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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.
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Lad culture in education promotes misogynistic messages researchers say
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/lad-culture2019-in-education-promotes-misogynistic-messages-researchers-say
Researchers will be debating the rise of ‘lad culture’ in education and how it promotes a ‘nexus of sexism’ at an upcoming free public event on 22 June.
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Leicester in new study on social identity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-in-new-study-on-social-identity
The University has been selected as the only UK university to be involved in a Europe-wide project studying social identity.
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How much is your time really worth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/how-much-is-your-time-really-worth
While a penny doesn't buy much nowadays, Natural Sciences student Osarenkhoe Uwuigbe from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Science has investigated the popular idiom ‘A penny for your thoughts’ by working out how much of a person’s thought could theoretically be...
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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.
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Leicester Tigers begin pre-season training on University rugby pitches
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-tigers-begin-pre-season-training-on-university-rugby-pitches
The University has been privileged to provide perfect pitches for the Leicester Tigers as they prepare for the upcoming 2016/17 season.
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Leicesters 2016 studentbuilt race car set for Silverstone
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester2019s-2016-student-built-formula-student-car-set-for-silverstone
Students at the University are set to unveil the newest model of their very own Formula Student race car to the public on Friday 8 July. The official launch event will take place from 6.00 - 8.
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Archaeologists discover rare evidence of Late Roman official in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/archaeologists-discover-rare-evidence-of-late-roman-official-in-leicester
Archaeologists from University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) have recently excavated a Late Roman cemetery at Western Road in Leicester’s West End and amongst the 83 skeletons recorded by the team, one burial is proving to be very exciting.
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PhD student invited to Vienna to present his research on how living things become fossils
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/phd-student-invited-to-vienna-to-present-his-research-on-how-living-things-become-fossils
A palaeontologist has been invited to Vienna to talk about his doctoral research in the field taphonomy – the process of fossilisation.
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Chevening and Commonwealth Shared Scholars share experiences of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/chevening-and-commonwealth-shared-scholars-share-experiences-of-leicester
The International Office organised a reception on 16 March which was attended by the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University Professor Paul Boyle for this year's recipients of both the Chevening and Commonwealth Shared Scholarship schemes.