SU Executive Election: “I like listening to people, gathering feedback and seeing how I can help.”
Bianca Semczuk spoke to LSM about her campaign for Wellbeing Officer during the SU Executive Election 2022.
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editor: Max Ashforth
Archive of Max Ashforth’s editorial articles for Leicester Student Magazine
Cancelled ‘anti-Catholic’ debate is rescheduled.
Leicester Student’s Union cancelled the debate: ‘Is the Catholic Church a force for good?’ after some students viewed it as
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Moderna HIV vaccine trials begin on humans
Researchers have begun dispersing Phase 1 doses of an experimental HIV vaccine that uses the same mRNA technology as Moderna’s
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University of Leicester’s Attenborough Arts Centre highlights importance of accessibility
Leicester’s Attenborough Arts Centre highlights the importance of visual arts and accessibility to art.
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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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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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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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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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Proposed redundancy seen as attack on academic freedom provokes anger
Dr Harvie’s proposed redundancy at the School of Business has been widely condemned by fellow academics.
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Leicester staff vote to strike in opposition to redundancies
Staff at Leicester University vote in favour of strike action in response to proposed redundancies.
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Lecturer resigns over ‘toxic work environment’ at University of Leicester
Dr Oz Gore has resigned from the University of Leicester citing a ‘toxic’ atmosphere, as staff ballot over strike action.
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Two students poisoned by mould spores in University of Leicester accommodation
Two students have been poisoned by mould spores in their Southmeade court accomodation at the University of Leicester.
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Rhiannon is elected our new Students’ Union President
Rhiannon Jenkins has been announced as the new President of the Students’ Union on 5 March, after a somewhat controversial race.
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Playboy mishap on Students’ Union’s Candidate Webpage, as election gets underway.
A cover photo of a playboy magazine has appeared on the Executive Elections 2021 Candidates webpage, as the first day of the election gets underway.
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Vice Chancellor won’t take pay cut to £250K salary, despite cutting jobs at Leicester University.
The Vice Chancellor has said that he will not consider taking a pay cut to his salary of £250K, despite putting 145 jobs at risk.
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University of Leicester monitoring staff’s social media, say academics.
The University of Leicester have been accused of monitoring social media accounts of staff members by three academics.
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#MeToo: LeicFess Facebook page inundated by rape stories at University of Leicester
A recent influx of people posting stories of sexual assault and rape, on Facebook page LeicFess, was sparked after a survivor of sexual assault spoke out on 30 January.
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Job cuts: University of Leicester delays financial report, amid debt crisis
The University of Leicester is yet to produce its annual financial statement for the last academic year, sparking concerns about a lack of transparency over their financial troubles.
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