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Celebrating graduation photos videos and more online
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/celebrating-graduation-photos-videos-and-more-online
University of Leicester graduates have been celebrating their achievements at our degree ceremonies at De Montfort Hall this week. Our photographers and multimedia team have been capturing the ceremonies and attendees all through the week.
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Expert opinions cover museums MEPs Donald Trump and learning gain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/expert-opinions-cover-museums-meps-donald-trump-and-learning-gain
Robin Clarke from the School of Museum Studies has written a staff blog discussing how museums can challenge pervasive media and stand up for the marginalised and less fortunate.
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Childrens purchasing behaviour significantly impacted by social media and mobile apps research shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/children2019s-purchasing-behaviour-2018significantly-impacted2019-by-social-media-and-mobile-apps-research-shows
Exposure to prompts to make in-app purchases in mobile games has a significant impact on children’s purchasing behaviour, according to a recent study funded by the European Commission involving Dr Giuseppe Veltri, who now works at the Department of Media Communication.
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Historian to speak at Holocaust events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/historian-to-speak-at-holocaust-events
The Holocaust and its legacy will be explored at three events in the city and county Professor Aubrey Newman, Emeritus Professor in the School of History.
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Leicester shortlisted for Guardian University Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-shortlisted-for-guardian-university-awards
The University of Leicester has been shortlisted for two categories in the prestigious Guardian University Awards 2016.
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International careers services collaborate to share employability best practice in Higher Education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/international-careers-services-collaborate-to-share-employability-best-practice-in-higher-education
The University of Leicester’s Career Development Service has partnered with the University of California, Berkeley’s Career Center to host an employability event that is the first of its kind.
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Lessons to learn from Leicester success in urban policy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/lessons-to-learn-from-leicester-success-in-urban-policy
With a Premier League winning football team and World Snooker Champion to its name, eyes have turned to Leicester as a force to be reckoned with in the sporting world.
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Major boost for Leicester spin-out company Haemostatix
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/major-boost-for-leicester-spin-out-company-haemostatix
UK-based Ergomed plc, a company specialising in services to the pharmaceutical industry and new drug development, has acquired Haemostatix Ltd, originally a University of Leicester spin-out company.
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Leave economics built on dangerous fantasies says academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leave-economics-built-on-dangerous-fantasies-says-academic
Leicester economist and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Hall (pictured) is among leading researchers who have issued a stark warning on the risks of Brexit.
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Research highlights incredible insects during National Insect Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/2018national-insect-week2019-creeps-up-on-us-once-more
The feature, revisiting four occasions where insects played an instrumental role in University research, can be found here Insects, bugs, creepy-crawlies - there are some who say they are not always the cutest critters, but they can certainly be one of the most useful and...