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• New project Standing Together Against Hate

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/new-project-2018standing-together-against-hate2019

  Leicester is one of over 40 universities and colleges in England that has been awarded funding totalling £1.8 million from HEFCE to improve responses to hate crime and online harassment on campus.

• Runic charms and boat burials to be discussed at Viking symposium

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/runic-charms-and-boat-burials-to-be-discussed-at-upcoming-symposium

  From burials in boats to the perceived magical properties of runic charms, members of the public are invited to come together at the University to learn about the latest research developments in the world of Vikings during the annual Midlands Viking Symposium on Saturday 25...

• New employability report published

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/new-employability-report-published

  President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle (pictured) has highlighted concerns relating to employment among students from disadvantaged communities.

• Professional services staff

  https://le.ac.uk/history/people/professional-services-staff

  Browse a list of the professional services staff currently working in History at Leicester. Find out ways to get in touch via telephone and email.

• Leicester academic honoured by the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-academic-honoured-by-the-society-for-the-history-of-alchemy-and-chemistry

  A former Leicester academic will be celebrated at the anniversary meeting of the Society of the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) on 20 May.

• Leicester remembers campaigner for interfaith understanding

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-remembers-campaigner-for-interfaith-understanding

  One family’s efforts to highlight the horrors of the holocaust will be honoured at a series of events at the University in honour of Leicester campaigner Sara Elkes.

• Hurdling medallist seeks crowdfunding on road to Rio

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/hurdling-medallist-seeks-crowdfunding-on-road-to-rio

  European indoor 60m hurdles silver medallist Lucy Hatton is raising money to help cover costs as she bids to reach the Rio 2016 Olympics. Lucy, who studies Criminology, achieved the 100m hurdles qualifying time for Rio this summer but then struggled with injuries.

• Lad culture in education promotes misogynistic messages researchers say

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/lad-culture2019-in-education-promotes-misogynistic-messages-researchers-say

  Researchers will be debating the rise of ‘lad culture’ in education and how it promotes a ‘nexus of sexism’ at an upcoming free public event on 22 June.

• Animals’ ‘sixth sense’ more widespread than previously thought

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/animal-magnetic

  A study using fruit flies, led by researchers at The Universities of Leicester and Manchester, suggests the animal world’s ability to sense a magnetic field may be more widespread than previously thought.

• Revolutionary new treatment set to transform lives of severe asthma sufferers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/asthma

  The future for people suffering from severe asthma is looking bright after a Leicester-based research team confirm the benefits of a revolutionary medicine, which has been recently approved for use in the UK