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Conversations with… Dr Simon Vaughan
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/08/conversations-with-dr-simon-vaughan/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 October 2020 Dr Simon Vaughan is an Associate Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, as well as being one of the two Academic Directors of the School, written by Emily Baldwin.
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In the Land of the Blind the One-eyed Man is King
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2020/05/07/in-the-land-of-the-blind-the-one-eyed-man-is-king/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on May 7, 2020 This morning I watched a Youtube Video (hey, aren’t I down with the kids ), about a researcher advocating the view that communications about the Covid-19 pandemic are being manipulated to force people...
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Local children enjoy making money for number project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/local-children-enjoy-2018making-money2019-for-number-project
Hundreds of local children have been drawing their own £100 notes - and thousands of these designs are on display from Saturday in the Victorian Gallery at New Walk Museum.
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University joins local organisations in marking Holocaust Memorial Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/university-joins-local-organisations-in-marking-holocaust-memorial-day
The millions of people killed in the Holocaust and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur will be remembered at an event at the University of Leicester on 28 January for Holocaust Memorial Day.
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University of Leicester sponsors awards celebrating achievements in local schools
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/university-of-leicester-sponsors-awards-celebrating-achievements-in-local-schools
The University of Leicester will be the headline sponsor for the Leicester Mercury’s 2017 Education Awards. These awards are a special opportunity to recognise particularly outstanding students, and will take place on 7 December at the King Power Stadium.
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Event aims to inspire academic achievement in local Bangladeshi community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/event-aims-to-inspire-academic-achievement-in-local-bangladeshi-community-1
The University's Department of Chemistry will be hosting an outreach event on Thursday 1 June, designed to encourage academic achievement in children of Bangladeshi heritage.
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Local primary school children explore history of Leicester Cathedral
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/local-primary-school-children-explore-history-of-leicester-cathedral
One hundred primary school children in Leicester will have the opportunity to retell the story of Leicester Cathedral in a creative writing workshop led by tutors from our School of Arts on Friday 3 March.
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Local schoolchildren to board a steam train in the name of science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/local-schoolchildren-to-board-a-steam-train-in-the-name-of-science
Schoolchildren from the East Midlands will be jumping on board a steam train on Friday 13 March to perform a classic science experiment as part of a University project organised by Dr Emma Chung from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences to mark the first day of...
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Chinese link with local renal unit builds on University initiatives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/chinese-link-with-local-renal-unit-builds-on-university-initiatives
Links with a nephrology unit in Nantong China developed by University researchers have now led to Leicester’s Hospitals’ John Walls Renal Unit becoming a “sister renal centre” as part of the International Society of Nephrology Sister Renal Center (SRC) Programme.
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Expert opinions cover digital sweatshops and local aid workers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/expert-opinions-cover-digital-sweatshops
Dr Jonathan Corpus Ong from the Department of Media, Communication and Sociology has written an article for The Guardian about how local aid workers are often ignored after being recruited to humanitarian technology and communications teams, despite the insight they...