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University of Leicester recognised as a Disability Confident Leader
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/disability
The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that it has been awarded Disability Confident Leader status as an employer, the highest level of the award.
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Quarantine support available for international students heading to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/quarantine
The University of Leicester has published clear guidance for international students traveling to the UK this autumn, offering no-cost accommodation to every student required to quarantine.
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Leicester researcher examines differing factors behind forest fires
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/cop-forest-fires
A study of forest fires in the tropics has led a University of Leicester researcher to highlight the need to monitor ecosystems in more detail to try and prevent their destruction.
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New study will reveal how a decade of disadvantage has affected lived experiences of hate crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/leverhulme-hate-crime-research
Researchers at the University of Leicester will assess how major social, political and economic changes in Britain over the last decade have impacted upon communities who have experienced hate crime.
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University of Leicester rises to five-year high in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/the-world-rankings-2023
The University of Leicester has been ranked among the top 200 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023, and reached its highest position since 2018.
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New research shows link between BMI and depression
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/bmi-depression
New research by academics at the University of Leicester has found that your risk of depression increases with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) – which is bad news for those who have put on the dreaded ‘corona-stone’ during lockdown.
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Rebecca Moore: Page 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/author/rlm19/page/2/
PhD student working on the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project
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Calling on Evidence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2017/12/11/calling-on-evidence/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on December 11, 2017 This morning I was listening to a radio news item on the type of Christmas presents people buy.
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Ill Effects
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/08/ill-effects/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2024 A bi-weekly research-informed series on media “influences” hosted by academics Ben Litherland and Richard McCulloch.
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Bloomberg: Macroeconomic data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/22/bloomberg-macroeconomic-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 22, 2013 The U.K. economy grew 0.3 percent in the first quarter, avoiding a triple dip recession. Bloomberg functions show much of the recovery comes from the services industry.