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• Leicester geneticists involved in research into the UKs leading cause of food poisoning

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-geneticists-involved-in-research-into-the-uks-leading-cause-of-food-poisoning

  Geneticists at the University are involved in new research, led by the University of Liverpool, which reveals that the immune response of farmed chickens does not develop fast enough to fight off Campylobacter during their short lifespan.

• Departments receive recognition for tackling gender inequality

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/university-of-leicester-departments-receive-recognition-for-tackling-gender-inequality

  Advance HE has announced that three University of Leicester departments are among the most recent institutions and departments to receive an Athena SWAN award, in the charter that recognises commitment to tackling gender inequality in higher education.

• Completed PhD research

  https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/research-degrees/completed-phd

  PhD students make a major contribution to the research profile of the University of Leicester. Browse a list of completed PhDs in Museum Studies.

• Helping hedgehogs project to challenge alarming UK wildlife decline

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/helping-hedgehogs-project-to-challenge-alarming-uk-wildlife-decline

  Snuffling hedgehogs visiting gardens throughout the United Kingdom are becoming less common due to declining populations – and an event organised by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust at the Botanic Garden on Saturday 24 October hopes to challenge this worrying trend.

• Tackling student cheating by reimagining university assessment

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/tackling-student-cheating-by-reimagining-university-assessment

  In a recent Guardian article, pro Vice-Chancellor for student experience Professor Jon Scott discusses how the increasing availability of academic ghost writing will necessitate a new way for universities to assess their students.

• Tackling issues of adult education in austere times

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/tackling-issues-of-adult-education-in-austere-times

  The Standing Conference on the University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults (SCUTREA) will be hosted by the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning in July 2016.

• 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.

• Air pollution is not just a human problem – it’s also changing the gut of British bumblebees

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/bees

  A research team from the University of Leicester is investigating air pollution’s effect on the gut of British bees.

• Immigration and Ethnicity in Colonial and Post-Colonial France

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/fr3125

  Module code: FR3125 Immigration as an issue remains at the heart of social, cultural and political debates in France.

• Science Fiction: Exploring Space and Time

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/en3060

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