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University of Leicester researcher is finalist for prestigious heritage award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/10-researcher-is-finalist-for-prestigious-heritage-award
PhD researcher from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History Mark Webb shortlisted for 2018 Historic England Angel Award
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Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Representations in Marketing Require more Attention to Context.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2023/02/22/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-representations-in-marketing-require-more-attention-to-context/
Brands can play an important role in fostering inclusion in our increasingly diverse societies. 38% of the respondents to a recent survey conducted by Adobe, said that they are more likely to purchase products and services from brands that show diversity in their advertisements.
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Arch-I-Scan blog symposium Engineering the Past
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/archiscan/2022/03/28/suns-out-go-inside-for-a-conference/
Report of attendance symposium Engineering the Past
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‘Worms in space’ experiment aims to investigate the biological effects of spaceflight
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/worms-space-experiment-biological-effects-spaceflight
Universities of Leicester and Exeter collaborate on mission to send nematode worms to the International Space Station in a ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester
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Leicester’s Juno Magnetospheric and Auroral Science
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/07/06/leicesters-juno-magnetospheric-and-auroral-science/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on July 6, 2016 While much of Stan Cowley’s early scientific career concerned theoretical and data analysis studies of the Earth’s outer plasma environment, involvement in work on the gas giant...
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University of Leicester’s new support for parents of babies born premature or requiring neonatal care awarded charter mark
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/employer-with-heart-neonatal-leave
The University of Leicester has been recognised for its support of parents of premature babies and those who required neonatal care with the Employer with Heart charter mark from the charity The Smallest Things.
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Protecting sex workers
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/social-justice/sex-workers
In considering sex work, police and health practitioners have focused on ‘the street’ as the main location for sex workers. However, in the 21st century the sex industry has changed enormously, and today most commercial sex work happens online.
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Past Projects
https://le.ac.uk/cite/ipdu/past-projects
View our previous projects at the International Professional Development Unit
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Leap in modelling human impact on climate may lead to early warning of climate disasters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/tipping-points
Mathematicians led by the University of Leicester have applied statistical mechanics to climate change detection and attribution for first time, showing how to separate the ‘signal’ of human-made climate change from the ‘noise’ of natural climate fluctuations
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Survey into the nation’s mental health will inform public policy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/mental-health-survey
The University of Leicester is conducting a national mental health and well-being survey to help inform public policy in England