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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...

• Meet our CMS Student Ambassadors

  https://le.ac.uk/computing-and-mathematical-sciences/outreach/meet-our-cms-student-ambassadors

  At the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, we are proud to introduce our dedicated student ambassadors!   Our Student Ambassadors come from diverse backgrounds and have a wealth of experiences to share.

• Me, a leader? – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/07/03/me-a-leader-my-experiences-of-the-aurora-programme/

  Posted by carolyntarrant in SAPPHIRE (Social science APPlied to Healthcare Improvement REsearch) on July 3, 2015 Last September I decided to apply for the Aurora leadership programme for women in higher education.

• School of Business recognised for support to local enterprise

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/small-business-charter

  The University of Leicester School of Business has been recognised for its contribution to local businesses and entrepreneurs through renewal of the Small Business Charter award.

• Working with faith community to combat diabetes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/working-with-faith-community-to-combat-diabetes

  A faith community that we have worked alongside to fight diabetes is now hosting an event on campus to explore how making small changes can help to fight diabetes in a big way.

• Leicester researcher organises international workshop on Risk Crisis Disaster and Development Management

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-researcher-organises-international-workshop-on-risk-crisis-disaster-and-development-management

  Funded by Kansai University’s ‘Improvement in Research & Education Fund’, Dr Nibedita Ray-Bennett from our School of Business, in collaboration with Dr Hideyuki Shiroshita from Kansai University, organised a one-day international research workshop...

• Colombias worldleading approach to higher education and research affords opportunities for UK academics

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/colombias-world-leading-approach-to-higher-education-and-research-affords-opportunities-for-uk-academics

  Professor Paul van Gardingen (pictured), Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for International and Development Research at our University, was part of a delegation of academics working at institutions across the UK recently sent to Colombia to build research links in the Latin...

• Our academics present at British Science Festival

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/our-academics-present-at-british-science-festival

  Researchers have revealed a revolutionary DNA swab they predict will increase prosecutions of sexual violence perpetrators on a global scale.

• Easter eggs hot cross buns and the microorganisms that help create them

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/easter-eggs-hot-cross-buns-and-the-microorganisms-that-help-create-them

  With supermarket shelves filled with chocolate at this time of year, little thought goes into how the humble cocoa bean eventually becomes the popular Easter egg.

• Expert in infectious diseases to call for research improvements during epidemics

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/expert-in-infectious-diseases-to-call-for-research-improvements-during-epidemics

  The research response to epidemics has been slow and our attitude to carrying out research in the midst of infectious disease outbreaks needs to change, an expert in infectious diseases will argue at a lecture on 18 November.