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New report demonstrates impact of programme preparing refugees for academic life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/report-impact-programme-preparing-refugees-academic-life
The RefugEAP Programme supports refugee-background students aspiring to university in developing their English for academic settings using a trauma-informed approach, run as a unique joint collaboration between the University of Leicester and the University of Leeds
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New Communication Technologies, Social Media and Digital Politics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy7038
Module code: SY7038
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Local children enjoy Making Money in new project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/local-children-enjoy-2018making-money2019
Hundreds of local children have been drawing their own £100 notes, and thousands of these brilliant designs will be on display in the Knoll House on 5 and 6 March, coinciding with the second of the Botanic Garden’s Crocus Sundays.
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New website launched to explore the full healthy life in Australia for migrants from the UK and Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/new-website-launched-to-explore-the-2018full-healthy-life2019-in-australia-for-migrants-from-the-uk-and-europe
Between 1945 and 1975 some three million migrants and refugees arrived in Australia from Britain and Europe. Chosen to be young, strong and healthy workers, they were expected to rapidly integrate and ‘become good Australians by adoption’.
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Student and alumnus to take on 3100 mile trek across the USA
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/student-and-alumnus-to-take-on-3-100-mile-trek-across-the-usa
Two amateur hikers from our University are daring to take on a gruelling walk across the diverse landscape of the United States, documenting the extraordinary environments that they travel through.
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"We must level the playing field for BAME students" says new Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/04-bame-students
nishan smiling to the camera|The University of Leicester’s new vice-chancellor has pledged to eliminate the ‘awarding gap’ which sees many students missing out on top degrees.
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New study will reveal how a decade of disadvantage has affected lived experiences of hate crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/leverhulme-hate-crime-research
Researchers at the University of Leicester will assess how major social, political and economic changes in Britain over the last decade have impacted upon communities who have experienced hate crime.
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New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot
Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.
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Deck the halls with Christmas lights all the way to space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/18-deck-halls-christmas-lights-space
A house illuminated with Christmas lights|University of Leicester students have calculated how many Christmas lights are needed to decorate a house to be visible from space.
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Pioneering African mental health study receives millions in funding from Wellcome
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/neet
A Wellcome-funded study led by the University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the University of Leicester and others, aims to identify predictors of depression among NEET youth in Africa.