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Why the universal age-happiness ‘U-shape’ is a myth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/u-shape-happiness
New research shows that happiness often does not increase as people get older.
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Carrie Crockett
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/author/cmc62/
I am a postgraduate Ph.D. researcher working in connection with the Carceral Archipelago project. My work focuses on the Russian Far East and Sakhalin during the imperial era.
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Online workshop: Global Dress and Migration in History - call for papers
https://le.ac.uk/research/projects/global-dress-and-migration-in-history
A call for papers for the online workshop, Global Dress and Migration in History, taking place on 29 and 30 November 2024.
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Leicestershire’s universities invite local residents with life and skills experiences to apply for community-focused research projects
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/leicestershires-universities-residents-community-research-projects
The University of Leicester, De Montfort University and Loughborough University are inviting people from the local community to apply for paid, full-time PhD, and part-time Placement research projects.
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Katy Roscoe: Page 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/author/kar29/page/2/
Katy was awarded her PhD in History at the University of Leicester. Her doctoral research explored the use of islands off the coast of Australia for the incarceration of Indigenous and European convicts.
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United Nations Day 2024: United for climate action
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/un-day
Professor Heiko Balzter, Director of the Institute for Environmental Futures at the University of Leicester, reflects on the United Nations’ (UN) critical role in fighting climate change.
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Upriver to Mazaruni Prison (Guyana)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/04/04/upriver-to-mazaruni-prison-guyana/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on April 4, 2017 One of the wonderful things about ‘blue skies’ research is the element of surprise that it can throw up.
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Human Tissue Act
https://le.ac.uk/research/regi/human-tissue-act
The College of Life Sciences Human Tissue Act Committee meets quarterly to administer the University’s Licences, promote good practice in the use of human tissue, oversee compliance with the Human Tissue Act, and provide advice and guidance to the College and the University...
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Lord Willetts elected as honorary fellow of the Royal Society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/lord-willetts-elected-as-honorary-fellow-of-the-royal-society
Lord Willetts, Chancellor-elect of the University and an honorary graduate, has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He is among eminent personalities who have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society for their exceptional contributions to science.
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BRC Director chosen to receive international outstanding achievement award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/diabetes-ada-award-melanie-davies
Director of the NIHR Leicester BRC, Professor Melanie Davies CBE, has been chosen to receive a 2025 National Scientific and Health Care Achievement Award from the American Diabetes Association (ADA).