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University of Leicester takes centre stage at Conservative Party Conference discussion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/tory-conference
The University of Leicester announces its proud participation in the upcoming Conservative Party Conference as it partners with Reform to host a distinguished panel discussion.
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Leicester experts discuss Brexit in new programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-experts-discuss-brexit-in-new-programme
With less than a month to go until the EU Referendum, European Union experts from across the university have been giving their views on whether Britain would be better in or out.
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The Sense of Touch for Archaeological Knowing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/03/20/the-sense-of-touch-for-archaeological-knowing/
Posted by kpijpers in School of Business Blog on March 20, 2018 In this post, Dr Kevin Pijpers discusses his recently completed doctoral research on how archaeologists use their senses, in particular their sense of touch and the relationship between archaeological...
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President and ViceChancellor discusses challenging situation for research funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/president-and-vice-chancellor-discusses-challenging-situation-for-research-funding
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has highlighted the UK’s low investment in science as he spoke at the Association for Research Managers and Administrators annual conference this week.
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All rise! Height-adjustable desks can reduce workplace sitting by over an hour a day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/standing-desk-research
Researchers have developed a programme that, when paired with a height-adjustable desk, can reduce the time people spend sitting by over an hour.
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Virtual Votes for Women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/01/virtual-votes-for-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2021 Based on the temporary exhibition held at the Museum of London between February 2018 and March 2019. It has biographies of key suffragettes, images of events and artefacts.
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Leicester health expert discusses how to slash Type 2 diabetes risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-health-expert-discusses-how-to-slash-type-2-diabetes-risk
Professor Kamlesh Khunti (pictured) from the Diabetes Research Centre has been featured in the front page story of today’s edition of the Daily Express (19 July 2017) discussing ways in which we can slash our risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
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Space Park Leicester to lead key skills development discussion at Ignite Space 2025
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/ignite
Ignite Space conference take place from 5-6 February, where experts from Space Park Leicester will address the pressing skills shortage facing the UK space sector
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A quarter of FTSE 350 companies have only one woman on their board
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/16/a-quarter-of-ftse-350-companies-have-only-one-woman-on-their-board/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2018 …according to the 2018 report of the Hampton-Alexander review into increasing the number of women in senior positions in FTSE 350 companies.
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Leicester PhD student to discuss science diplomacy at World Science Forum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-phd-student-to-discuss-science-diplomacy-at-world-science-forum
As part of her RCUK policy fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), Emmeline Ledgerwood (pictured), a postgraduate research student at the School of History, Politics and International Relations, is representing POST at the World Science...