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BBC Asian Network hosts live Big Debate on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/bbc-radio-asian-network-hosts-big-debate-at-the-university-of-leicester
On Thursday 28 September, BBC Radio Asian Network came to our University to hold a live ‘Big Debate’ show - tackling divisive topics and asking current students important questions about what the 'student experience' means to them.
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Learn about oral history and sound heritage at the University Library
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/learn-about-oral-history-and-sound-heritage-at-the-university-library
Have you ever wanted to collect memories of your local community, or preserve sound recordings for future generations? You can learn how to at a public conference on Monday 9 July, hosted by the University Library.
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Expert opinions cover doctor shortages and the red planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/expert-opinions-cover-doctor-shortages-and-the-red-planet
Professor Philip Baker, Head of the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, has written an article for University Business examining the flaws in the Health Department's future-proofing.
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Rage and Revolution Revisited as a Major Punk Exhibition Hits Leicester This Summer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/punk-rage-revolution
The team behind the successful 2019 Mods: Shaping a Generation exhibition, Soft Touch Arts, Arch Creative and Shaun Knapp, are proud to present Punk: Rage & Revolution. This showcase will begin in Leicester on 27th May ‘23 and run through to 3rd September ‘23.
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Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/scientists-are-unravelling-the-reasons-why-mass-extinctions-have-occurred-throughout-history
Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history|Leicester research could help to predict approaching ecological catastrophes Leicester...
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Up to a third of people with type 2 diabetes not taking prescriptions properly
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/05-type-2-diabetes-prescriptions
Leicester researchers have used a unique screening approach to suggest that nearly a third of people with type 2 diabetes may be putting their health at risk because they are not taking their medications correctly.
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Talk will explore the search for life beyond Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/talk-search-life-beyond-earth
Professor Karen Olsson-Francis from the Open University will give her talk ‘Living Life at the Limits' at Space Park Leicester on 25 April
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Student on the road to success after being offered placements at leading companies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/student-on-the-road-to-success-after-being-offered-placements-at-leading-companies-1
A student from our Department of Engineering is on the road to success - after being offered industry placements at global companies Rolls-Royce, GE and Bentley.
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Academic comments on the rise of kids activities being marketed to adults
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/academic-comments-on-the-rise-of-kids2019-activities-being-marketed-to-adults
Dr Jane Pilcher from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology has been featured in an article for The Guardian discussing why kids’ activities – such as bouncy castles and ballpits - are now being marketed to grown men and women.
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University lecture focuses on 1994 genocide against the Tutsi community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/university-lecture-focuses-on-1994-genocide-against-the-tutsi-community
The long term effects of rape on women survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi community will be discussed at a lecture at our University.