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Authorised absences
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/engagement-monitoring/authorised-absences
The University recognises that a student may require a short absence from their studies depending on their personal circumstances. It’s really important that you talk to your school administrative team or your personal tutor about requesting time away from your studies.
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Liz Hockey
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/liz-hockey
We are sad to announce that Liz Hockey, Communication Officer within Estates, passed away on 12 May 2020 after a battle with cancer.
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Carbon Keepers project to create new carbon credits for farmers and landowners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/carbon-keepers
Carbon Keepers, a green tech start-up, has signed up to the national SPRINT (Space Research and Innovation Network for Technology) business support programme to collaborate with the University of Leicester on new methodologies for carbon sequestration.
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‘Back to the Future’ study informs new Government report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/31-gov-office-science-foresight-future-mobility-report
A University of Leicester professor has made a major contribution to a new Government report – The Foresight Future of Mobility – being launched today (Thursday 31 January).
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Doris Ruth Eikhof
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/dre9/
Dr Doris Ruth Eikhof, Senior Lecturer in Work and Employment. Blogs on work, employment, cultural production, academia et al. Tweets as @DEikhof.
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Attenborough Arts Centre Presents: Arcadia for All? Rethinking Landscape Painting Now
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/exhibition
Attenborough Art Centre’s latest exhibition challenges expectations of landscape painting and invites visitors to ‘think outside the box’.
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Former Congressmen to be quizzed by students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/former-congressmen-to-be-quizzed-by-students
Two former members of Congress, the national legislative body of the United States, will discuss issues surrounding the upcoming US presidential elections.
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Leicesters contribution to forensic history featured by BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester2019s-contribution-to-forensic-history-featured-by-bbc
BBC4’s new three-part documentary series exploring the history and development of forensic science includes contributions from academics at the University of Leicester, including Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys discussing his invention of DNA fingerprinting.
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Leicester research makes Altmetric Top 100 list for 2016
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-research-makes-altmetric-top-100-list-for-2016
Research led by our University has been featured in the Altmetric 2016 Top 100, which recognises the most shared and discussed academic research stories of the year around the world.
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Expert opinions cover slum tourism the BBC and Brexit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/expert-opinions-cover-slum-tourism-the-bbc-and-brexit
Professor Peter Lunt has written an article discussing how Ofcom may soon regulate the BBC - yet we know it already struggles to treat the public as citizens and not just consumers.