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Criminology in the News
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/cr3027
Module code: CR3027 We only have to check social media, switch on the television, or pick up a newspaper to see headlines about crime and victimisation, and to realise how relevant to everyday life the study of criminology has become.
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Terrorism
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/cr2025
Module code: CR2025 What are the factors that motivate and sustain terrorist organisations? What is the role of counter-terrorism measures and culture in contemporary controversies, such as the infringement of civil liberties? Many scholars have drawn on the medical model and...
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Corporate reform manifesto to be launched at Westminster
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/corporate-reform-manifesto-to-be-launched-at-westminster
Professor Martin Parker (pictured) from the School of Management will be a guest speaker at a People's Parliamentary debate at Westminster on 2 March, where he will be speaking on issues outlined in the Corporate Reform Collective's Manifesto to enact change.
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Whats in a name
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/whats-in-a-name
A senior lecturer from the University of Leicester has discussed ‘the politics of naming’ in a debate with the editor of The Independent over the city name: Mumbai or Bombay.
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Cultures of the Caribbean past and present in podcast
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/cultures-of-the-caribbean-past-and-present-in-podcast
A Leicester archaeologist has launched a new podcast that explores the fascinating history of the Caribbean Islands as told through its objects.
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Expert opinions cover pornography habits apologising too much and Indonesian politics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/experts-cover-pornography-habits-apologising-too-much-and-indonesian-politics
Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has written an article about pornography habits for the Huffington Post.
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Richard III mosaic unveiled at visitor centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/richard-iii-mosaic-unveiled-at-vistor-centre
The King Richard III Visitor Centre unveiled a huge photo-mosaic portrait of the King to coincide with the one year anniversary of the reinterment on 26 March.
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Exhibition of artist and writer Rigby Grahams works
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/exhibition-of-artist-and-writer-rigby-graham2019s-works
An exhibition showcasing the works of the late artist and writer Rigby Graham (1931-2015) is on display in the Library.
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Expert opinions cover Gibraltar in the EU debate and Mary Berrys Bakewell tart recipe and online archiving
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/expert-opinions-cover-mary-berrys-bakewell-tart-recipe-and-online-archiving
Dr Simon Dixon from the Special Collections has written an article for Think: Leicester about the closure of BBC Food and how much of its content can still be accessed through web archives - including the recipe for Mary Berry's Bakewell tart.
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Chemistry for a Sustainable Future
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/research/chemistry-for-a-sustainable-future
Find out more about the sustainable synthesis and catalysis research group based in the School of Chemistry at the University of Leicester.