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• Celebrating ethnic diversity event recognises inspirational figures

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/celebrating-ethnic-diversity-event-to-recognise-inspirational-figures

  Updated, 3 November: Photo gallery now online Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) members of staff were recognised for being nominated by their colleagues as an inspirational person in their area of work at a ‘Celebrating Ethnic Diversity at Leicester’ event on Friday 16 October.

• Opportunities open up in South Korea for students and researchers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/opportunities-open-up-in-south-korea-for-students-and-researchers

  We have signed a new agreement with a major university in South Korea to send students to South East Asia as part of their degree programme.

• University building to be named after first female professor

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/university-building-to-be-named-after-first-female-professor

  President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has announced that a building at the University is to be named after its first female professor.

• Website showcases migraine artwork digitally for first time

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-website-showcases-migraine-artwork-digitally-for-the-first-time

  One in seven people in the UK is affected by migraines, making this neurological condition one of the most common health disorders affecting the body’s nervous system.

• University remembers fallen soldier who played a part in its founding

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-remembers-fallen-soldier-who-played-a-part-in-its-founding

  The story of a brave Leicester officer during the First World War is being retold by our University on the anniversary of his death on 15 October.

• Department of Geology to host Palaeontology conference

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/department-of-geology-to-host-palaeontology-conference

  The University's Department of Geology Palaeobiology Research Group has announced it will host the early career researchers’ conference Progressive Palaeontology 2017 Progressive Palaeontology, known as ProgPal, is a vibrant annual conference organised by and for early...

• Increase in chronic conditions in older people identified in study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/increase-in-chronic-conditions-in-older-people-identified-in-study

  The number of older people in England living with more than one chronic condition could have risen by ten per cent in the last decade putting increasing pressure on the NHS, new research has suggested.

• Expert opinions cover language the sink estate strategy black holes Poland and the solar system

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/expert-opinions-cover-language-the-sink-estate-strategy-black-holes-pornstar-shaming-and-the-solar-system

  Dr Saeeda Shah from the School of Education has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing David Cameron's latest announcements on language-learning.

• Leicester builds launchpad for industry ready physics graduates

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-builds-launchpad-for-industry-ready-physics-graduates

  Physics students are putting theory into practice in a new Skills Elective that has seen them work with industry on projects such as decommissioning satellites and helping to diagnose breast cancer cases.

• Expert opinions cover publishing difficulties political rivalries Donald Trump and RRS Boaty McBoatface

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/expert-opinions-cover-the-difficulties-of-being-published-when-covering-hard-to-classify-topics

  Professor Martin Parker from the School of Management has written an article for the Times Higher Education about the difficulties of being published when writing about difficult-to-classify topics, such as those of an interdisciplinary nature.