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HeForShe event aims to tackle gender violence on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/heforshe-event-aims-to-tackle-gender-violence-on-campus
On Tuesday 29 November, the University will hold a HeForShe Global Ideathon which invites staff and students to help generate ways in which universities can tackle gender violence on campuses worldwide.
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Seven year itch Henry VIIIs secret love
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/seven-year-itch-henry-viiis-secret-love
The Tudor monarch King Henry VIII is perhaps best known for his prodigious appetite for marriage, famously taking six wives during his lifetime – and now former University lecturer David Baldwin has published a book suggesting that he was close to...
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College Courts culinary talents served two national awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/college-court2019s-culinary-talents-served-two-national-awards
A chef and sommelier from our University have cooked up a treat at national awards ceremony celebrating culinary excellence in the conferencing industry.
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Acting the Academic
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/05/12/acting-the-academic/
Posted by Angus Cameron in School of Business Blog on May 12, 2015 Deputy Head of School, Angus Cameron , reflects upon one of the stranger tasks he has been asked to perform: being a central character in a murder mystery novel.
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Conversations with… Dr Simon Vaughan
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/08/conversations-with-dr-simon-vaughan/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 October 2020 Dr Simon Vaughan is an Associate Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, as well as being one of the two Academic Directors of the School, written by Emily Baldwin.
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Bioscience departments receive recognition for tackling gender inequality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/bioscience-departments-receive-recognition-for-tackling-gender-inequality
Our University has been further recognised for our commitment to tackling gender inequality in higher education with the announcement that two of our biosciences departments have received Athena SWAN awards.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/cria/research
CRÍA researches art institutions and the idea of art collections, from the most well-known galleries and museums to independent studios and shows.
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Leicester researchers partner with Youth Sport Trust to get Girls Active
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-researchers-partner-with-youth-sport-trust-to-get-girls-active
Leicester researchers are working with the Youth Sport Trust to determine whether a school-based physical activity programme could help provide the key to encouraging adolescent girls to be and stay active.
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Financial Sustainability and Climate Change
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/finance-governance-and-enterprise/financial-sustainability-and-climate-change
The need to strengthen financial markets, make them more resilient to challenges resulting from climate change and able to support green transformation requires in-depth research.
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Leicester up for two out of three awards in VisitEnglands Awards for Excellence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/leicester-up-for-two-out-of-three-awards-in-visitengland2019s-awards-for-excellence
VisitEngland, the national tourist board has announced the finalists for the Awards for Excellence 2016 with the University's Attenborough Arts Centre, The Dandelion Hideaway and King Richard III Partnership - including the University- representing Leicester and...