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Expert view: Legal aid for asylum seekers is hard to come by – it’s no wonder criminal advisers are taking advantage
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Dr Diego Garcia Rodriguez from the School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy, and colleagues at the universities of Exeter and Birmingham...
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Dr Paul Ian Campbell wins BERA Educational Research Book of the Year
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Dr Paul Ian Campbell's book, Race and Assessment in Higher Education, has won the British Educational Research Association (BERA)'s Educational...
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Leicester delegation to COP30 includes experts covering climate from every angle
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A delegation of experts from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ is heading to the Conference of the Parties, or COP30, to bring the latest insights into...
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Leicester explores ‘our working lives’ as Festival of Social Science returns
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Explore free events at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Festival of Social Science 2025, themed around ‘our working lives’.
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Economic inequality is not “bad for everyoneâ€, new research shows – wealthier people derive happiness benefits
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Increases in economic inequality raise the life satisfaction of wealthier people, while lowering the life satisfaction of people who earn less,...
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Leicester sports sociologist examines the making of British football
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The history of British football and its people is the subject of a book from Â鶹ÊÓƵ sports sociologist, John Williams.
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HE assessment guidance is successfully tackling racial inequality, study finds
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The most recent assessment of the Racially Inclusive Practice in Assessment Guidance (RIPIAG) has shown that its implementation has improved race...
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ academic included in The Football Black List 2022
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ academic, Dr Paul Campbell has been named on The Football Black List 2022, alongside the likes of Marcus Rashford, Bukayo...
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BLOG: what’s the wider story behind Leicester’s migration history?
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Fifty years ago Leicester welcomed up to 28,000 South Asian UK passport holders from Uganda.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sporting Equals address lack of diversity in sports leadership
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A programme designed to support and prepare people from minority ethnic backgrounds for future governance and leadership roles in UK sport has...