Simply going shopping, playing in the park or reading are the kind of everyday activities that give young people in care a better sense of value and well-being. That’s the
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Technology that could alert you if your elderly parents fall ill at home or which could help dementia patients better manage their condition are being developed in a major new
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Sports historians and scientists from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) are joining forces with a national charity to help reawaken sporting memories in older people to tackle dementia, depression and
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A magistrate has resigned in protest over a “foolish” court charge which saw a penniless asylum seeker forced to pay £180. Nigel Allcoat, of Burbage, Leicestershire, served as a JP
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Youth and community workers from across Europe have come to De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) to learn about diversity and to develop their ‘cultural competence’. An eight-day seminar on ‘Diversity
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Two students from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) have just completed hugely rewarding placements at Leicestershire’s largest refuge for victims of domestic abuse. Ella Matlock and Lydia Baker, both third
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Some gay people in sleepy villages and rural towns are being relentlessly bullied because of their sexuality – leaving some too scared to leave the house, an expert has warned.
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A new project created by De Montfort University Leicester (DMU)’s Square Mile programme and Macmillan Cancer Support aims to create a community network for cancer patients and their families in
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An educational video produced by the University of Leicester to expose the harms of hate crime has been awarded two prestigious awards. The University’s Creative Services team, within the Division
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