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Student wellbeing campaign nominated for second national award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/student-wellbeing-campaign-nominated-for-second-national-award
Our Sport and Active Life team’s commitment to making a difference has been recognised at a national level with a British University & Colleges Sport (BUCS) award nomination for their Be the Influence campaign.
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Leicester cardiology consultant awarded prestigious research professorship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicester-cardiology-consultant-awarded-prestigious-research-professorship
A cardiology consultant from Leicester has been awarded a prestigious research professorship from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
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Leicester scientists help to drive technological revolution in developing electric vehicles
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-scientists-help-to-drive-technological-revolution-in-developing-electric-vehicles
Two academics from our University are part of a consortium that has received over £9 million for a project that will determine the ways in which spent lithium batteries can be recycled.
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Munashe tackles the competition to join England Universities Rugby Team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/munashe-tackles-the-competition-to-join-england-universities-rugby-team-1
MChem student and athlete Munashe Fumhanda has expressed his excitement at being selected to join the England Universities Rugby League team. Munashe started playing rugby at around the age of 8, which eventually led to him representing South Yorkshire competitively.
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Event to explore how arts and culture can better reflect our diverse society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/event-to-explore-how-arts-and-culture-can-better-reflect-our-diverse-society
A panel of industry experts will discuss how we can make workforce diversity the responsibility of everyone in arts and culture, and why it is important to support BAME role models and leaders, during an event organised by our CAMEo Research Institute for Cultural...
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Research reveals what audiences expect when TV is offensive
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-reveals-what-audiences-expect-when-tv-is-offensive
Researchers from Leicester and Birmingham City University have revealed some of the key concerns audiences have with television they find ‘offensive’.
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Workplace menopause study by Leicester academics finds women feel they need to cope alone
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/workplace-menopause-study-by-leicester-experts-finds-2018women-feel-they-need-to-cope-alone2019
A call for more menopause-friendly workplaces is made in a new Government report prepared by a team from our University.
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Decline of British art schools to be explored in free public lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/decline-of-british-art-schools-to-be-explored-in-free-public-lecture
The decline of art education in Britain and how this relates to broader questions of social, economic and cultural politics will be one of the themes explored at a conference organised by our University between 6-8 September.
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University of Sanctuary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/university-of-sanctuary
Our University has launched an initiative to be recognised as a University of Sanctuary, committed to welcoming and supporting refugees and asylum seekers.
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Speaker of the House of Commons to share insights at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/speaker-of-the-house-of-commons-to-share-insights-at-leicester
Speaker of the House of Commons the Rt Hon. John Bercow MP will be welcomed to campus on Friday 27 October, where he will share his unique insight into the workings of Parliament with students and staff.