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Olive Banks (1923-2006)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/olive-banks
“Any attempt to raise feminist arguments was met with indifference if not outright hostility, and the paucity of women academics in general increased my feeling of isolation.
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Engineering students win top two places in UniFi Formula 1 aerodynamics championship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/engineering-students-win-top-two-places-in-unifi-formula-1-aerodynamics-championship
Two teams from the University of Leicester have taken the top two places in an international motorsport design and simulation competition. UniFi Racing is a unique project which exposes students to the complete design cycle of a modern open wheel race car.
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International Lifetime Achievement Award in Empathy presented at pioneering educational course
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/empathy-network
Two giants from the world of empathic healthcare have received international Lifetime Achievement Awards during a pioneering educational course in Leicester.
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A practitioner’s musings on theory and Quality Improvement – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/07/08/theory-and-quality-improvement/
As a PhD student and practising physiotherapist, Emma Jones is perfectly placed to consider the ways in which academic theory, often considered remote and confusing, can be used in day-to-day clinical practice.
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Carceral Archipelago: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 7
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/page/7/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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From air travel getting safer to the doublestandards of sex tourism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/from-air-travel-getting-safer-to-the-double-standard-of-sex-tourism
In the latest in a series of opinion pieces Dr Simon Bennett from the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning has written an article for The Conversation discussing how despite what news stories may suggest, air travel is actually getting safer.
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Prehistoric peepers provide vital clue in solving ancient Tully Monster mystery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/prehistoric-peepers-provide-vital-clue-in-solving-ancient-tully-monster-mystery
A 300 million year-old fossil mystery has been solved by a team from the Department of Geology, which has identified that the ancient ‘Tully Monster’ was a vertebrate - due to the unique characteristics of its eyes.
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Leicester Professor becomes British Cardiovascular Society President
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/british-cardiovascular-society
Professor Andre Ng from the University of Leicester has officially taken over as President of the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) at its 2024 AGM in Manchester
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Professor Hillman Collaborates on Knife Research Paper
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/professor-hillman-collaborates-on-knife-research-paper
The University of Leicester's Professor Hillman has collaborated on high-impact research looking into round tipped kitchen blades and how they could help reduce knife crime and accidents involving knives.
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Governance and Accountability
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/finance-governance-and-enterprise/governance-and-accountability
The understanding of governance, its forms, and its impact has changed enormously over the last few decades.