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School of Criminology launches new podcast to tackle hate crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/hidden-hate-podcast
A new podcast series created by the University of Leicester’s Centre for Hate Studies takes a deep dive into the causes behind hate online and offline and how they can be tackled.
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Leicester team awarded prestigious prize from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/rcog
The team are the first in the world to use handheld scanners to help children with a complex eye disorder.
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Leicester economist in discussion with Nobel Prize winner
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leicester-economists-in-discussion-with-nobel-prize-winner
A Nobel Prize winner and University of Leicester Professor have been featured in a new report on rationality and decision making.
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Academic presents research on silence in Japans second language classrooms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/academic-presents-research-on-silence-in-japan2019s-second-language-classrooms
Dr Jim King from the School of Arts has recently presented research in London to an audience of Japan experts and educationalists into why Japanese students are often reluctant to speak in a second language in classes in Japan.
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How sexual violence in conflict can be combatted through new forensic DNA collecting methods
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/how-sexual-violence-in-conflict-can-be-combatted-through-new-methods-for-collecting-forensic-dna
Dr Lisa Smith (pictured) from the Department of Criminology has launched a new project to investigate alternative ways of collecting DNA evidence from victims of sexual violence in conflict zones and displaced communities, including refugee camps.
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Ko-Fan Chen
https://le.ac.uk/people/ko-fan-chen
The academic profile of Dr Ko-Fan Chen, Lecturer in Neurogenetics at University of Leicester
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Leicester medic rugby players show off their tackle for charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/leicester-medic-rugby-players-show-off-their-tackle-for-charity
The Leicester Medics Rugby Football Club (LMRFC) has bared all for a naked calendar in the name of charity.
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Language of Kurds analysed at University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/language-of-kurds-analysed-at-university-of-leicester
The language of the Kurds has come under scrutiny at an event at the University of Leicester. The Kurdistan International Studies Unit (KISU) organised the first of its events of the year as part of the Public Lecture Series on the Kurds and the Middle East.
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Public transport use may lead to major COVID-19 outbreak
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/public-transport-covid
A leading academic at the University of Leicester has warned of major COVID-19 outbreaks amongst passengers using public transport if precautions are not taken.
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Academic and visiting staff
https://le.ac.uk/translation-interpreting-studies/people/academic-and-visiting-staff
Browse the academic staff and visiting scholars who work and research within the Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies, and see their research interests and contact details.