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Ethics4Sports project to address discrimination in sporting world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/2018ethics4sports2019-project-to-address-discrimination-in-sporting-world
Our University is involved in a new international project to address challenges faced by many in the world of sport, including racism, sexism and the use of drugs.
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Literary Leicester to host one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary British Fiction Gwendoline Riley
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/literary-leicester-to-host-2018one-of-the-most-distinctive-voices-in-contemporary-british-fiction2019-gwendoline-riley
The University of Leicester will welcome award-winning novelist Gwendoline Riley to campus on Friday 17 November for the tenth annual Literary Leicester festival. For the event, taking place between 6.15 and 7.
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University to support gifted mathematics students throughout East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/our-university-to-support-gifted-mathematics-students-throughout-east-midlands
Our University has been awarded a grant from the Department of Education to support the academic development of gifted sixth form students studying mathematics throughout the East Midlands.
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Leicester expert contributes to BBC Watchdog report on safety of fidget spinners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-expert-contributes-to-bbc-watchdog-report-on-safety-of-fidget-spinners
Professor Sarah Hainsworth (pictured), Head of the Department of Engineering, has contributed to a BBC Watchdog report investigating the safety of fidget spinners.
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Experts to discuss research into internet safety for sex workers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/experts-to-discuss-research-into-internet-safety-for-sex-workers
Dr Rosie Campbell and Professor Teela Sanders from our Department of Criminology will be taking part in the upcoming Festival of Social Science, running between 4 – 11 November.
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Race class and citizenship following Brexit to be explored at free public event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/race-class-and-citizenship-following-brexit-to-be-explored-at-free-public-event
Our University will host a free public event on Wednesday 22 February which will seek to understand the implications of Brexit in relation to race, class and citizenship.
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John Bridges: Mars Science Laboratory Blog
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/07/27/john-bridges-mars-science-laboratory-blog/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 27, 2012 From April 2017 the URL for this blog has moved to: https://staffblogs.le.ac.
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COVID-19: study into long-term health impacts launched
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/covid-19-study-long-term-health-impacts
A major UK research study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on hospitalised patients has been launched.
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Completed PhD research
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/research-degrees/completed-phd
PhD students make a major contribution to the research profile of the University of Leicester. Browse a list of completed PhDs in Museum Studies.
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Imperialism and Decolonisation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/hs2314
Module code: HS2314 At the beginning of the 20th century the British Empire covered a fifth of the world’s land surface and contained almost a quarter of the world’s population. Less than sixty years later it was rapidly disintegrating.