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• “Enjoyed every moment”: Leicester marks record-breaking graduations

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/class-of-2022

  Oluwatomiisin Delano, who completed her studies in BA History in 2021, said: “I am so happy to be back on campus. I spent most of my memorable time here in the David Wilson Library, but what I love most about this University is the tutors and Professors.

• Effigies, Real Bodies and Iconoclasm. By Sarah Tarlow

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/02/08/effigies-real-bodies-and-iconoclasm-by-sarah-tarlow/

  Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on February 8, 2016   Last week I was in Chester to examine a PhD thesis there (congratulations to Dr Ruth Nugent – the third person to complete a PhD in the young and dynamic archaeology department there,...

• Nicole Fayard

  https://le.ac.uk/people/nicole-fayard

  The academic profile of Dr Nicole Fayard, Associate Professor in French and Francophone Studies at University of Leicester

• Director appointed to lead new Institute for Policy

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/institute-policy

  The University of Leicester has appointed Professor Neil Chakraborti as the founding Director of the new Institute for Policy at Leicester which will officially launch in early 2024.

• ‘Permissible Beauty’ – New immersive installation at Hampton Court Palace will explore changing notions of beauty through history

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/permissible-beauty

  Why are some forms of beauty more permissible, more highly valued, than others? A new immersive installation at Hampton Court Palace will bring past and present together to explore this question and to celebrate a new chapter of British Beauty for the 21st century.

• Chemical in red grapes may help prevent bowel cancer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/chemical-in-red-grapes-may-help-prevent-bowel-cancer

  Resveratrol, a chemical found in red grapes, is more effective in smaller doses at preventing bowel cancer in mice than high doses, according to new research published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

• The Importance and Value of Views of England and Wales

  https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/blog/views-england-wales

  Views of England and Wales is the latest collection to be added to University of Leicester Special Collections Online. It is the culmination of a project to digitise over 2,000 prints, paintings, drawings and photographs belonging to the Centre for Regional and Local History.

• Decolonising the Curriculum: How is black history taught in schools?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/11/29/decolonising-the-curriculum-how-is-black-history-taught-in-schools/

  Posted by apatel in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on November 29, 2018 Angelina Osborne,  on BBC Woman’s hour discussing Olive Morris and her legacy as a black activist. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DNInrtwW4AAas0q.

• Foundations of Nursing Practice

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nu1001

  Module code: NU1001 (double module) In this introductory module, you will learn the underpinning concepts and key theories in nursing – which will aid your understanding of nursing and how you can optimise patient care.

• Fundamental Knowledge, Values and Skills for Mental Health Assessment

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nu2013

  Module code: NU2013 (double module) Mental health issues have a wide impact on individuals, families and carers and the wider society – we will discuss examples of these impacts, such as the effect it has on an individual that is caring for a family member that has a mental...