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New guidance for filmmakers on how to represent people with disabilities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/disabilities-in-media
A recent PhD from the University of Leicester has called on the film industry to better represent people with disabilities on the big screen.
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Student wellbeing campaign nominated for second national award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/student-wellbeing-campaign-nominated-for-second-national-award
Our Sport and Active Life team’s commitment to making a difference has been recognised at a national level with a British University & Colleges Sport (BUCS) award nomination for their Be the Influence campaign.
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Leicester scientists help to drive technological revolution in developing electric vehicles
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-scientists-help-to-drive-technological-revolution-in-developing-electric-vehicles
Two academics from our University are part of a consortium that has received over £9 million for a project that will determine the ways in which spent lithium batteries can be recycled.
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New University Ranking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/new-university-ranking
A ranking of world universities has placed Leicester in the UK top 20 and 226th in the world. The 2017 CWUR World University Ranking is the largest academic ranking of global universities.
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Winners of postgraduate presentation competition announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/winners-of-postgraduate-presentation-competition-announced
The two winners of a competition that challenged postgraduate students to present their research in just three minutes have been announced.
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet loss over the last 11000 years shown in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/west-antarctic-ice-sheet-loss-over-the-last-11-000-years-shown-in-new-study
An international team of researchers led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and involving our University has shown that wind-driven incursions of warm water forced the retreat of glaciers in West Antarctica during the past 11,000 years.
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Scientists suggest significant scale of human impact on planet has changed course of Earths history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/scientists-suggest-significant-scale-of-human-impact-on-planet-has-changed-course-of-earth2019s-history
The significant scale of human impact on our planet has changed the course of Earth history, an international team of scientists led by our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment has suggested.
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The Anthropocene Leicester scientists respond to criticisms of new geological epoch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/the-anthropocene-leicester-scientists-respond-to-criticisms-of-new-geological-epoch
A team of academics from our University has responded to criticisms of the proposal to formalise a new geological epoch – the Anthropocene.
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Leicester celebrates International Womens Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-celebrates-international-womens-day-1
The University has organised a series of free events to mark International Women’s Day, which this year falls on Wednesday 8 March 2017.
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and microbial stress responses
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/amr-and-stress-responses
Antimicrobial resistance is a global issue that requires an in depth understanding of how resistance is acquired by microbes, including when under environmental stress, alongside innovative thinking to target resistance organisms.