester Learning Institute in January 2016, at the same time the new Learning Strategy was launched. As Director, my aim is to foster a learning culture in which our students and our teaching colleagues can flourish.

• I’m an Engineer! I’m a Scientist!

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/30/im-an-engineer-im-a-scientist/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 November 2020 PhD student Sam Frampton explains this excellent chance to engage with school students online, answer questions, and win money for outreach.

• Turned off at Execution Dock: Thames Scenery in the City of the Gallows. By Richard Ward

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/04/25/turned-off-at-execution-dock-thames-scenery-in-the-city-of-the-gallows-by-richard-ward/

  Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on April 25, 2016   Eighteenth-century London has, with good reason, been called “the city of the gallows”.

• Seminar to examine how the media represents tween girls

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/seminar-to-examine-representation-of-tween-girls-in-the-media

  The controversial way in which ‘tween’ girls are represented in the media will be explored at a free public event at our University taking place on Friday 26 May.

• Research shows global warming disaster could suffocate life on planet Earth

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/research-shows-global-warming-disaster-could-suffocate-life-on-planet-earth

  Falling oxygen levels caused by global warming could be a greater threat to the survival of life on planet Earth than flooding, according to research led by Professor Sergei Petrovskii from the Department of Mathematics.

• Report shows top employers target Leicester graduates

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/report-shows-top-employers-target-leicester-graduates

  A major new report on the graduate job market has revealed that Leicester is ranked as the 25th most targeted university by Times 100 Graduate Employers, who in turn offer some the UK’s highest paid, and most sought after, graduate roles.

• Charity funding for new treatments to silence tinnitus

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/charity-funding-for-new-treatments-to-silence-tinnitus

  To mark Tinnitus Awareness Week (2 – 8 February), UK charity Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) has announced a major investment to fund a new study which aims to accelerate the development of future tinnitus treatments.

• Research suggests visual stress could be a symptom of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/research-suggests-visual-stress-could-be-a-symptom-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome

  People suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) could experience higher levels of visual stress than those without the condition, according to a team led by Dr Claire Hutchinson from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.

• University celebrates 50 years of media and communication research with international conference

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/university-celebrates-50-years-of-media-and-communication-research-with-international-conference

  More than 1,000 delegates from around the world are expected to attend an international conference at the University of Leicester next summer as part of the University’s celebrations of 50 years of media and communication research.

• Engelbert Humperdinck receives new Seat of Learning tribute

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/engelbert-humperdinck-receives-new-seat-of-learning-tribute

  Fans of Engelbert Humperdinck have honoured his 50 years in the music industry by sponsoring a reader's chair for the David Wilson Library.