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• Information for organisations and volunteers

  https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/initiatives/refugeap/organisations

  How can I get in touch or find out more? If you have a general enquiry, please email refugeap@leeds.ac.uk Follow us on BlueSky at @refugeap.bsky.

• David Fisher

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/david-fisher

  We have learned, with sadness, of the death of David Fisher, who was the University’s first Head of Computing. Mr Fisher passed away on 23 November 2024 in a hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. The University extends deepest condolences to his wife Winsome.

• Drying Congo peatlands threaten to accelerate climate change

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/congo-cop27

  Study reveals how the Congo peatlands changed from being a major store of carbon to a source of damaging carbon dioxide emissions.

• First Cowrie Scholar excited to shine ‘positive light’

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/cowrie

  The first recipient of a Cowrie Foundation Scholarship at the University of Leicester designed to provide opportunities for talented Black British students has described her excitement at becoming a role model to a new generation of students.

• Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/5/

  Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

• Social media to create earlywarning systems to combat future disasters

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/social-media-to-create-2018early-warning-systems2019-to-combat-future-disasters

  Researchers from the Department of Media and Communication are examining how communities can use social media to improve their resilience to both human-made and natural disasters – such as the recent Nepal earthquake or the sinking of ships that left thousands...

• Unlocking the past from conflict to reform in the Northern Ireland Prison Service

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/unlocking-the-past-from-conflict-to-reform-in-the-northern-ireland-prison-service

  An experienced prison governor and head of the Northern Ireland Prison Service is to speak on prison reform for the University of Leicester’s Scarman Lecture Series.

• Applied Linguistics and TESOL MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/applied-linguistics-and-tesol-ma-dl/2025

  Build your academic and professional expertise in Applied Linguistics and TESOL without falling behind in other areas of your life. You can study this MA online, from the comfort of your own home.

• Research shows higher rates of stillbirth and neonatal death for those living in deprived areas, minority ethnic groups and twin pregnancies

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/stillbirth

  People living in the UK’s most deprived areas, minority ethnic groups and those with twin pregnancies all continue to experience higher rates of stillbirth and neonatal death according to new research from the MBRRACE-UK team at the University of Leicester.

• Adolescence in American Fiction and Film

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en3004

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