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Scientist and innovator is Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/scientist-and-innovator-is-royal-society-entrepreneur-in-residence
The Department of Genetics & Genome Biology is delighted to host Dr Chris Finnis who has been awarded a Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) Fellowship in the first year of this prestigious scheme.
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Powerful partnerships for a better future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/powerful-partnerships-for-a-better-future
A ‘town and gown’ meeting for academics and local people to work together to build a better future for Leicester is being held at our University. Leicester Matters brings together the local community and the University of Leicester to identify ideas for future cooperation.
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Making Mental Health services a right not a privilege
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/making-mental-health-services-a-right-not-a-privilege
A conference held at our University will see academics from around the world coming together to examine how mental health training can be globalised in the most effective way.
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Expert opinions cover ransomware arms races Brexit migrant workers and NASAs Juno mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/expert-opinions-cover-ransomware-arms-race-brexit-migrant-workers-and-nasas-juno-mission
UK universities may be among the most autonomous, but they need international cooperation to make their voices heard, says President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle in an article for the Times Higher Education.
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NASAs WISE finds universes most luminous galaxy to date
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/nasas-wise-finds-universes-most-luminous-galaxy-to-date
A remote galaxy shining brightly with infrared light equal to more than 300 trillion suns has been discovered using data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
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Buying your child Lego for Christmas?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/20-buying-your-child-lego-for-christmas
Buying your child Lego for Christmas Lego|Interesting new research gives some assurance to parents of swallowing small objects New research by Dr Damian Roland, Consultant and Honorary Associate Professor in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Leicester, and...
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Amplifying women’s voices: A Gender Balance Guide For Media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/05/26/amplifying-womens-voices-a-gender-balance-guide-for-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2020 A useful guide from WAN-IFRA and Women in the news It aims to educate news rooms on gender stereotypes in the media and how to avoid them.
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#WomanInHistory
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/17/womaninhistory/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2021 Launched by author Kate Mosse as a a global campaign to nominate important women from any period of history who have made a major contribution but may now be less well known.
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Mali magic
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/05/03/mali-magic/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2022 From the Google arts and culture website. This site was produced in association with UNESCO.
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World Press Freedom Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/05/16/world-press-freedom-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2022 The World Press Freedom Index from RSF assesses the state of press freedom 180 nations worldwide, providing rankings and allowing comparisons over time.