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Female genital mutilation seeking alternative rites of passage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/female-genital-mutilation-seeking-2018alternative-rites-of-passage2019
The potential of a method of replacing female genital mutilation as an initiation into womanhood with culturally sensitive alternatives is to be explored.
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Improving mental health services for vulnerable refugee children
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/improving-mental-health-services-for-vulnerable-refugee-children
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) is staging a Refugee Children and Mental Health Masterclass on Thursday 17 May, delivered by Professor Panos Vostanis from our School of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.
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Team Leicester continues to dominate the competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/team-leicester-continues-to-dominate-the-competition
Wednesday 25 April was a momentous day for Team Leicester as the men’s futsal team took home the BUCS Sport Trophy Final- a University of Leicester first.
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Researchers help map the route to a highly skilled digital future for museums
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/researchers-help-map-the-route-to-a-highly-skilled-digital-future-for-museums
Research from Leicester and Warwick will help to transform the ways UK museums use digital technologies to share their collections and engage new audiences with their work.
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Leicester duo recognised among UKs best teachers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-duo-recognised-among-uk2019s-best-teachers
Two outstanding academics at our University are being recognised with national awards for teaching excellence.
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Leicester graduate excels in International Hackathon promoting women in computer science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/university-of-leicester-graduate-excels-in-international-hackathon-promoting-women-in-computer-science
When it comes to paving out a career post-university, Software and Electronics Engineering graduate Oishi Deb is showing everyone how it’s done. Rather than kicking back and relaxing over the summer, Oishi jetted off to Barcelona to take part in WomENcourage 2017.
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University of Sanctuary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/university-of-sanctuary
Our University has launched an initiative to be recognised as a University of Sanctuary, committed to welcoming and supporting refugees and asylum seekers.
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Academic shapes national project on history of the electricity supply industry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/academic-shapes-national-project-on-history-of-the-electricity-supply-industry
Dr Sally Horrocks from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has helped to shape a national project examining the inside story of the British power industry.
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Launch of four new research centres
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/news/news/launch-of-four-new-research-centres
The School are delighted to announce the approval of four new research centres: Centre for Sustainable Organisations Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Policy and Management Centre for Finance, Governance and Sustainable Growth Choice Research Centre Our...
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Estefania Calo Garcia
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/study/visiting-scholar-scheme/estefania-calo-garcia
My name is Estefania Calo García, I am a PhD student at the Universidade da Coruña, in Galicia, Spain. I am a researcher of Sociology and the subject of my research is mainly about residential needs, urbanism and cities.