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University involved in reaching out to South Asian new mums
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/university-involved-in-reaching-out-to-south-asian-new-mums
In Maternal Mental Health Week, a new project, ROSHNI2, aims to reach out to South Asian mums in Leicester, and support them to share their concerns with others or seek specialist help.
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Inspirational women at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester2019s-inspirational-women
The Tab's Future 100, a definitive list of women at UK universities who are set to achieve incredible things in the future, includes seven fantastic women from our University. The recently launched 2018 edition, in partnership with J.P.
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Tickling funny bones for charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/tickling-funny-bones-for-charity
On Tuesday 27 February a host of comedy events will be taking place as part of Raising and Giving (RAG) week, during which staff and students take part in fun challenges and activities to support charitable organisations.
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Differences between larks and owls clocked by geneticists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/differences-between-larks-and-owls-clocked-by-geneticists
A new study by researchers from the Department of Genetics has for the first time identified the genetic clues behind what makes you a ‘lark’ or an ‘owl’.
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UPAY Rewards
https://le.ac.uk/food-drink/rewards
Learn more about UPAY Rewards, which is the quick payment system used across campus that enables staff and students to pay for their food, drink and retail purchases.
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Former Finnish Prime Minister discusses Erasmus experience at our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/former-finnish-prime-minister-discusses-erasmus-experience-at-our-university
In a new video, Jyrki Katainen, the European Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, has discussed his Erasmus experience at our University and what impact the programme had on his professional career.
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National Archives: Olympic record
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/05/21/national-archives-olympic-record/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 21, 2012 http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/olympics/ A specialist section of pages created by the National archives to highlight their Olympic and Paralympic games holdings.
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20 years of the National Minimum Wage
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/08/20-years-of-the-national-minimum-wage/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2019 20 years of the National Minimum Wage – what has been the impact? On 1 April 1999 the National Minimum Wage (NMW) was introduced in the UK – a £3.
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Coronavirus update
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/coronavirus-update-29-june
Over the past 48 hours it has been reported that Leicester is currently experiencing an increase in the number of people testing positive for coronavirus.
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Launch of unique forensic courses at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/launch-of-unique-forensic-courses-at-leicester
New forensic courses are to be launched at our University and will be the first of their type in the UK. The postgraduate courses are housed in the East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit and Imaging Unit, global pioneers in the field of post-mortem computed tomography imaging.