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• Sami Zubaida

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/sami-zubaida

  We have learned, with sadness, of the passing on 6 April 2025 of Sami Zubaida, an expert in Middle Eastern culture who taught Sociology at Leicester in the 1960s. Sami Zubaida was born into an Iraqi Jewish family in Baghdad in 1937.

• BBC Radio 1XTRA special mention for up-and-coming music artist from our University

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/bbc1xtra-special-mention-for-up-and-coming-music-artist-from-our-university

  A student at our University has been recognised for his music on a BBC Radio 1XTRA radio show. Yesterday evening, DJ Sian Anderson hosted the ‘online find’ segment of her show- a short slot dedicated to shining a light on new talent in the music industry.

• “Crisis? What Crisis?” – UK politicians and Brexit

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2019/04/10/crisis-what-crisis-uk-politicians-and-brexit/

  Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on April 10, 2019 by Dr Rebecca Acres, Honorary Fellow, University of Leicester Whether or not it ever actually happens, Brexit is the defining political and leadership challenge of our times.

• New research project to improve early recognition and treatment of perinatal complications

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/14-perinatal-complications-pregnancy-birth

  University of Leicester-led study to explore women’s use of websites and apps to diagnose problems during later stages of pregnancy.

• Postgraduate researchers win prestigious policy internships

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/postgraduate-researchers-win-prestigious-policy-internships

  Two Leicester postgraduate researchers have been selected for prestigious internships that will see them assist with briefings to Parliament on science policy issues.

• Business students promote Leicester Comedy Festival 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/business-students-promote-leicester-comedy-festival-2018

  International students from the University of Leicester’s School of Business have collaborated on a live project to promote the Leicester Comedy Festival. Leicester loves a laugh.

• Thinking sociologically about the history of convicts and penal colonies

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/02/25/thinking-sociologically-about-the-history-of-convicts-and-penal-colonies/

  Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on February 25, 2016 In the early 1990s I had the privilege of studying with David Garland, then teaching and researching in Edinburgh University’s Law School.

• Upcoming conference to celebrate 30 year anniversary of DNA fingerprinting discovery

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/upcoming-conference-to-celebrate-30-year-anniversary-of-dna-fingerprinting-discovery

  In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the landmark discovery and application of DNA fingerprinting by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, the University is hosting a conference to share new innovations in forensic science on Wednesday 15 April.

• Sex workers in research study call for greater legal protections against sexual violence

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/sex-worker-access-justice-sexual-violence

  Researchers from the University of Leicester, University of Strathclyde, Queen's University, University of Nevada and University of Otago interviewed more than 700 sex workers.

• Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/19/

  Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.