Go Green Week – 07th – 11th February
Zainab, a final year Mechanical Engineering student, discusses Go Green Week and why it is important that we all learn more about the environment.
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News
Pressure grows for Boris Johnson to go
Pressure is building on the Prime Minister to be replaced after lying about parties at 10 Downing Street which took
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Stabbing at Nixon Court
A man was stabbed at a party in the University of Leicester’s student accommodation Nixon Court on Thursday evening.
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January science snapshot history
Key scientific discoveries that have taken place. This month’s focus: discoveries about our universe.
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Leicester Students’ Union fails to address spiking at meetings
Leicester Students’ Union (SU) failed to address the topic of spiking at the Student Council Meeting on 9 November and the Annual Members Meeting on 29 November.
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University of Leicester students frustrated by blended learning
Students are frustrated by this year’s rules on who studies in person and who takes their classes online at Leicester University.
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November Snapshots of Science History
A reflection on vital historical discoveries in science that took place in November.
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Victim First provides wellbeing support in Leicester
Victim First are an independently run organisation who offer a free, confidential service to victims and witnesses of crime.
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Leicester students vote to support UCU strike action
Students at the University of Leicester have voted in favour of supporting this week’s UCU strike action, according to a statement released by Leicester Students’ Union (SU) this afternoon.
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University of Leicester fails to sign up to COP26 declaration
The University of Leicester has chosen not to sign up to the COP26 University declaration for reasons that are yet to be made public.
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University of Leicester Students’ Union faces budget cut
Leicester Students’ Union (SU) discussed a budget cut of £508,000 due to the financial impact of the pandemic at a recent Student Council meeting.
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Brutal daylight attack on University road
University of Leicester CCTV captured a gang of men carrying out an organised attack on University road in the middle of the day, leaving their victim barely conscious.
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October Snapshots of Science History
A reflection on vital historical discoveries in science that took place in October.
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Leicester nightclubs come under scrutiny over spiking
Nightclubs and bars in Leicester have come under scrutiny after increasing reports of spiking, particularly via injection. LSM asked city centre venues how they are responding to concerns highlighted in the Big Night in movement.
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Students’ Union U-turns on boycott of campus-based nightclub events
Leicester Students’ Union released a statement backtracking on their original stance to support O2 Academy events, amidst national boycotts of nightclubs.
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Leics Tackle Period Inequality! Wellbeing Win Sees Free Period Products Brought to Campus
Free and sustainability-sourced tampons and pads were made accessible in three buildings across campus last week, following successful work over summer by the Leicester Students’ Union’s Wellbeing Officer, Karli Wagener, in securing a deal between the University and UK-based social enterprise, Hey Girls.
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University delays releasing exam results for Biological Science students
Biological Sciences students have been left waiting for their exam results as a result of the ongoing redundancy dispute.
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MP condemns University for holding international students liable for empty rooms
The University of Leicester has come under fire for its rent rebate, with international students in particular being treated unfairly.
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University denies using algorithms for students’ grades
The University distances itself from a departmental email that says algorithms will be used on some students’ missing marks.
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University threatens to use debt collectors against students over unpaid rent
The University of Leicester has threatened students with the prospect of external debt collectors to recover unpaid accommodation fees.
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Redundancy dispute threatens to delay graduations, as University may withhold staff’s pay over marking boycott
The redundancy dispute at Leicester has threatened to delay graduations in the School of Sciences, with the University saying they ‘may withhold’ some staff’s pay over their marking boycott
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Leicester University students stage rent protest over accommodation rebate.
A University of Leicester rent protest organised by the Rent Strike team took place on campus on June 1st.
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University of Leicester staff announce a 3-day strike over planned redundancies
From 9th to 11th June, staff intend to strike, having given notice to Vice-Chancellor, (Nishan Canagarajah) after failing to reach
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Palestine-Israel conflict stirs up racial hatred at Leicester University
The Palestine-Israel conflict has led to anti-Semitic and Islamophobic messages of abuse, as the Jewish Society releases a statement accusing the Students’ Union (SU) of ignoring the “abuse Jewish students are facing right now”.
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Leicester student hospitalised from mouldy accommodation receives £65 rent rebate and no compensation
A University of Leicester student who received hospital treatment after suffering from mouldspore poisoning has received a £65 rent rebate and no compensation.
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#BoycottLeicester trends on Twitter, as campaign gains momentum
The #BoycottLeicester campaign set up by the UCU is encouraging academics to join the boycott of the University of Leicester in opposition to redundancies.
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Academics who helped discover Richard III burial set to be axed
The English Literature and Language experts who worked on the study of Richard III are set to be axed, along with the study of all Old and (most of) Middle English.
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Leicester City win FA Cup in historic club achievement
A 63rd minute screamer courtesy of Youri Tielemans secured a 1-0 victory over Chelsea and FA Cup triumph for the Foxes on Saturday evening – for the first time in club history.
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Students blame Vice Chancellor if staff’s industrial action disrupts education
Leicester students will overwhelmingly blame the Vice Chancellor and Executive Board if the staff’s industrial action disrupts their education a poll on social media has found.
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Leicester UCU monks nail theses onto Fielding Johnson building door
The University and College Union monks nailed (blue-tacked) ten theses onto the Fielding Johnson building door on the morning of 21st April.
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