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Academics contribute to major project celebrating 80 years of British TV
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/academics-contribute-to-major-project-celebrating-80-years-of-british-tv
Professor Helen Wood and Dr Jilly Boyce Kay from the School of Media, Communication and Sociology have contributed to BBC History’s new archive to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the launch of the first British television service by the BBC.
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Experts suggest Pokémon Go could ease Type 2 diabetes burden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/2018pokemon-go-could-ease-type-2-diabetes-burden2019-says-expert
Hundreds of students and staff around the University and city have caught Poké-fever, joining millions of people worldwide in playing viral mobile app Pokémon Go - a virtual reality treasure hunt where players walk to places in the real world to...
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Hard evidence for a human-driven Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/hard-evidence-for-a-human-driven-earth
The evidence for a new geological epoch which marks the impact of human activity on the Earth is now overwhelming, according to a recent paper by an international group of geoscientists.
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Student musicians conductor and composer feature in free concert at De Montfort Hall
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/student-musicians-conductor-and-composer-feature-in-free-concert-at-de-montfort-hall
A free classical morning concert this Saturday 12 March features not only talented student musicians from the University of Leicester but also a student conductor and the premiere of a Leicestershire-themed piece by a student composer, showcasing the range of talent to be...
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Research reveals solar storms trigger Jupiters Northern Lights
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-reveals-solar-storms-trigger-jupiter2019s-2018northern-lights2019
Solar storms trigger Jupiter’s intense ‘Northern Lights’ by generating a new X-ray aurora that is eight times brighter than normal and hundreds of times more energetic than Earth’s aurora borealis, finds new research, involving the University of Leicester, using NASA’s...
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East Midlands Policing Academic Collaboration launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/east-midlands-policing-academic-collaboration-launch
The University of Leicester has joined a new collaboration of seven universities, five police forces and five Police and Crime Commissioners looking at how academics and the police can work more closely to shape the future of policing.
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University Criminologist to lead plenary session at international justice conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/university-criminologist-to-lead-plenary-session-at-international-justice-conference
Professor Neil Chakraborti (pictured) – Head of the Department of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Hate Studies – has been invited to deliver a plenary paper as part of an international justice conference held to mark the Howard League for Penal Reform’s 150th birthday.
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Leicester research makes Altmetric Top 100 list for 2016
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-research-makes-altmetric-top-100-list-for-2016
Research led by our University has been featured in the Altmetric 2016 Top 100, which recognises the most shared and discussed academic research stories of the year around the world.
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Leicester leads programme to raise aspirations for disadvantaged young people in the region
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-leads-programme-to-raise-aspirations-for-disadvantaged-young-people-in-the-region
Our University is leading a programme that aims to raise the aspirations of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in targeted neighbourhoods in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Aspiring lawyers from poorer homes to benefit from 1M programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/aspiring-lawyers-from-poorer-homes-to-benefit-from-ps1m-programme
Thousands of aspiring lawyers from non-privileged homes will benefit from a £1m expansion of the Sutton Trust’s Pathways to Law programme, a pioneering initiative designed to widen access to the legal profession.