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• University up for two national archaeology awards

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/university-up-for-two-national-archaeology-awards

  The University has been nominated for two Current Archaeology Awards for its work on the DNA analysis of the remains of King Richard III and a project that unearthed skeletons that could be the earliest examples of African people living in Leicester.

• Do we really get what we pay for?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2017/01/26/do-we-really-get-what-we-pay-for/

  Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on January 26, 2017 Donald Trump and Brexit have both been capturing the headlines of late. In a democratic process the USA voted for Trump as President and the UK decided to leave the European Union.

• University figures feature in Most Influential People in Leicestershire list

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/university-figures-feature-in-most-influential-people-in-leicestershire-list

  The Leicester Mercury has recently published its Most Influential People in Leicestershire 2016 brochure, which features staff, alumni, honorary graduates and others associated with the University of Leicester.

• Another Doctoral Grant success for School of Education

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/another-doctoral-grant-success-for-school-of-education-phd-student

  Keke Zhang of the School of Education has been awarded a 2015 TOEFL Doctoral Research Grant for her research into the development and validation of a rating scale for assessing argumentative essays written by Chinese undergraduates in English programmes.

• Inspirational women

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women

  Olive Banks - the University's first female Professor Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith - the Students' Union's first female President Wendy Hickling - the University's first graduate These three portraits represent the realisation of a project long...

• New documentary warns of the effects of tax avoidance on national economies

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/new-documentary-warns-of-the-effects-of-tax-avoidance-on-national-economies

  Dr Angus Cameron (pictured) from the School of Management will be featured in the upcoming documentary The Price We Pay, directed by award-winning filmmaker Harold Crooks, which makes its British premiere at the Open City Documentary Festival in London on 19 June.

• Change Gear for the all clear against cancer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/change-gear-for-the-all-clear-against-cancer

  On the 27 March 2015, students studying Cancer Chemistry will be aiming to raise over £1,000 for Hope Against Cancer, the local cancer research charity.

• Impact

  https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/impact

  Discover how the research and outputs of the Centre for Hate Studies have substantially changed awareness and understanding of hate crime

• A Catalyst for Change

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/catalyst-for-change

  An innovative project to take museum collections out to those communities which the museum service had failed to reach

• Expert opinions cover heart disease migraines Salisbury and World Sleep Day

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/expert-opinions-cover-heart-attacks-migraines-salisbury-and-world-sleep-day

  In an article for The Conversation, Dr Tom Webb and Professors Alison Goodall and Shu Ye have discussed possible reasons why age is such as strong risk factor for heart disease.