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Addressing the museum attendance and benefit gap: inequality, representative participation and implementation science
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/addressing-the-attendance-and-benefit-gap
Survey data on who visits museums and decades of research in cultural sociology internationally tell us that museum visiting reflects the socio-economic gradient, closely tracking inequalities in education, income, employment, mental health and other indicators of social...
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Building and Enriching Shared Heritages Project
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh
‘Building and Enriching Shared Heritages’ was an AHRC funded project to build relationships between the School of History at the University of Leicester and local community groups who are researching history under the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) ‘All Our Stories’ scheme.
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My Dear Bessie A Love Story in Letters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/my-dear-bessie-a-love-story-in-letters
Professor Bernard Barker, an Emeritus Professor of the University of Leicester's School of Education has written a feature in which he rediscovers his parents' unique love story during a BBC Breakfast interview.
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Landmark diabetes trial tests new treatments to bring back ‘hypo’ awareness
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/diabetes-trial-hypo-awareness-leicester
A trial testing new treatments aimed at restoring warning signs of low blood glucose in people with type 1 diabetes who can no longer perceive when their blood sugars dip dangerously low is underway thanks to University of Leicester researchers
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Pioneering centre is making a difference one year after officially opening
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/phage-anniversary
A pioneering new centre at the University of Leicester which studies bacteriophages to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria is celebrating its one-year anniversary
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Leicester expert says decision on Aylesbury could set precedent for stopping gentrification of council estates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/aylesbury-decision-could-set-precedent-for-stopping-gentrification-of-council-estates-says-expert
A Leicester geographer, who is an international expert on gentrification, has been working with local campaigners in London to overturn plans for the demolition and ‘regeneration’ of the Aylesbury Estate, one of Europe’s largest public housing estates.
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Guaranteed spaces for medical and healthcare students announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/guaranteed-spaces
The University of Leicester today confirmed that it is the first university to guarantee spaces for every medical and healthcare student that has achieved their grades, had selected the University as their firm choice and is not placed at another university – ensuring that...
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Academics and Leicester sports coaches team up in ERASMUS research project on ethics code for grassroots sport across Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/academics-and-leicester-sports-coaches-team-up-in-erasmus-research-project-on-ethics-code-for-grassroots-sport-across-europe
Leicester City Football Club led the way in professional football excellence in England in 2016, but now the public focus has shifted once more to football's problems – the depressing hooliganism stories from Euro 2016.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 11 19 August
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-11-19-august
Jack Newsinger from the Department of Media and Communication has written an article for The Conversation about labour leader candidate Jeremy Corbyn's art policy.
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Hybrid and Electric Propulsion Systems
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/eg4212
Module code: EG4212 As the world shifts towards more sustainable modes of transportation with particular interests on electrifications, understanding hybrid and electric propulsion systems is key to driving this transformation.