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University pledges to offer a hundred Sanctuary Awards to displaced people worldwide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/distance-learning
Read more about University of Leicester offering one hundred distance learning scholarships to displaced people across the world.
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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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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.
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Students need “clarity and consistency”, says Leicester Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/clarity-a-level-results-nishan-canagarajah
The University of Leicester has today responded to the Government’s decision to base students’ A level and GCSE results on their teachers’ assessments.
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History of tobacco and our health
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/tobacco-history
How did tobacco become one of the first truly global commodities, and arguably history’s most deadly habit?
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Events
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/events
Find more information on the events hosted by the Centre for New Writing. Events are usually open to the public and free of charge.
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Leicester experts feed £3.6 million sustainable agriculture training programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/sustainable-agriculture-training
Researchers at the University of Leicester will lend their expertise to a new £3.6 million postgraduate training programme in sustainable agricultural innovation.
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e-Engagement Against Violence
https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects/previous-research-projects/e-eav
The e-EAV comparative project, funded by the EU’s Daphne initiative with the British case lead by Gabriella Lazaridis, examines the remaking of traditional forms of discrimination through the new means of digital/social media.
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George Harrison
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/george-harrison
We have learned, with sadness, of the passing of George Anthony Harrison, who lectured in history from the 1960s to the 1990s and remained a familiar figure on campus for many years afterwards. George passed away on 22 January 2025, aged 87.
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Chemistry researcher joins next series of Great British Bake Off
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/joshua-smalley-bake-off
Dr Joshua Smalley is to be a contestant on the next series of the Great British Bake Off.