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Leicester academic selected by Commission for Countering Extremism for research on the Far Right
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/09-commission-for-countering-extremism-papers
The independent Commission for Countering Extremism has today (Tuesday 9 April) announced that Dr Chris Allen, Associate Professor in Hate Studies in the University of Leicester’s Centre for Hate Studies, as one of the leading academics it has commissioned to write a research...
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Wei Zhang
https://le.ac.uk/people/wei-zhang
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Leicester leaps into the Complete University Guide top 30 rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/complete-guide
The University of Leicester has climbed 11 places in the Complete University Guide 2023, ranking it in the top 30 Higher Education Institutions in the UK.
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Exhibition by Leicester-based artist and teacher at Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/exhibition-by-leicester-based-artist-and-teacher-at-attenborough-arts-centre
A new exhibition at the Attenborough Arts Centre will showcase the work of a local artist and teacher who has been an inspiring influence on students at the Centre.
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Lecturer curates video exhibition in Argentina and Brazil
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/lecturer-curates-video-exhibition-in-argentina-and-brazil
A new video exhibition curated by a lecturer from our School of Modern Languages will explore the world 'between languages' at venues in Brazil and Argentina.
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HeForShe video nominated for Royal Television Society award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-nominated-for-royal-television-society-award
The University has been nominated for a Royal Television Society Midlands Award for its HeForShe video in the Best Production Craft Skills category which recognises achievement behind the camera.
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Visiting Professor awarded the prestigious Presidents Medal from the British Academy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/visiting-professor-awarded-the-prestigious-presidents-medal-from-the-british-academy
A Visiting Professor at our University has been honoured with one of the highest awards for humanities and social sciences.
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Fossils solve mystery of how life moved onto land
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/fossils-solve-mystery-of-how-life-moved-onto-land
A collection of Scottish fossils which solve the mystery of how vertebrate life came to move from water to land will be displayed in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland entitled Fossil Hunters: Unearthing the Mystery of Life on Land running from Friday 19...
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Licence to Kill? Managing with Violence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/05/06/licence-to-kill-managing-with-violence/
Posted by Gibson Burrell in School of Business Blog on May 6, 2015 Former Head of School, Professor Gibson Burrell , uncovers a series of uncomfortable parallels between managerialism and the militaRy At first sight, it appears as if the discipline of ‘business and...
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Prejudice & Pride: exploring LGBTQ lives at the National Trust
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/prejudice-and-pride
This research project enriched and informed the National Trust’s 2017 programme that marked 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality.