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Eighth annual literary festival promises to explore the magic of Wonderland the mystery of Jack the Ripper and the genius of James Joyce
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/eighth-annual-literary-festival-promises-to-explore-the-magic-of-wonderland-the-mystery-of-jack-the-ripper-and-the-genius-of-james-joyce
A vibrant celebration of the written and spoken word is set to visit the city once again as this year's completely free Literary Leicester festival prepares to welcome a distinguished selection of authors, poets and performers.
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Social media to create earlywarning systems to combat future disasters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/social-media-to-create-2018early-warning-systems2019-to-combat-future-disasters
Researchers from the Department of Media and Communication are examining how communities can use social media to improve their resilience to both human-made and natural disasters – such as the recent Nepal earthquake or the sinking of ships that left thousands...
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A change of scenery mankinds unprecedented transformation of Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/a-change-of-scenery-mankind2019s-unprecedented-transformation-of-earth
Human beings are pushing the planet in an entirely new direction with revolutionary implications for its life, a new study by researchers from the Department of Geology and published in The Anthropocene Review suggests.
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New Friends of the Botanic Garden talks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/new-friends-of-the-botanic-garden-talks
In March the Friends of the Garden begin a new series of informal talks to complement their evening winter lecture programme. These will be held on Wednesdays at the Botanic Garden, in the Knoll House.
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Students awarded further funding to develop innovative mobile app
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/museum-studies-master2019s-students-awarded-further-funding-to-develop-innovative-mobile-app
A team from the University of Leicester has been announced as Summer of Student Innovation winners, bagging funding and support develop their edtech idea in collaboration with Jisc – a UK higher, further education and skills sectors’ not-for-profit organisation for digital...
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Pro-Vice-Chancellor joins team assessing Higher Education teaching quality UK-wide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/pro-vice-chancellor-joins-team-assessing-higher-education-teaching-quality-uk-wide
Professor Jon Scott, our University's Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience, is among the appointments announced by HEFCE to its Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) panel which includes academics, students, employers and widening participation experts.
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PhD students present forensic research at prestigious international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/phd-students-present-forensic-research-at-prestigious-international-conference
Students from the INTREPID Forensics programme, based at the University of Leicester, presented their work at the 2nd Congress of the European Division of the International Association of Identification (IAI), which was held at the INTERPOL Headquarters in Lyon, France on...
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Japanese manga series to showcase women in the sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/japanese-manga-series-to-showcase-women-in-the-sciences
Dr Ana Verissimo from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences is combining her love for Japanese art with her passion for the sciences by launching a campaign to create the first instalment in a new manga series.
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University celebrates International Women's Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/07-international-womens-day
Staff and students at the University of Leicester have enjoyed an action-packed week dedicated to celebrating women ahead of International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March 2019.
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Leicester professor elected fellow of prestigious Academy of Social Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-professor-teela-sanders-fellow-academy-social-science
A University of Leicester academic has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.