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Winners of short story competition celebrate their success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/winners-of-short-story-competition-celebrate-their-success
The winners of the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning Short Story Competition 2015 have been announced. David Marriott took the £300 first prize in the adult writers’ category. Isabella Guzy-Kirkden won the junior competition prize of £100.
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Pro Bono Society speaks to BBC about volunteering in the local community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/pro-bono-society-speaks-to-bbc-about-volunteering-in-the-local-community
Law students at our University showcased the work they do for the local community recently on BBC radio.
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Event to explore mental health in the media The Good the Bad and the Ugly
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/event-to-explore-mental-health-in-the-media-2018the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly2019
Mental health issues and their depiction on film and TV will be discussed at a public event at our University on Tuesday 21 November. It will question whether mental health and illness are depicted well on screen and – if not - what can be done about it.
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Leicester academic works with British Police helicopter support unit as part of project to improve patient safety
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-academic-works-with-british-police-helicopter-support-unit-as-part-of-project-to-improve-patient-safety
This year the Director of the Civil Safety and Security Unit within the School of Business, Dr Simon Bennett, has been working with the National Police Air Service (NPAS), the British Police service's helicopter support unit.
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Career Development Service shortlisted for Best University Employability Strategy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/career-development-service-shortlisted-for-2018best-university-employability-strategy2019
The University of Leicester has been shortlisted for a national award, Best University Employability Strategy, highlighting the pioneering work being delivered by its Career Development Service.
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Greater integration between courts and extrajudicial bodies called for in public lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/greater-integration-between-courts-and-extrajudicial-bodies-called-for-in-public-lecture
A legal expert from the University will call for more integration between courts and extrajudicial bodies in order to provide a solution to low-value claims in a Professorial Inaugural Lecture on 9 May.
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Coronavirus or hay fever? Leicester academics share guidance on symptoms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/10-coronavirus-hay-fever
A tree branch in the shape of lungs|Warm weather over the Easter weekend and a new burst of birch pollen in the air has set off hay fever symptoms for millions of sufferers across the UK, however in the recent climate, concerns have been raised about whether their symptoms...
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Celebrating Chinese New Year at the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/24-chinese-new-year
Lunar New Year Message 2022 Professor Nishan Canagarajah President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Leicester sends his best wishes to everyone in the University of Leicester, China and around the world celebrating Lunar New Year.
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Automobility and the Urban Environment in Nagoya and Birmingham
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/research/automobility-and-the-urban-environment-in-nagoya-and-birmingham
The University of Leicester's Leverhulme Trust Research Grant for the Automobility and the Urban Environment in Nagoya and Birmingham project.
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Keynote speakers
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/conference2025/speakers
Professor Andy Haines Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Andy Haines was Director (formerly Dean) of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine from 2001 to October 2010, having been trained in family...