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Leicester’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah appointed Chair of Trustees for The Conversation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/conversation
University of Leicester President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, has been appointed Chair to the UK Board of Trustees to independent media network The Conversation. Professor Canagarajah previously joined the board in May 2020.
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Criminology in the News
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/cr3027
Module code: CR3027 We only have to check social media, switch on the television, or pick up a newspaper to see headlines about crime and victimisation, and to realise how relevant to everyday life the study of criminology has become.
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Corporate reform manifesto to be launched at Westminster
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/corporate-reform-manifesto-to-be-launched-at-westminster
Professor Martin Parker (pictured) from the School of Management will be a guest speaker at a People's Parliamentary debate at Westminster on 2 March, where he will be speaking on issues outlined in the Corporate Reform Collective's Manifesto to enact change.
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Richard III mosaic unveiled at visitor centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/richard-iii-mosaic-unveiled-at-vistor-centre
The King Richard III Visitor Centre unveiled a huge photo-mosaic portrait of the King to coincide with the one year anniversary of the reinterment on 26 March.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/natural-sciences/research
Find out about research in Natural Sciences at the University of Leicester. We draw on expertise in chemistry, physics and astronomy, biological sciences, geography, geology and our Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology.
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New training set to support more children born prematurely and their families
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/premature-birth-training-smallest-things
A new online module created with the help of Leicester experts, ‘Supporting children and families in the pre-school’ years, has been released to increase awareness and understanding within early years staff of the impact of premature birth on children and their families.
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New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/goto
GOTO is designed to fill this observational gap by searching for optical signals in the electromagnetic spectrum that might indicate the source of the gravitational waves – quickly locating the source and using that information to direct a fleet of telescopes, satellites and...
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Understanding and enacting learning outcomes: the academic’s perspective – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/2014/10/15/secondpaper/
The 'Learning Outcomes Project' at the University of Leicester. Understanding and enacting learning outcomes: the academic's perspective.
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Media features President and Vice-Chancellor speaking on gender equality campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/media-features-president-and-vice-chancellor-speaking-on-gender-equality-campaign
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has spoken about Leicester’s involvement in the UN Women’s HeForShe solidarity movement in the media, explaining how it is fitting that the University of Leicester should be chosen among only 10 universities in the world that...
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Richard III interest in India
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/richard-iii-2013-interest-in-india
News of the discovery and research into Richard III has been of global interest – but the University of Leicester news team were a little surprised to find a photo of a boy in India sporting a Richard III T-shirt.