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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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School-Centred Initial Teacher Training PGCE
https://le.ac.uk/education/study/pgce/routes/scitt
Find out more about SCITT providers offering the University of Leicester PGCE. School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) providers are networks of schools approved by the government to run their own teacher training courses and award Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
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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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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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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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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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Big Band raise the bar
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/big-band-raise-the-bar
Talented students making up the University’s Big Band have wowed crowds and judges alike with their performances at the National Festival of Music for Youth.
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Funny bones Richard III genealogist crowned winner of comedy challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/funny-bones-richard-iii-genealogist-crowned-winner-of-comedy-challenge
Our very own Professor Kevin Schürer (pictured) has been crowned the winner of the 2016 Stand Up Challenge, held at Leicester Racecourse on Wednesday night.
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Experts suggest Pokémon Go could ease Type 2 diabetes burden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/2018pokemon-go-could-ease-type-2-diabetes-burden2019-says-expert
Hundreds of students and staff around the University and city have caught Poké-fever, joining millions of people worldwide in playing viral mobile app Pokémon Go - a virtual reality treasure hunt where players walk to places in the real world to...