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• The Poetics of Plants in Latin American Literature

  https://le.ac.uk/modern-languages/research/poetics-of-plants

  An overview of Professor Lesley Wylie's Leverhulme-funded project exploring the poetics of plants in Latin American Literature

• Academic publishes one of the best books of the year

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/academic-publishes-one-of-the-best-books-of-the-year

  A book by University of Leicester academic Dr Kate Loveman has been cited among the best books of the year.

• Photograph exhibition organised by students highlights liberation of Nazi camps

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/photograph-exhibition-highlights-liberation-of-nazi-camps

  A photograph exhibition highlighting the liberation of Nazi camps during the Second World War will launch at the David Wilson Library on Wednesday 22 March.

• Recent grants

  https://le.ac.uk/medieval/research/grants

  Researchers in the Medieval Research Centre are frequently awarded prestigious and significant grants to undertake their research in medieval studies. Find out more about some of our Centre's recent research grants.

• Monkey to Man: The Evolution of the March of Progress Image out now

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/monkey-to-man

  One of the most iconic depictions of evolution, the “march of progress”, will be explored for the first time in a new book by a University of Leicester academic.

• Nationwide strikes start across UK universities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/20-strike-info

  National strike action across higher education institutions starts again today, after members of the University and College Union (UCU) voted in favour of action relating to changes to the USS pension scheme, pay and conditions.

• Data as Culture

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co7442

  Module code: CO7442 Data science, like art and traditional sciences, offers a lens through which we can understand our world. It's a reciprocal process: data fuels new insights, while artistic techniques can illuminate the stories hidden within our data.

• A Catalyst for Change: Transforming Responses to Harassment in Higher Education

  https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/research/a-catalyst-of-change

  A major new nationwide study, led by the Centre for Hate Studies at the University of Leicester, will examine the complex landscape of harassment within higher education institutions.

• Very premature infants Towards better care

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/very-premature-infants-towards-better-care

  Born too soon, very premature infants are particularly vulnerable and need appropriate care. The European project EPICE (Effective Perinatal Intensive Care in Europe) examines how medical practices based on scientific evidence are incorporated into the care of these neonates.

• Gordon Campbell

  https://le.ac.uk/people/gordon-campbell

  The academic profile of Emeritus Professor Gordon Campbell, Fellow in Renaissance Studies at University of Leicester