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• Researcher publishes parliamentary report on the rise of fake news

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/researcher-publishes-parliamentary-report-on-the-rise-of-fake-news

  Katie Raymer, who is studying for a PhD in our Department of Physics and Astronomy, has co-authored a report as part of her STFC internship with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology examining how people access news and information and the rise of fake news.

• Cancer researchers lead the way in cutting-edge research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/cancer-researchers-lead-the-way-in-cutting-edge-research

  Researchers from the city’s Cancer Research UK Centre based at the University of Leicester, will be collaborating with scientists across the UK, following the announcement today of the charity’s Centres’ Network Accelerator Awards.

• Engineering students launch crowdfunding campaign for Silverstone dream

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/engineering-students-launch-crowdfunding-campaign-for-silverstone-dream

  A group of engineering students at the University have launched our first ever crowdfunding campaign to enable them to compete in an international racing competition. With the support of the University’s Development and Alumni Relations Office, UoL Racing has set up a hubbub.

• Making UK fashion more ethical

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/impact-case-studies/making-uk-fashion-more-ethical

  Dr Nik Hammer’s research into unauthorised subcontracting and employment practices in UK apparel manufacturing has led to improvements in the supply chain practices of UK high street fashion retailers.

• South Asian Studies: Leicester and Immigration

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2026/03/03/south-asian-studies-leicester-and-immigration/

  Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on March 3, 2026 BBC Radio Leicester programmes.

• New project to collect evidence of modern slavery among adult websites

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/modern-slavery-adult-websites

  Adult service websites and their users have a key role to play in preventing modern slavery, according to a leading criminologist from the University of Leicester.

• The football: a 'simple' game?

  https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/football

  Read the article "The football: a 'simple' game?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.

• Disputed Bodies: Narratives of Medical Research in Europe, c. 1940s to 2001

  https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/disputed-bodies

  WT096580MA, Large Programme Grant, Joint PI, Wellcome Trust funded from 2 March 2012 to 1st April 2018), a major new book and associated articles.

• Aspiring medics encouraged to explore a career in psychiatry

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/aspiring-medics-encouraged-to-explore-a-career-in-psychiatry

  Young people considering a career in medicine will receive expert advice this weekend to help them on the route to achieving their ambitions and to consider psychiatry as an exciting medical discipline.

• Andrew Dunn: Page 144

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/144/

  Academic Librarian.