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University urges city to stay strong as Leicester lockdown continues
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/university-urges-city-stay-strong-leicester-lockdown-continues
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah urges Leicester to stay strong and continue to follow Government guidelines, after Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced limited relaxations to the local lockdown restrictions.
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Canada
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/north-america/canada
We welcome students from Canada. Find out about entry requirements, the Canadian student community and other country-specific information.
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How can we support digital literacies?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/05/10/how-can-we-support-digital-literacies-my-take-home-thoughts-form-attending-the-jisc-digital-capability-community-launch/
Stephen Walker, Frances Deepwell, Neil Donahue, Sarah Whittaker, Nevin Moledina and I attended a JISC event to develop a group interested in developing institutional digital capabilities.
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Exhibition brings Leicester’s Second World War voices to life to mark VE Day’s 80th anniversary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/website-leicester-second-world-war-voices-ve-day-80th-anniversary
The voices of Leicester people who lived through the Second World War can now be heard on a website launched in time for the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Thursday 8 May 2025).
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Participoll for live voting and polling in class
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/teaching/participoll
Participoll is a simple multiple-choice voting system which allows students to vote using any smartphone, tablet, or even laptop. It works from within your Powerpoint presentation. You must present using a Windows computer; you cannot present using Participoll using a Mac.
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Study finds women experiencing delay in labour are willing to forsake their own birth plans
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/study-finds-women-experiencing-delay-in-labour-are-willing-to-forsake-their-own-birth-plans
A new study of women’s experiences of delay in labour has revealed that many mums-to-be are prepared to abandon their antenatal plans for how they wanted their labours and births to be.
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David Bradshaw Creative Writing Residency
https://le.ac.uk/evelyn-waugh/david-bradshaw-residency
Find out more about the David Bradshaw Creative Writing Residency and the collaboration with the Evelyn Waugh Complete Works project.
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What is oral history?
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/oral-history/what-is
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. Find out how Oral History is defined and how it is useful for capturing stories, as a source of evidence and for investigating what people did and thought.
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Leicester satellite experts to help farmers improve fertiliser applications
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/leicester-satellite-experts-to-help-farmers-improve-fertiliser-applications
Agronomists and farmers could be set to benefit from a partnership between University researchers and Precise Crop Nutrition Ltd (PCNL).
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Jennifer Francis announced as Vice-Chair of Attenborough Arts Centre Advisory Board
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/jennifer-francis
Acclaimed museums brand and marketing strategist, Jennifer Francis has been appointed as Vice-Chair of Attenborough Arts Centre's Advisory Board.