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The “Pains of Imprisonment”: an historical sociology of penal transportation?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/11/11/the-pains-of-imprisonment-an-historical-sociology-of-penal-transportation/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on November 11, 2016 A few years ago, the eminent scholar of the Russian Gulag , Professor Judith Pallot , challenged me to consider the relevance of the sociology of incarceration as a means of understanding convict...
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Every breath you take...
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/air-pollution
Professor Paul Monks explores air pollution and its impact on human health and the climate.
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University Provost reflects on changing attitudes to sexuality on campus over thirty years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/university-provost-reflects-on-changing-attitudes-to-sexuality-on-campus-over-thirty-years
As LGBT+ history month draws to a close, University Provost Professor Mark Peel has spoken about his personal experience of the changing attitudes towards sexuality on university campuses in a piece for the Times Higher Education, which is reposted on the University...
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Study
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/study
Find out more about studying within Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester. Learn about our courses and our research.
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Education and Work Transitions
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/education-and-work-transitions
Lead: Dr Reka Plugor Co-lead: Dr Sally-Anne Barnes The Education and Work Transitions research group focuses on the development of knowledge through research and collaboration on the transitions into, through and out of education and work.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/research
Find out about the research interests of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester.
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From council estate to House of Lords – race equality campaigner is honoured by University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/simon-woolley
A race equality campaigner who rose from humble beginnings on a Leicester council estate to sit in the House of Lords has been honoured by the University of Leicester.
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UK First as new NHS study of digital ‘smart inhalers’ for children with asthma starts in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/asthma
A new study, led by the University of Leicester, exploring the use of Smart Inhalers to prevent asthma flare-ups in children and young people has started in the city.
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University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor joins Prime Minister’s trade delegation to India
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/university-leicester-vice-chancellor-prime-minister-trade-delegation-india
University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah joined a delegation of 125 of the UK’s most prominent CEOs, entrepreneurs, university and cultural leaders on a trade mission to India spearheaded by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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New board appointed to advise on future space innovation in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/space-advisory-board-innovation
A new board has been created which will further strengthen Leicester’s pivotal role at the heart of UK space innovation. Leicester is one of the world’s most active cities for space research and has contributed to space exploration for more than six decades.