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Memories of Diana Princess of Wales
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/memories-of-diana-princess-of-wales
The Leicester Mercury has looked back at the visit Diana, Princess of Wales, made to the University just three months before she died.
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Alumnus and entrepreneur encourages students to "be bold and don't settle"
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/alumnus-and-entrrpreneur-encourages-students-to-be-bold-and-don2019t-settle
The founder of the satellite technology company Planet, whose mission is to image the whole Earth every day, has been interviewed about his experience at University and how it led to the creation of his game-changing organisation.
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Event aims to inspire academic achievement in local Bangladeshi community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/event-aims-to-inspire-academic-achievement-in-local-bangladeshi-community-1
The University's Department of Chemistry will be hosting an outreach event on Thursday 1 June, designed to encourage academic achievement in children of Bangladeshi heritage.
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Team to take on the Three Peaks Challenge in 24 hours
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/team-to-take-on-the-three-peaks-challenge-in-24-hours
A team of students is preparing to climb the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales to raise awareness of mental health issues.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 1 10 August
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-1-10-august
Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has written an article for The Conversation where she reviews the recent documentary 'Sex in Class' and examines sex education issues in UK schools.
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The Bulletin - Leicester to award prestigious scholarships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/the-bulletin-leicester-to-award-prestigious-scholarships
In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear how the university is allowing students to pursue Master's courses from wherever they are in the world.
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Review reveals how 28000 staff and students travel to campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/review-reveals-how-28-000-staff-and-students-travel-to-campus
The University has completed a comprehensive review of how the travel plans of its 28,000 staff and students have changed over the last five years.
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University staff and students feature in FT testimonies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/university-staff-and-students-feature-in-ft-testimonies
Staff and students from the University's School of Management feature in a new video series from the Financial Times.
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Blazing Car Murder update
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/blazing-car-murder-update
The search continues to identify a man who died in a burning car almost 85 years ago. In October, we reported that progress had been made in the investigation to try and identify the victim of a car fire in Northamptonshire in 1930.
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New study provides insights into complexities of gender at work
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-male-workers-in-typically-female-jobs-are-not-motivated-by-money
Men in typically female-dominated occupations tend to value the social aspects of their career over financial rewards, the findings of a study by Dr Catherine Steele from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour and a team at the University of...