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Academic presents research on silence in Japans second language classrooms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/academic-presents-research-on-silence-in-japan2019s-second-language-classrooms
Dr Jim King from the School of Arts has recently presented research in London to an audience of Japan experts and educationalists into why Japanese students are often reluctant to speak in a second language in classes in Japan.
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Leicester academic praises scheme allowing working class children to shine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-academic-praises-scheme-allowing-working-class-children-to-shine
A University of Leicester scientist has discussed his involvement with an educational opportunities programme, organised by The Sutton Trust, that inspired him to pursue his studies in planetary science.
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International day marks the issues behind avoidable deaths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/avoidable-deaths-network-international-awareness-day
The third instalment of an annual global day of awareness of the issues around avoidable deaths takes place this week.
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Sole2Soul: Narrate, Curate, Rejuvenate
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/projects/sole2soul
Sole2Soul promotes meaningful intergenerational exchange between “silver champions” (project participants aged over 55) and teenagers about artefacts from the Boot and Shoe exhibit at Harborough Museum.
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Record attendances across Leicestershire Innovation Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/innovation-fest
Leicestershire Innovation Festival attendances hit new highs as fresh records were set at the fifth annual event.
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Leicester researchers analyse consequences of China space weapon test
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/china-fobs
University of Leicester experts in the military uses of outer space have urged further international dialogue and ‘cool heads’ following flight tests of a new Chinese hypersonic missile system.
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Wider-reaching solutions urgently needed to reach realistic ‘net zero’, warn researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/landscape-decisions-net-zero
The group do, however, recognise that “swift action is essential, otherwise we head deeper towards an inability to reach net zero carbon targets, contribute to biodiversity collapse and, promote societal disengagement with landscapes”.
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Observing Jupiter’s Weather – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/06/28/observing-jupiters-fierce-weather-from-the-ground/
Posted by Henrik Melin in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on June 28, 2016 In late April 2016, I had the privilege of spending a few weeks in Hawaii, observing on the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, using a spectrograph called TEXES.
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Introducing… the Leicester Grading System for Foveal Hypoplasia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/12-leicester-foveal-scale
A team of eye researchers have published the first medical grading system named after the city of Leicester.
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Expert discusses Salisbury nerve agent poisoning and threat of cyber-attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/expert-discusses-salisbury-nerve-agent-poisoning-and-threat-of-cyber-attacks
Dr Rob Dover from our School of History, Politics and International Relations was recently interviewed by US show Knowledge@Wharton about the Salisbury nerve agent poisoning and the threat of potential cyber-attacks.