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River research reveals scale of macroplastic pollution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/river-plastic
Plastic pollution clogs river systems for considerably longer than previously thought, new research from the University of Leicester shows.
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Leicester’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah appointed Chair of Trustees for The Conversation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/conversation
University of Leicester President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, has been appointed Chair to the UK Board of Trustees to independent media network The Conversation. Professor Canagarajah previously joined the board in May 2020.
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Racially inclusive curriculum has positive impact on student experience, University of Leicester study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/race-report
A University of Leicester study has shown how a more racially inclusive curriculum can have a positive impact on the relatability and relevance of course content for students’, and especially for students of colour.
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Giving refugees a voice in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/csr/refugee-eltu
In partnership with Leicester City of Sanctuary, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers free English classes to asylum seekers and refugees, open to people with all levels of English fluency.
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Conference shows how empathy can help patients and healthcare professionals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/empathy-conference-leicester-patients
A major conference in Leicester has shown how using empathy in healthcare consultations can improve outcomes for both patients and clinicians
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African Integrity Indicators Launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/04/08/african-integrity-indicators-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2016 The 2016 indicators have recently been released by Global Integrity.
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Paragon Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/04/paragon-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2015 Institute of Economic Affairs launch Paragon Project The IEA is a free market think tank founded in 1955.
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Crimes against journalists
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/06/crimes-against-journalists/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 6, 2015 November 2 nd was the international day to end impunity about crimes against journalists .
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The unhappiest people in the UK are those aged 45-59
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/05/the-unhappiest-people-in-the-uk-are-those-aged-45-59/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 5, 2016 According to the latest 3 year survey from the office for National Statistics . Find out more from the website.
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The State of the State Report
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/24/the-state-of-the-state-report/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 24, 2017 The State of the State report from the think tank Reform, and Deloitte which analyses the state of and opinions about the UK public sector.