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Free speech at UK universities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/02/23/free-speech-at-uk-universities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 23, 2021 Read the government paper that was released this week and responses from: Office of the Independent Adjudicator WonkHE Universities UK NUS UCU Russell Group Posted in Criminology ,...
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Study reveals new associations with lung disease and smoking behaviour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/study-reveals-new-associations-with-lung-disease-and-smoking-behaviour
Smokers who survive their habit into old age may hold the key to better lung health for all, according to a study involving co-led by Professor Martin Tobin (pictured) from the Department of Health Sciences and funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
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Women are more fairly funded in the social sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/women-are-more-fairly-funded-in-the-social-sciences
Accounting for academic position, women are as successful as men at winning grants from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and they receive grants that are actually slightly larger than those won by men.
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Studying as a mature student: David's story
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate/mature-student-stories
"I can still remember filling in my personal statement and pausing only briefly to reflect on why I wanted to read archaeology at Leicester. "It was a long-standing itch that needed scratching" was how I answered that one.
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Increased risk of coronary heart disease associated with shorter height
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/increased-risk-of-coronary-heart-disease-could-be-associated-with-shorter-height
The shorter you are, the more your risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study led by Professor Sir Nilesh Samani (pictured), British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiology and Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 14 27 May
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-14-27-may
Professor Steven Brown from the School of Management has written a piece for Germany's The European Magazine about how a “memory boom” has left Europe littered with monuments - so much so that when we’re not actively protesting them, we look right past...
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Discover Medieval Leicestershire
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/discover-medieval-leicestershire
Archaeologists and historians from the University have contributed to a new book examining Leicester life in the Middle Ages.
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The impact of diasporas within the UK and across the globe to be examined at conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/the-impact-of-diasporas-within-the-uk-and-across-the-globe-to-be-examined-at-conference
A one-day conference will be held at the Royal Geographical Society in London on 17 September, at which 18 papers will present five years of research projects carried out at Leicester and Oxford focusing on the dispersal of people from their homelands.
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Documentary to explore profound effects of plastic on ecosystems and human health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/documentary-to-explore-profound-effects-of-plastic-on-ecosystems-and-human-health
The profound effects that plastic is having on marine ecosystems and human health around the world will be explored during a free public documentary showing at our University on Monday 20 March.
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Stunning images showcase project to support conservation of Indonesian river and forest habitats to protect wildlife
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/research-project-to-support-conservation-of-indonesian-river-and-forest-habitats-to-protect-wildlife
A new project led by a researcher from our University is supporting the conservation of river and forest habitats in Indonesia - which are vital to the survival of a number of rare species of animal including orang-utans and native fish.