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• Rise for Leicester to 35th in latest Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/times-rankings

  The University of Leicester is on the rise in the Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023, which has ranked the University 35th amongst UK Higher Education institutions.

• PhD student challenging the scientist stereotype at Soapbox Science event

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/phd-student-challenging-the-scientist-stereotype-at-soapbox-science-event

  A Leicester PhD student will be speaking about her involvement in Leicester’s Juno group at an outreach event aimed at increasing the visibility of women in science.

• Law alumnus appointed to Government role

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/law-alumnus-appointed-to-government-role

  A Leicester Law alumnus has been appointed as a Government foreign minister. Dr Addirdeiry Ahmed, who was awarded his PhD in Law by the University of Leicester in 2013, has recently been appointed Foreign Minister of Sudan.

• A passion for researching public policy and management – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/08/19/a-passion-for-public-policy/

  One researcher's account of what inspired her passion for public policy research, and how she uses linguistic theory to investigate and address the complexity of public policy narratives and the effect their implementation has on people's day-to-day lives.

• Drugs legislation requires review, says academic

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/drugs-misuse-scarman-lecture

  The main piece of legislation used to combat illegal drug use in the UK is no longer fit for purpose, according to a leading criminologist at the University of Leicester.

• Hooray for the National Trust

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2017/04/05/hooray-for-the-national-trust/

  Posted by Robin Clarke in School of Museum Studies Blog on April 5, 2017 There are many things in life that one should really rise above and not respond to. One such thing, in my humble opinion, is the Daily Mail.

• Historian reveals Benedict Cumberbatch and Richard III are cousins

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/historian-reveals-benedict-cumberbatch-and-richard-iii-are-cousins

  Leading historian and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Kevin Schürer, whose genealogy research helped to confirm the identity of King Richard III, has now discovered a link between Oscar-nominated actor Benedict Cumberbatch and the King.

• Sluckin lectures

  https://le.ac.uk/psychology-vision-sciences/sluckin-lectures

  The Sluckin Lecture is an annual event at the University of Leicester to commemorate Professor Wladyslaw Sluckin (1919–1985), one of the original members of the University of Leicester’s Department of Psychology and Head of Department from 1973 until his retirement in 1984.

• HRH The Duke of Gloucester visits research centre for heart disease

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/hrh-the-duke-of-gloucester-to-visit-research-centre-for-heart-disease

  HRH The Duke of Gloucester is to witness at first hand the life-saving work taking place at the University, working in partnership with Leicester’s Hospitals, when he visits the new British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre at Glenfield Hospital.

• Access to Primary Care in a ‘Hostile Environment’

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2018/09/11/access-to-primary-care-in-a-hostile-environment/

  Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on September 11, 2018   It’s always frustrating to start in a new place without having all the paperwork or ‘life admin’ sorted.