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Impact of Chinese students in Leicester is focus of TV programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/impact-of-chinese-students-in-leicester-is-focus-of-tv-programme
Dr Giovanna Puppin, Lecturer in Advertising and International Promotional Cultures in the School of Media, Communication and Sociology, recently featured on BBC Sunday Politics East Midlands, as she talked about the importance...
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Historian reveals Benedict Cumberbatch and Richard III are cousins
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/historian-reveals-benedict-cumberbatch-and-richard-iii-are-cousins
Leading historian and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Kevin Schürer, whose genealogy research helped to confirm the identity of King Richard III, has now discovered a link between Oscar-nominated actor Benedict Cumberbatch and the King.
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HM The Queen thanks University of Leicester in message for Richard III reinterment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/hm-the-queen-thanks-university-of-leicester-in-message-for-richard-iii-reinterment
Her Majesty The Queen has thanked the University of Leicester in a message written for the reinterment ceremony of King Richard III on Thursday 26 March. The message reads: “The reinterment of Richard III is an event of great national and international significance.
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Banning of burquinis is a step towards depriving Muslim women of equal citizenship expert suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/banning-of-2018burquinis2019-is-a-step-towards-depriving-muslim-women-of-equal-citizenship-expert-suggests
The recent banning of the ‘burquini’ in Cannes is a step towards depriving Muslim women of equal citizenship, according to Dr Saeeda Shah (pictured) from the School of Education.
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Conference highlighting cultural significance of the night sky held at National Space Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/stonehenge
University of Leicester is hosting a conference today (Wednesday, 8 May) at the National Space Centre focusing on the cultural and ecological significance of the night sky.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/people
MedRACE is a student and staff working group within Leicester Medical School.
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Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester: The School of Criminology and S
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/
The School of Criminology and Sociology: follow us to find out who we are and what we do.
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ca270
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/author/christopher_allen/
Schrödinger’s Cat and the Hidden Feelings Box: PSHE and RSHE Education in a Digital World Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on July 14, 2025 Michelle O’Reilly, Diane Levine, Neil Sinclair, and Sarah Adams c What if...
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Hate crime film recognised with two prestigious awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/hate-crime-film-recognised-with-two-prestigious-awards
An educational video produced by the University of Leicester to expose the harms of hate crime has been awarded two prestigious awards.
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New research project to improve early recognition and treatment of perinatal complications
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/14-perinatal-complications-pregnancy-birth
University of Leicester-led study to explore women’s use of websites and apps to diagnose problems during later stages of pregnancy.