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Family court process in child arrangement cases in line for major overhaul following ‘Harm Panel’ report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/harm-panel
Research has found ‘deep-seated and systemic problems’ with the way that family courts in England and Wales respond to allegations of domestic abuse in child arrangement proceedings.
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Centenary tree planting helps Borough’s competition chances to bloom
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/botanic-bloom
Dr Richard Gornall, Director of the Botanic Garden & Curator of the Herbarium at the University of Leicester, said: “We are thankful to the borough of Wigston and Oadby for its donation to the garden which marks the centenary of the University of Leicester.
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Getting the Richard III discovery team back together 10 years on
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/richard-iii-podcast
The team behind the discovery and identification of the remains of King Richard III has reunited for a podcast series.
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University of Leicester celebrates top 1.6% global sustainability ranking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/the-sustainability-ranking
The University of Leicester is once again celebrating global sustainability success after being ranked among the top global universities for its contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking.
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Health inequalities among ethnic groups have increased since pandemic, evidence shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/diabetes-inequalities
Existing health disparities amongst ethnic minorities with diabetes have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study published in the journal Diabetes Care has reported.
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Clearing 2022: Brilliant Bianca grasps second chance at university in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/clearing-bianca
Psychology graduate Bianca Semczuk says choosing Leicester through Clearing “couldn’t have been a better decision”. Bianca, 26, had a first taste of university life in Poland, studying International Relations in Warsaw.
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Do winners cheat more? New research refutes previous high-profile study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/games-cheating
New large-scale research led by the University of Leicester shows that winning does not cause people to cheat, in stark contrast to a previous high-profile study.
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Reading with Armenian Embassy at London Book Fair
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2015/04/04/reading-with-armenian-embassy-at-london-book-fair/
Posted by Jonathan Taylor in School of English Blog on April 4, 2015 I’ll be reading from my novel, Entertaining Strangers (Salt, 2012), at the pavilion of the Armenian Embassy at the London Book Fair, in conjunction with the Armenian Institute .
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Cybersecurity and privacy of data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/16/cybersecurity-and-privacy-of-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2015 The Culture, Media and Sport Committee have launched an inquiry into cyber security following the recent cyber-attack of TalkTalk’s website.
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Global cost of dementia set to reach US $1 trillion by 2018…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/28/global-cost-of-dementia-set-to-reach-us-1-trillion-by-2018/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 28, 2015 …according to the latest annual World Alzheimer report 2015 . It also includes literature reviews on the societal impact of dementia and evidence that its rate is increasing.