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• Leicester expert comments on new report into Class Pay Gap

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-expert-comments-on-new-report-into-class-pay-gap

  Dr Daniela Rudloff from the School of Business has commented on a new BBC Report on Social Mobility which found a class pay gap in a number of UK professions.

• Range of events taking place to celebrate Black History Month

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/range-of-events-taking-place-to-celebrate-black-history-month

  October 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of Black History Month in the UK- a time to celebrate black history, arts and culture.

• Expert opinions cover the Stoke byelection rocks and Indian banknotes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/expert-opinions-cover-trump-rocks-an-indian-banknotes

  Inès Hassen, Researcher at the Centre for Urban History and Teaching Fellow in French Studies, discusses how the cultural and economic history of Leicester serves as a beneficial reference in a world in need of hope.

• Sociology with Criminology BA

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/sociology-with-criminology-ba/2026

  Explore crime and society with Leicester’s Sociology with Criminology BA – a flexible, research-led degree taught by leading UK academics.

• Game Theory

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/subject-taster-videos/game-theory

  Game Theory – Emre Aytimur kOWLFkguf34 400|In this video Dr Emre Aytimur, Lecturer in Economics, explains Game Theory, and uses Lionel Messi’s penalty taking strategy as an example.

• Leicester archaeology student shares passion for local history with fellow firefighters

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/dig-fire

  A watch manager in the Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is helping other firefighters in the region to get involved with archaeology.

• Project to investigate genetic roots of resistance to anti-cancer therapy agents

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/project-to-investigate-genetic-roots-of-resistance-to-anti-cancer-therapy-agents

  The mechanisms that cause cancers to respond poorly to therapy are to be investigated in a project that commemorates and honours the work of an eminent Leicester geneticist.

• Study of freelance workers examines link between hours worked and their well-being

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/study-of-freelance-workers-examines-link-between-hours-worked-and-their-well-being

  A new study of freelance workers has discovered key factors that affect their well-being – either making them happier or increasing anxiety and risking depression.

• University of Leicester engineer to work on game changing drone technology

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/lrft-fellowship

  A university engineer will take a year away from teaching to work on state-of-the-art drone technology.

• Hijacking of religious symbols by extremists intensifies rifts and tensions suggests academic

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/2018hijacking2019-of-religious-symbols-by-extremists-intensifies-rifts-and-tensions-suggests-academic

  The ‘hijacking’ of religious symbols – such as beards, clothing and phrases - by extremists sullies their original use and intensifies rifts and tensions, according to Dr Saeeda Shah (pictured) from the School of Education.