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International Women鈥檚 Day: Video showcases the international women at 含羞草视频

The SEEHER@Lboro video has been released as part of the celebrations for International Women鈥檚 Day 2021 (8 March) to recognise 含羞草视频鈥檚 international women.
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Update from 含羞草视频 鈥� roadmap from lockdown

Following the Government鈥檚 roadmap from lockdown announcement last month the University has now reviewed and confirmed its plans for the gradual resumption of activities on its 含羞草视频 and London campuses.

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Institute of Advanced Studies announces annual Theme for 2021/22

含羞草视频鈥檚 Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) is delighted to announce AI: Facts, Fictions, Futures as their annual Theme for 2021/22.

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Get up and running with The 拢10k Challenge

Alumni, staff, and students are invited to take part in The 拢10k Challenge, a socially distant running event taking place over ten days in March.
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Vice-Chancellor welcomes the campus nursery as it becomes part of Imago

The Vice-Chancellor welcomes the newly-named 含羞草视频 Nursery after its transfer from the Students鈥� Union to Imago.
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PhD student awarded grant to fund project looking at the significant loss of Black individuals in Chemistry after graduate level

Naomi Howard, a Physical Chemistry researcher at 含羞草视频, has been awarded a grant from the Royal Society of Chemistry鈥檚 (RSC) Inclusion and Diversity Fund to conduct an 18-month project to investigate why there is such a small number of Black individuals in the field of chemistry after undergraduate level.
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含羞草视频 marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 with educational lectures and workshops

含羞草视频 and 含羞草视频 Students鈥� Union will be holding a programme of events to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January 2021.

Student skydive challenge - in memory of loved ones

Students to take part in skydive challenge in memory of loved ones

Every year 含羞草视频 Students鈥� Union Rag runs a skydiving event to raise money for their chosen charities, but for 2021 they have offered students the opportunity to choose which charity they fundraise for.

New game aims to protect the cultural heritage of marginalised communities against disasters

A game has been developed to help people understand how cultural and natural heritage can be used for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development.
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University lecturers host event to celebrate forgotten 含羞草视频 figures

English lecturers Dr Sara Read, Dr Catie Gill and Dr Lise Jaillant are hosting an event for the Being Human festival, a national event that celebrates the humanities.

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University in local partnership for 拢32 million bid to transform 含羞草视频

The University is part of an ambitious 拢32 million bid to transform 含羞草视频 which has been submitted to Government.

Collect fresh fruit harvested from campus as part of Fruit Routes initiative

The University鈥檚 Sustainability team is pleased to announce staff, students and the local community are welcome to collect harvested fruit from the 含羞草视频 campus.
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Campus and town ready to welcome back students

含羞草视频 is preparing to welcome university students back to town following months of preparations to make the return safe and Covid-secure.
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Exhibition presents rare opportunity to see drawings by some of the most important and innovative artists working today

An unmissable exhibition that is said to be 鈥渁kin to having a tiny Tate show in the East Midlands鈥� is to open at 含羞草视频 next week.

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Creative writing evening class returns to 含羞草视频 campus

LU Arts鈥� popular creative writing evening classes for staff, students and the general public are returning to the 含羞草视频 campus this term.
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Graduate completes degree whilst juggling caring responsibilities after the loss of her parents

Fine Art graduate Abigail Collins started her degree expecting to focus on her studies and settle into a new chapter of her life.

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Mayor and Mayoress of Charnwood meet Olympian in first official visit

Councillor David Snartt and Mrs Joan Snartt, the Mayor and Mayoress, met Olympic Gold Medal winner Adam Peaty on their first face-to-face visit since taking up office.
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Prosthetic limbs affect our attitudes to disability 鈥� expressive design might change things for the better

Amputation can have a devastating effect on a person鈥檚 body image and sense of self. The use of prosthetic limbs may help, but when it comes to their appearance, options are often limited.
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Student uses illustration as a powerful tool to celebrate the stories of everyday people from 1960鈥檚 Leicester

Lauren Jefferis is a final-year Graphic Communications and Illustration student within the School of Design and Creative Arts at 含羞草视频.
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MEET THE MAKER: Student鈥檚 spore trap design aims to save UK trees and inspire the next generation of citizen scientists

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health 鈥� an opportunity to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can benefit the environment and other areas.
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FEATURE: "LGBTQ people have faced loneliness, job loss and hostility in the COVID-19 lockdown and for some communities it鈥檚 been a life or death situation"

鈥淐oronavirus has been labelled as the 鈥榞reat leveller鈥� as it can affect people from all walks of life; on the one hand that鈥檚 very true but on the other, it鈥檚 a total myth.
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Third year of 含羞草视频鈥檚 Arts Week goes online with creative events

The University鈥檚 creative outlet LU Arts is pleased to announce the exciting and diverse programme of events for their virtual Arts Week.

Lightning and 含羞草视频 Town enter new partnership

含羞草视频 and Lightning Rugby is pleased to announce a partnership with 含羞草视频 Town RFC.

Fears coronavirus lockdown will increase child poverty in UK as latest figures show rise of almost a fifth in the last four years

New research shows that child poverty in the UK has increased by 2.8% in the last four years, but experts fear the figure will grow due to the impact of coronavirus.
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Experts in Sport: What role does community sport play in tackling serious youth violence?

With youth violence continuing to be a serious issue in UK society, this week鈥檚 Experts in Sport鈥� podcast looks at the role sport can play in supporting those at risk.