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• Postcolonial Afghanistan: From the Great Game to the War on Terror

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3161

  Module code: EN3161  Often besieged by its powerful political neighbours, Afghanistan has inspired a steady stream of English-language accounts by anthropologists, travel writers, military personnel and journalists.

• Welcome to our first students from Dalian!

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/welcome-to-our-first-students-from-dalian

  Welcome to our first students from Dalian! Welcome to our first students from Dalian! 1599|The University of Leicester has welcomed its first group of students from the Leicester International Institute (LII), Dalian University of Technology (DUT) in China.

• Amateur photographers invited to snap a picture of health

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/amateur-photographers-invited-to-snap-a-picture-of-health

  Budding amateur photographers are being challenged to bring life-changing science into the community by snapping shots relating to the theme of 'Science: Hearts, Lungs and Fitness' in order to encourage people to get involved with local science research.

• Student volunteers make an impact in local community

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/student-volunteers-make-an-impact-in-local-community

  More than 150 University student volunteers have made a powerful impact in the local community after enriching the learning experiences of around 2,000 school children.

• Professional development

  https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/careers/development

  Students studying for a Masters degree in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester experience a series of professional development activities fully integrated into the taught curriculum.

• Making tourism work for poverty alleviation

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/impact-case-studies/making-tourism-work-for-poverty-alleviation

  University of Leicester research has investigated whether and how tourists’ curiosity for impoverished neighbourhoods, communities and slums can help mitigate against the bad reputation that slums often suffer and can contribute to empowering residents.

• New book on work-life balance by Professor of Management and colleagues

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-book-on-work-life-balance-by-professor-of-management-and-colleagues

  Professor Stephen Wood from our School of Business is among the editors of a new publication on work-life balance practices during the recent recession. Employers did not withdraw their work-life balance practices during the post-2008 recession.

• Digital support can significantly reduce anxiety among autistic adults, study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/brain-in-hand

  A digital innovation that provides autistic adults with 24/7 support and practical tools to manage the challenges of everyday life has been shown to significantly reduce anxiety levels

• Philip Larkin memorial to join literary greats in Westminster Abbey on 31st anniversary of his death

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/philip-larkin-memorial-to-join-literary-greats-in-westminster-abbey-on-31st-anniversary-of-his-death

  A memorial stone to the poet Philip Larkin, inscribed with lines from one of his most famous works An Arundel Tomb – “our almost instinct almost true/What will survive of us is love” – will be unveiled in Westminster Abbey this evening, marking the 31st anniversary of his death.

• Fellowships

  https://le.ac.uk/research/doctoral-college/fellowships

  The University of Leicester’s Doctoral College champions, supports and grows the research talent pipeline - from postgraduate research students (PGRs) through to early career researchers.