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Why public health campaigns and the BMI scale may do more harm than good- claim
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/why-public-health-campaigns-and-the-bmi-scale-may-do-more-harm-than-good-claim
Dr Oli Williams, Research Associate in the University’s Department of Health Sciences, has recently shared why well-intentioned public health campaigns such as the sugar tax might not have the intended effect, and potentially even exacerbate disparities in health.
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School children invited to take part in Leicester’s COP28 celebration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/cop28-poster-competition
Space Park Leicester and the National Centre for Earth Observation are inviting school children to send in their pictures, posters and infographics about climate change.
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E-G8 Forum
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/05/31/e-g8-forum/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2011 The first G8 conference on the impact of the Internet upon G8 nations was held in Paris on May 24-25th.
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University of Leicester at the forefront of the fight against far right extremism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/19-national-action
New research provides invaluable insight into far-right political group National Action.
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University of Leicester staff blogs Georgian chocolate-making rooms open to the public after 300 yea
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/03/27/georgian-chocolate-making-rooms-open-to-public-after-300-years/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on March 27, 2014 [From a University of Leicester Press Release] The Georgian royal chocolate-making rooms at Hampton Court Palace have been rediscovered and are open to the public for the first time in almost 300 years – and...
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Sustainability
https://le.ac.uk/food-drink/sustainability
Learn more about the sustainable practices in food and drink at Leicester.
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Fiendish Friday Quiz #5: Answers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/05/23/quiz5answers/
Answers to a fifth Evelyn Waugh quiz, taken From the Evelyn Waugh Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 2
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Mars Science Laboratory Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 5
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/page/5/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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What will the museums of tomorrow look like
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/what-will-the-museums-of-tomorrow-look-like
Leading figures from some of the world’s foremost cultural organisations will discuss the leading-edge approaches that will shape the design of our future museums and galleries.
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A Global Survey of Journalism and AI
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/22/a-global-survey-of-journalism-and-ai/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2019 New from Polis think tank a study which reveals how artificial intelligence is currently being used by news services and what its future might be.