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• Children learn money skills in new project

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/children-learn-money-using-skills-in-new-project

  Children as young as two-years-old are being encouraged to learn about maths through a project led by the University and involving local schools and nurseries.

• Archaeologists investigate threatened Cypriot site

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/archaeologists-to-investigate-threatened-cypriot-site

  Leicester archaeologists are in a race against time to uncover the heritage of a threatened 1,500-year-old site on a Cyprus shoreline.

• Space technology explores large-scale changes to the climate of Africa

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/space-technology-explores-large-scale-changes-to-the-climate-of-africa

  An international research team led by Professor Heiko Balzter, Director of the Centre for Landscape and Climate Research from the Department of Geography has mapped the entire African continent south of the Sahara for geographical changes and has discovered that many areas...

• Food available across University in the name of equality

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/food-available-across-university-in-the-name-of-equality

  The University's Residential and Commercial Services (RACS) is supporting International Women’s Day (IWD), which took place on 8 March, and is raising awareness of the campaign by offering a number of dishes which contain women’s names.

• Challenges in transport sector addressed at University conference

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/challenges-in-transport-sector-addressed-at-university-conference

  EMBRACE welcomed more than 70 delegates to the Space Technology Solutions for Urban Transport conference held on 24 March at the MIRA Technology park.

• Leicester expert says decision on Aylesbury could set precedent for stopping gentrification of council estates

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/aylesbury-decision-could-set-precedent-for-stopping-gentrification-of-council-estates-says-expert

  A Leicester geographer, who is an international expert on gentrification, has been working with local campaigners in London to overturn plans for the demolition and ‘regeneration’ of the Aylesbury Estate, one of Europe’s largest public housing estates.

• Researchers launch hunt to find the most accurate physical activity tracker

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/researchers-launch-hunt-to-find-the-most-accurate-physical-activity-tracker

  Researchers from the Diabetes Research Centre have launched a hunt to find the most accurate physical activity tracker. Fitbit, Jawbone, Garmin, Polar Loop and some cheaper devices are all going head-to-head in the study.

• Leicester expert informs new Labour major HMRC restructure plan

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-expert-informs-new-labour-major-hmrc-restructure-plan

  Professor Martin Parker (pictured) from our School of Business has authored a review with colleagues across the sector of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.

• MBA graduate named as Innovator of the Year

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/mba-graduate-named-as-2018innovator-of-the-year2019

  University of Leicester alumnus Marty Lampner, president and chief executive officer of Chimes, Inc. has been named as an Innovator of the Year by Maryland’s The Daily Record.

• New Masters course outfits technical experts with leadership skills

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-master2019s-course-outfits-technical-experts-with-leadership-skills

  Leicester engineers are driving skills development in industry with a new degree that equips aspiring leaders with the tools for effective management.