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Expert view: There is something wrong with the asylum process for LGBTQ+ people – but it’s not fake claimants
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/expert-view-criminology-asylum-process-lgbtq-fake-claimants
Dr Calogero Giametta responds to a BBC investigation into asylum process, in this article published by The Conversation.
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2017 events
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/events/past-events/2017
Find summaries of all the events held by the Centre for New Writing in 2017.
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Report suggests current responses to hate crime in the UK are failing and letting down victims
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/report-suggests-current-responses-to-hate-crime-in-the-uk-are-failing-and-letting-down-victims
Hate crime victims throughout the United Kingdom are being let down by the Government and criminal justice agencies, according to a new report undertaken by Leicester experts in collaboration with Amnesty International UK.
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Optometry MOptom
https://le.ac.uk/courses/optometry-moptom/2026
The MOptom Optometry degree at the Leicester School of Optometry, based at the University of Leicester, combines the empathy and compassion of healthcare with the clinical expertise of using specialist diagnostic equipment.
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Positive impact
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/climate-change/positive-impact
Explore our research and teaching for positive change
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Disputed Bodies: Narratives of Medical Research in Europe, c. 1940s to 2001
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/disputed-bodies
WT096580MA, Large Programme Grant, Joint PI, Wellcome Trust funded from 2 March 2012 to 1st April 2018), a major new book and associated articles.
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New international initiative aims to transform care for Very Preterm Babies and their families
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/preterm-babies-research-leicester
A new research project involving the University of Leicester, is bringing experts and families together to develop solutions to improve the lives of very preterm babies
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University of Leicester launches course to tackle UK’s pharmacist shortage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/pharmacy-course-launched
The University of Leicester is set to train the next generation of pharmacists to address challenges in the National Health Service.
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Legal competitions
https://le.ac.uk/law/study/careers/competitions
Learn more about the legal competitions held and participated in by Leicester Law School, designed to enhance and hone your essential legal skills.
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Transforming policy
https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/impact/transforming-policy
Home Office report (2016) Home Office report (2018) Commission For Countering Extremism Report (2019) Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport Report (2020)|Finally, the CHS has shaped the development of new policies, strategies and laws by being appointed as members on...