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Schrödinger’s Cat and the Hidden Feelings Box: PSHE and RSHE Education in a Digital World
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2025/07/14/schrodingers-cat-and-the-hidden-feelings-box-pshe-and-rshe-education-in-a-digital-world/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on July 14, 2025 Michelle O’Reilly, Diane Levine, Neil Sinclair, and Sarah Adams c What if being kind online is harder not because children don’t care — but because they can’t see inside...
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HRH The Duke of Gloucester visits research centre for heart disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/hrh-the-duke-of-gloucester-to-visit-research-centre-for-heart-disease
HRH The Duke of Gloucester is to witness at first hand the life-saving work taking place at the University, working in partnership with Leicester’s Hospitals, when he visits the new British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre at Glenfield Hospital.
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Could LCFCs sporting success help kick racism into touch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/could-lcfcs-sporting-success-help-kick-racism-into-touch
Leicester City Football Club’s phenomenal success becoming English Premier League Champions in one of Britain’s most diverse cities has ‘touched the lives’ of people from all walks of life – and could have a positive impact on tackling racism.
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Modern scientist vs. 1600s scientist: Moon landings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/02/14/modern-scientist-vs-1600s-scientist-moon-landings/
Modern planetary scientist Dr Suzie Imber critiques John Wilkins's incredible 17th c. book on space travel
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Students to take part in cooking competition using Fairtrade ingredients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/students-to-take-part-in-cooking-competition-using-fairtrade-ingredients
University staff will be giving their best impressions of foodie TV personalities Gregg Wallace and John Torode as they grill students in a Fairtrade-themed MasterChef competition to mark Fairtrade Fortnight, taking place from 23 February to 8 March.
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‘Closing the Gender Pay gap would take 95 years’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/24/closing-the-gender-pay-gap-would-take-95-years/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 24, 2017 Across OECD nations at current rates of progress according to the latest PWC Women in work report.
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Thick Translation of Chin Ping Mei by David Roy: Type, Function and Features
https://le.ac.uk/translation-interpreting-studies/events/chin-ping-mei
Find out more about our event: Thick Translation of Chin Ping Mei by David Roy: Type, Function and Features, with speaker Professor Xiuying Wen.
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Targeting toxins
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/targeting-toxins
In 2015, a team from our Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation used X-ray crystallography to determine the molecular structure of pneumolysin.
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Goal 2: Zero Hunger
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/zero-hunger
The second Sustainable Development Goal is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
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Calculations reveal Santa travels at 0.5% the speed of light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/21-calculations-reveal-how-quickly-santa-travels
Calculations reveal how quickly Santa travels Santa and reindeer|University of Leicester students have worked out just how fast Santa Claus has to travel to deliver all of his presents on time On Christmas Eve night, Santa Claus and his reindeer fly around the world...