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Pictured are the gardens at The Smithsonian Institution Building during the spring season. It is situated in the National Mall in Washington DC, which is home to 11 of the Smithsonian’s museums and galleries.

Transatlantic partnership will improve understanding of the role of digital storytelling in education

Representatives from the Smithsonian Institution – a network of 19 museums and research centres based across the United States – are to visit º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s School of the Arts, English and Drama to formalise a partnership that looks to improve the understanding of the role of digital storytelling in education.

Pictured are students studying.

Exam success for young asylum seekers tutored by University students

A group of young asylum seekers have excelled in their exams thanks to the support and guidance of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students.
Rutland Building.

Payroll and Pensions team shortlisted for national award

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Payroll and Pensions team has been shortlisted for a sought-after national award.

Pictured is Into the Habitable World by Choie Choi.

Students awarded exhibition space after success in annual artists’ awards

Two Fine Art students have had their talent recognised in the Leicester Society of Artists (LSA) Student Awards.

Pictured are the Rag team at the National Student Fundraising Awards.

Rag wins Campaign of the Year in national competition

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Students’ Rag has won a sought-after national award for the incredibly successful Heart 2 Heart campaign.

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Institute of Advanced Studies welcomes first visiting professor under its ‘Motion’ theme

The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) will welcome Professor Richard Murray next week as part of its ‘Motion’ theme.
Pictured is the Students' Union.

LSU crowned best students' union in the UK

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Students’ Union (LSU) has been named the best students’ union in the UK by online review platform StudentCrowd.

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Cost of raising a child falls but many parents still struggle to meet the threshold

Raising a child to the age of 18 will cost couples £150,753, according to new figures by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP).
Pictured are students at the Rag awards.

Rag shortlisted for four national fundraising awards

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Students’ Union Rag has been shortlisted for an impressive four national fundraising awards.
Pictured is Paul Wager's Revolution.

Artists invited to submit ideas for public artwork outside new hall of residence

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is to commission a public artwork to mark the entrance to its new hall of residence complex – and artists from across the globe are invited to submit their ideas.

Hazelrigg Building.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is recognised as one of the UK’s best green spaces

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has received the sought-after Green Flag Award for its vibrant campus, marking it out as one of the nation's best green spaces.

Academic awarded Visiting Professorship for outstanding research in racism analysis, migration and intersectionality

A º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academic, who has conducted pioneering research into racism in 1920s Germany, has recently been awarded an international Visiting Professorship.
Pictured is Melanie Marshall.

Elite sportspersons to be honoured at graduation ceremonies

Three elite sportspersons are amongst the honorary graduates to be celebrated during º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s summer graduation ceremonies.

Pictured is Xana. Image courtesy of Alison Ballard.

Radar artists captured sounds of the town

Two artists have used creative methods to capture the different sounds of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ as part of a project that explores how music makes place and place makes music.
Pictured is the LSU Action logo.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students celebrate 20,500 hours of volunteering

Over the past year, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students have volunteered 20,500 hours to helping good causes, collected 15,000 items of food and clothing for those in need, and helped train more than 1,400 people in CPR.

Families hit by the crippling cost of living need a third more income to make ends meet

Low-income families need a third more disposable income than a decade ago to make ends meet and are facing bigger barriers to meet rising costs - despite tightening their belts and shopping around online for better deals and tariffs.

Pictured is a child watching tv.

Screen-time linked with unhealthy eating habits in children

A new study has found that five and six-year-olds' screen-time is linked with low fruit and vegetable consumption and high intake of unhealthy snacks such as crisps, chocolate and biscuits.

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Research finds new benefits cut will put strain on many visually impaired people already finding it tough

New benefit cuts are set to put an unacceptable strain on many blind and partially sighted people, who already find it hard to meet their material and social needs, research by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has found.
Pictured are representatives from organisations that comprise the project consortium at a recent event that marked the launch of the programme. Image courtesy of @moyesa.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London to contribute to project that aims to double female and BAME founders by 2020

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London is to study the effectiveness of a recently-launched initiative that aims to provide female entrepreneurs, and those from some of capital’s most under-represented communities, with the opportunity to start and scale a high growth tech business.
Pictured is the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ campus.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academic elected President of the European Anthropological Association

Professor Noël Cameron, of the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, has been elected President of the European Anthropological Association (EAA).
Pictured are students at the Rag awards.

Rag raises £1m for charities for the ninth year in a row!

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Students’ Union Rag has once again raised more than £1m for a variety of local, national and international charities.

Pictured are students at the NCOP Pathways’ Year 10 Holiday Club.

Students inspired at NCOP Pathways’ Year 10 Holiday Club

At the end of last month, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ welcomed more than 100 Year 10 students onto campus to give them an insight into STEM, sport and global contexts.

photo of Luke Hannon's 'IVO' design

Design Degree Show 2018 to showcase diverse and innovative projects

Students from the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Design School will present their final-year projects at the Design Degree Show 2018, which opens to the public on Thursday 14 June.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London programme to ‘inspire success’ in capital graduates

Graduates from east London are invited to attend a series of workshops to develop their employability skills, meet top employers and learn about a 100% tuition fee scholarship on offer at the institution.

Arts Degree Show to showcase work of emerging artists

Students from the School of the Arts, English and Drama are set to exhibit a wide range of work at the 2018 Arts Degree Show, which opens to the public on 9 June.