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Expert opinions cover the Anthropocene Leo Varadkar trauma after terror attacks and protest camps
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/expert-opinions-cover-the-anthropocene-leo-varadkar-and-trauma-after-terror-attacks
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from the Department of Geology has discussed the origin and implications of the term 'Anthropocene' in Science, People and Politics.
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Publicspirited officials can make a difference to Grenfell Tower public inquiry says security expert
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/public-spirited-officials-can-make-a-difference-to-grenfell-tower-public-inquiry-says-security-expert
A University of Leicester expert in security and disaster management has welcomed the Government’s announcement of a public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire, arguing that history has shown that public-spirited officials can be successful in holding those responsible to...
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Researchers organise symposium to explore significance of music in criminal justice system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/researchers-organise-symposium-to-explore-significance-of-music-in-criminal-justice-system
Our University will be exploring the significance of music in the criminal justice system during a free public symposium taking place on Friday 23 June.
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Museum Studies students host an experiment in the Gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/museum-studies-students-host-an-experiment-in-the-gallery
An exhibition by students in our School of Museum Studies is being held in the Gallery at De Montfort University, the first public exhibition to result from a collaboration between our two local universities.
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British summer holiday habits of the past explored by Leicester researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/british-summer-holiday-habits-of-the-past-explored-by-leicester-researchers
Visiting different countries and traveling the world is a common way people spend their summer holidays - but the historical British summer holiday would have been a much less frequent and far more local affair.
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Consequences of changes to criminal justice system for offenders and victims to be explored at Leicester event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/consequences-of-changes-to-criminal-justice-system-for-offenders-and-victims-to-be-explored-at-leicester-event
The consequences of recent and future changes to the criminal justice system and how this will affect offenders and victims will be explored at an event organised by our University on Wednesday 27 September.
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Film producer David Puttnam to reflect upon changing world of the media in the digital age
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/hollywood-personality-david-puttnam-to-reflect-upon-changing-world-of-the-media-in-the-digital-age
Our University will be bringing a bit of Hollywood magic to its lecture theatres as one of the great names of cinema history and an honorary graduate will speak on the challenges faced by media today.
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Leicester teams lead the podium in Formula 1 aerodynamics race
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-teams-lead-the-podium-in-formula-1-aerodynamics-race
Two teams from the University's Department of Engineering took the top two positions on the podium in the second race of the UniFi Motorsport competition.
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Expert comment UK Government must end uncertainty for Gibraltars people after Brexit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/expert-comment-uk-government-must-end-uncertainty-for-gibraltar2019s-people-after-brexit
University of Leicester academic, Dr Chris Grocott, has called on the Government to provide certainty on their plans for Gibraltar following Brexit.
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Work of women mathematicians at the University to be celebrated
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/work-of-women-mathematicians-at-the-university-to-be-celebrated
The rise in female actuaries, soap films, Brexit voting patterns and stick man drawings are the very diverse subjects under scrutiny in a series of talks by women mathematicians at our University.