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Summer School to help raise aspirations of young people in care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/summer-school-to-help-raise-aspirations-of-young-people-in-care
The University of Leicester, De Montfort University and Loughborough University will be hosting their tenth annual Summer School event, which aims to improve the life chances of young people in public care.
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Website showcases inspiring examples of inclusive arts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/website-showcases-inspiring-examples-of-inclusive-arts
A new website has been launched containing stories from arts organisations across the East Midlands around art practice with disabled children and young people.
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Archaeologists investigate threatened Cypriot site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/archaeologists-to-investigate-threatened-cypriot-site
Leicester archaeologists are in a race against time to uncover the heritage of a threatened 1,500-year-old site on a Cyprus shoreline.
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Leicester expert says decision on Aylesbury could set precedent for stopping gentrification of council estates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/aylesbury-decision-could-set-precedent-for-stopping-gentrification-of-council-estates-says-expert
A Leicester geographer, who is an international expert on gentrification, has been working with local campaigners in London to overturn plans for the demolition and ‘regeneration’ of the Aylesbury Estate, one of Europe’s largest public housing estates.
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Supply of GPs and detection of hypertension in England associated with premature mortality rates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/supply-of-gps-and-detection-of-hypertension-in-england-associated-with-premature-mortality-rates
General practitioner numbers appear to have a small but important influence on premature mortality rates in England, according to research led by Professor Richard Baker from the Department of Health Sciences.
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Spring flower viewing made annual event at Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/spring-flower-viewing-made-annual-event-at-botanic-garden
The success of Crocus Weekends at the Botanic Garden has now led to it becoming an annual fixture in the Garden calendar. On Sundays 28 February and March 6, visitors can sample the delights of the flowers as well as refreshments in the 16-acre picturesque garden in Oadby.
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Levels of financial inequality leave vast majority in poverty
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/levels-of-financial-inequality-leave-vast-majority-in-poverty
The significant and ‘unfair’ level of financial inequality in countries around the world will be discussed at a free public event organised by the Leicester Actuarial Science Society (LASS) at 2:00pm on Wednesday 10 February in the Rattray Lower Ground Floor Lecture Theatre.
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Leicester partners with leading food manufacturer to drive innovation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/leicester-partners-with-leading-food-manufacturer-to-help-drive-manufacturing-excellence
A leading British food manufacturer is harnessing the expertise of Leicester scientists to bring innovation and academic insight into its production process to help boost yields and quality.
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Higher Education predictions for 2016
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/higher-education-predictions-for-2016
What does 2016 have in store for higher education? That’s the question the Times Higher Education posed...
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Report explores the value we place in arts and culture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/report-explores-the-value-we-place-in-arts-and-culture
Professor Mark Banks (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has written a report for the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s (AHRC) Cultural Value Project – a two-year project exploring how we think about the value of arts and culture to individuals...