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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.

• When did mindfulness become a thing?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2017/11/29/when-did-mindfulness-become-a-thing/

  Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on November 29, 2017 “The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it is called the present.

• Student and graduate taking on 3100 mile trek across the USA pass halfway mark

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/student-and-graduate-taking-on-3-100-mile-trek-across-the-usa-pass-halfway-mark

  Two amateur hikers who are taking on the challenge of a trek across the United States have spoken about their experience so far as they enter Wyoming – the halfway point of their journey.

• Using Earth Observation to map degradation of air quality in North India

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/28/using-earth-observation-to-map-degradation-of-air-quality-in-north-india/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 28 September 2020 A new study led by the University of Leicester reveals how seasonal air quality in Northern India is degraded by changes in the timing and amount of agricultural residue burning – by...

• 800000 project investigates the human cost of war

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/ps800-000-project-investigates-the-human-cost-of-war

  The human cost of civil wars is to be investigated in a four-year project entitled 'Welfare, Conflict and Memory during and after the English Civil Wars,1642-1700’ funded by a major grant of over £800,000 from the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

• MNS disorders in Guyana's jails

  https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/mns-disorders-in-guyanas-jails

  This UK-Guyana project has been funded by the ESRC’s Global Challenges Research Fund, and is directed by Principal Investigator Professor Clare Anderson. The project is a partnership between the University of Leicester, University of Guyana and the Guyana Prison Service.

• Carbon dating and analysis

  https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/carbon-dating

  How old are the bones found under the Greyfriars church? Clearly they can’t be any more recent than the Dissolution of 1538. But if they are earlier than 1485, then they can’t be Richard’s remains.

• Joe Orton, Edna Welthorpe and Creative Writing by Bryony Adshead

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2017/11/10/joe-orton-edna-welthorpe-and-creative-writing-by-bryony-adshead/

  Posted by Emma Parker in School of English Blog on November 10, 2017 After signing up for an Open Day at the University of Leicester, I was intrigued to receive an email regarding the ‘Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)’ creative writing competition, run by Dr Emma Parker...

• the introductory lecture

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/teachingr/2020/10/12/the-introductory-lecture/

  discussion of the main points covered in the introductory lecture

• Guidance for arranging and holding viva voce examinations during University shutdown

  https://le.ac.uk/research/doctoral-college/about/guidance-for-examiners

  During the University shutdown, viva exams should still be held wherever possible. View the University's guide for external examiners.