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• The story behind the film

  https://le.ac.uk/centenary/so-that-they-may-have-life/story-behind

  Dr Astley Clarke’s idea for a new university became a focus for the foundation of the living memorial, which today stands as the University of Leicester.

• Challenges faced by aspiring female headteachers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/challenges-faced-by-aspiring-female-headteachers

  The University of Leicester’s Doctoral Inaugural lectures series continues on Wednesday 23 May, when two new speakers from the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities will share their research into the topics of education, and social relations.

• Winners of short story competition celebrate their success

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/winners-of-short-story-competition-celebrate-their-success

  The winners of the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning Short Story Competition 2015 have been announced. David Marriott took the £300 first prize in the adult writers’ category. Isabella Guzy-Kirkden won the junior competition prize of £100.

• Leicester-led study supports potential new infant immunisation programme

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/immunisation

  Findings from a Leicester-led study into the rates of children coming to A&E with respiratory infections have supported a recommendation to the UK Government to introduce a new immunisation programme against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) for all children under two.

• Doctor wins international award for social media and healthcare research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/doctor-wins-international-award-for-social-media-and-healthcare-research

  Dr Damian Roland (pictured), Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences, has won an international award for his research into social media and healthcare.

• Censoring Academics works well for Publishers

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/06/18/censoring-academics-works-well-for-publishers/

  Posted by Ken Weir in School of Business Blog on June 18, 2014 Kenneth Weir, Lecturer in Accountancy at the School, examines the popularity of a controversial article which he, David Harvie, Geoff Lightfoot and Simon Lilley , recently published (about publishing) In 2012, the...

• Movember

  https://le.ac.uk/movember

  Would you like to raise funds for men’s health causes and have fun at the same time? Why not join students and staff across the University this Movember? The main way that people raise funds for Movember is by growing a sponsored moustache – ‘Grow a mo to help a bro’ –...

• Leicester academic heads judging panel to land robot on the moon

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-academic-heads-judging-panel-to-land-robot-on-the-moon

  An academic from our University has been elected to Chair a judging panel in a global $30 million prize competition to land a robot on the moon.

• Research grant for study into nuclear weapons and cyber warfare

  https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects/previous-research-projects/research-grant-for-study-into-nuclear-weapons-and-cyber-warfare

  Research will look into whether today’s nuclear weapons are safe from computer hacking, taking pace at The University of Leicester.

• The art of scientific glassblowing

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/the-art-of-scientific-glassblowing

  Gayle Price, our talented glassblower, has been interviewed by the Wellcome Collection about the art of glassblowing and ways in which art and science connect in interesting ways.