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• Sensory Reading: New Approaches to Teaching and Learning GCSE English Literature

  https://le.ac.uk/research/projects/sensory-reading

  Led by Professor Phil Shaw and Dr Scott Freer in the Department of English, ‘Sensory Reading’ aims to develop outreach opportunities arising from Phil Shaw’s AHRC Leadership Fellow project, Wordsworth 2020.

• Queens Honour for University of Leicester PhD student

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/queens-honour-for-university-of-leicester-phd-student

  A University of Leicester postgraduate student is going to Buckingham Palace next month to be honoured by HM The Queen.

• Two Silver Athena SWAN awards announced for Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/two-silver-athena-swan-awards-announced-for-leicester

  We are delighted to announce the success of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation who have both achieved an Athena SWAN silver award.

• Entry requirements

  https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/entry-reqs

  Find out about our entry requirements for PhD, MPhil and professional doctorate programmes, with guidance on academic requirements, personal attributes and more.

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 22 30 April

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-22-29-april

  Dr Nibedita S Ray-Bennett from the Civil Safety and Security Unit has written a piece for Think: Leicester where she discusses how a well-co-ordinated national, international and community based effort is urgently needed to facilitate the recovery and restoration phases in Nepal.

• Two new volcanic ‘super-eruptions’ discovered

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/yellowstone

  A new study published in Geology by Leicester academics has highlighted the discovery of two new super-eruptions originating from the Yellowstone hotspot track, including what they believe was the volcanic province’s largest and most cataclysmic event.

• Centre for Hate Studies secures record grant for student harassment research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/hate-studies

  A major study that will examine harassment against university students in England has secured a record amount of funding for the University of Leicester’s College of Social Science, Arts and Humanities.

• English language requirements for subjects requiring the equivalent to IELTS 8.0

  https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/entry-reqs/eng-lang-reqs/ielts-80

  Find out the equivalent to an IELTS score of 8.0 if you’ve taken a different English language test or qualification.

• Life expectancy of poor women is decreasing

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/06/life-expectancy-of-poor-women-is-decreasing/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 6, 2020 Shocking news this week from the Marmot review update which examined health equity in England.

• Democracy is in Crisis

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/26/democracy-is-in-crisis/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 26, 2018 According to the latest annual report from Freedom House on the state of civil and political liberties worldwide the situation is worsening.