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Our Professor at Bible Museum panel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/our-professor-at-bible-museum-panel
A month before it opens to the public, the Museum of the Bible in the US hosted a scholarly panel discussion featuring an academic from our School of Arts.
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New project Standing Together Against Hate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/new-project-2018standing-together-against-hate2019
Leicester is one of over 40 universities and colleges in England that has been awarded funding totalling £1.8 million from HEFCE to improve responses to hate crime and online harassment on campus.
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National touring exhibition Lets Play Vinyl launches with public event celebrating UK sound systems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/national-touring-exhibition-let2019s-play-vinyl-launches-with-public-event-celebrating-uk-sound-systems
A free public event entitled ‘Talking Sound Systems’ will be held at Attenborough Arts Centre to launch national touring exhibition Let’s Play Vinyl on Saturday 14 October from 1.00- 2.30 pm in the Princess Diana Hall.
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Engineering Building takes pride of place in East Midlands fbe Awards 2017
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/engineering-building-takes-pride-of-place-in-east-midlands-fbe-awards-2017
The refurbishment of the Engineering Building roof at our University has been crowned the overall winner at the East Midlands fbe Awards 2017.
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Leicester health scientists contribute to report on childrens safety
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-health-scientists-contribute-to-report-on-children2019s-safety
Health scientists from our University have contributed to major research on children’s safety.
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Leicester and Nottingham scientists discover new gene associated with debilitating lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-and-nottingham-scientists-discover-new-gene-associated-with-debilitating-lung-disease
Health scientists at the University of Leicester and University of Nottingham have heralded the discovery of a gene associated with lung fibrosis as ‘a potential new avenue of treatment for further research into this terrible disease.
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Leicester academic featured on UNs disaster risk reduction website
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-academic-featured-on-un2019s-disaster-risk-reduction-website
A lecturer in Risk Management in our School of Business has featured on the United Nation’s International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction website PreventionWeb to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October. Dr Nibedita S.
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Impact of Chinese students in Leicester is focus of TV programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/impact-of-chinese-students-in-leicester-is-focus-of-tv-programme
Dr Giovanna Puppin, Lecturer in Advertising and International Promotional Cultures in the School of Media, Communication and Sociology, recently featured on BBC Sunday Politics East Midlands, as she talked about the importance...
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Leicester lecturer turns spotlight on British country houses Caribbean and East Indian connections
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-lecturer-turns-spotlight-on-british-country-houses2019-caribbean-and-east-indian-connections
On 22 October, starting at 6.
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Innovative Leicester centre spearheads international initiative
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/empathy-network
An international network which is driving forward empathic healthcare across the world has staged its first ever meeting in Leicester