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From politics and societal issues, to climate change and health, our researchers give insight into hot topics, provide opinion pieces and thought-provoking articles. Take 5 and have a read.
Reflections on a crisis of social relations
11 October 2021
Dr Amy Clarke, Research Fellow at the University’s Centre for Hate Studies addresses how this year’s National Hate Crime Awareness...
The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan: the impact on Afghan people and families
29 September 2021
Dr Kelly Staples, Association Professor of International Politics, discusses how the situation in Afghanistan will impact Afghan people and their...
EU response to Afghan refugees: from crisis and containment to resettlement?
21 September 2021
Dr Alan Desmond looks at the current crisis in Afghanistan and how the EU should respond to the Afghan refugee...
Observing space 2,200 years ago
16 September 2021
Discovering Chankillo, an ancient solar observatory and a masterpiece of human creative genius.
Tropical ocean climate swings sensed by corals
6 August 2021
Developing reliable, long-term reconstructions of ocean temperature, rainfall, and pollution levels from coral skeletons
Understanding and managing kidney disease
30 July 2021
Worldwide, one in ten people have chronic kidney disease, for which there is currently no cure.
Leicester, Granny and me
27 July 2021
Advancing digital geographies, mapping multiculturalism and making marmalade
Leicester graduates launch cosmetics brand
27 July 2021
Gamanity Health and Cosmetics, an eco-friendly natural cosmetic company founded by two Leicester graduates.
Debating the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill
27 July 2021
What legal protections should be given to nonhuman animals?
Changing job demands during COVID-19
21 July 2021
Job demands have increased during the pandemic for university staff, academics and non-academics.
Hating Rashford, Sancho and Saka: what can we do about online racism and hate?
21 July 2021
There was a certain inevitability that those three players – each of whom were also black – were immediately targeted...
Reports from Euro 2020 (4): England’s fear of the penalty kick
13 July 2021
What did we learn from the past month and the nation’s obsession with football, even if England fell once again...
Onwards to the Ice Giants
6 July 2021
Over the past two decades, Leicester planetary scientists have had the privilege of being involved in cutting-edge missions to explore...
Reports from Euro 2020 (3): Germany calling
28 June 2021
Deep down, those football supporters among us probably knew, all along, that it would come to this. Of course, the...
Researching flight safety at the UK National Police Air Service
25 June 2021
Dr Simon Bennett researches aviation safety and flight-deck human factors. Find out about his police flight safety study.
Reports from Euro 2020 (2): The new nationalisms in football
21 June 2021
Our second blog in the Euro 2020 series sees Prof. John Williams explore how new nationalisms in football go beyond...