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“I felt a completely different person after my placement year.”
“A placement fast-tracks you on your career path.”
Just two of many comments from DMU students who were reflecting on a year out in industry at our annual Student Placement Celebration recently.
https://ow.ly/HffH50XtZOC
“A placement fast-tracks you on your career path.”
Just two of many comments from DMU students who were reflecting on a year out in industry at our annual Student Placement Celebration recently.
https://ow.ly/HffH50XtZOC
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“I felt a completely different person after my placement year.”
“A placement fast-tracks you on your career path.”
Just two of many comments from DMU students who were reflecting on a year out in industry at our annual Student Placement Celebration recently.
https://ow.ly/HffH50XtZOC
“A placement fast-tracks you on your career path.”
Just two of many comments from DMU students who were reflecting on a year out in industry at our annual Student Placement Celebration recently.
https://ow.ly/HffH50XtZOC
Call the (student) midwife!
The DMU School of Nursing and Midwifery is spearheading new teaching and learning methods as student midwives put on antenatal classes for local pregnant people and their partners.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/TyA950XrKeY
The DMU School of Nursing and Midwifery is spearheading new teaching and learning methods as student midwives put on antenatal classes for local pregnant people and their partners.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/TyA950XrKeY
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Call the (student) midwife!
The DMU School of Nursing and Midwifery is spearheading new teaching and learning methods as student midwives put on antenatal classes for local pregnant people and their partners.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/TyA950XrKeY
The DMU School of Nursing and Midwifery is spearheading new teaching and learning methods as student midwives put on antenatal classes for local pregnant people and their partners.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/TyA950XrKeY
Food for thought - this new research into the PR industry by DMU's Caroline Spence suggests it must work harder to attract the diverse and talented graduates it needs for the future. Her report for @CIPR looks at the skills gap and recruitment issues facing the industry.
https://ow.ly/TvOh50XpX6t
https://ow.ly/TvOh50XpX6t
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Food for thought - this new research into the PR industry by DMU's Caroline Spence suggests it must work harder to attract the diverse and talented graduates it needs for the future. Her report for @CIPR looks at the skills gap and recruitment issues facing the industry.
https://ow.ly/TvOh50XpX6t
https://ow.ly/TvOh50XpX6t
Amazing for DMU to scoop the Sustainability Institution of the Year award at the Green Gown Awards in Birmingham last night. Professor Simon Oldroyd, our Pro Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability, said: “We work hard to manage the footprint we leave on the world - it's great to have that recognised."
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Amazing for DMU to scoop the Sustainability Institution of the Year award at the Green Gown Awards in Birmingham last night. Professor Simon Oldroyd, our Pro Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability, said: “We work hard to manage the footprint we leave on the world - it's great to have that recognised."
A key voice in the national conversation on cybersecurity, DMU academic Dr Ismini Vasileiou launched a new government paper in Westminster last week on the UK’s national cyber workforce.
Read her new expert blog on her vision for keeping the UK cyber safe on our website: https://ow.ly/bubR50Xmnu9
Read her new expert blog on her vision for keeping the UK cyber safe on our website: https://ow.ly/bubR50Xmnu9
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A key voice in the national conversation on cybersecurity, DMU academic Dr Ismini Vasileiou launched a new government paper in Westminster last week on the UK’s national cyber workforce.
Read her new expert blog on her vision for keeping the UK cyber safe on our website: https://ow.ly/bubR50Xmnu9
Read her new expert blog on her vision for keeping the UK cyber safe on our website: https://ow.ly/bubR50Xmnu9
Congratulations to DMU grad and entrepreneur Simon Sansome for slaying in the Dragons' Den on BBC1 last night. He got backing from all five dragons for his Snowball app which has been called ‘Trip Advisor for the disabled community’. Peter Jones called it a "game-changer".
https://ow.ly/nFXm50XkNIu
https://ow.ly/nFXm50XkNIu
DMU grad makes clean sweep in the Dragons
DMU graduate smashes it in the Dragons
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October 31, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Congratulations to DMU grad and entrepreneur Simon Sansome for slaying in the Dragons' Den on BBC1 last night. He got backing from all five dragons for his Snowball app which has been called ‘Trip Advisor for the disabled community’. Peter Jones called it a "game-changer".
https://ow.ly/nFXm50XkNIu
https://ow.ly/nFXm50XkNIu
A new show from DMU graduate Peter Robinson, “the world’s greatest living football photographer” opens at DMU’s Leicester Gallery this week.
His new exhibition ‘Keep off the Grass’ showcases over 200 images across fifty years of his work.
Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm until 17 Jan.
https://ow.ly/zmkq50Xfro4
His new exhibition ‘Keep off the Grass’ showcases over 200 images across fifty years of his work.
Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm until 17 Jan.
https://ow.ly/zmkq50Xfro4
October 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A new show from DMU graduate Peter Robinson, “the world’s greatest living football photographer” opens at DMU’s Leicester Gallery this week.
His new exhibition ‘Keep off the Grass’ showcases over 200 images across fifty years of his work.
Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm until 17 Jan.
https://ow.ly/zmkq50Xfro4
His new exhibition ‘Keep off the Grass’ showcases over 200 images across fifty years of his work.
Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm until 17 Jan.
https://ow.ly/zmkq50Xfro4
From 14th century manuscripts to Leicester Tigers jerseys, DMU Archives and Rare Books is a trove of local history.
But in recent months it's found a new online audience blossoming on Bluesky, with over 3400 followers on the platform and growing...
https://ow.ly/u4N550XaCP1
But in recent months it's found a new online audience blossoming on Bluesky, with over 3400 followers on the platform and growing...
https://ow.ly/u4N550XaCP1
October 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
From 14th century manuscripts to Leicester Tigers jerseys, DMU Archives and Rare Books is a trove of local history.
But in recent months it's found a new online audience blossoming on Bluesky, with over 3400 followers on the platform and growing...
https://ow.ly/u4N550XaCP1
But in recent months it's found a new online audience blossoming on Bluesky, with over 3400 followers on the platform and growing...
https://ow.ly/u4N550XaCP1
DMU will be celebrating Leicester's diverse culture and the city's rich heritage as part of this year's Being Human Festival.
DMU is one of five Festival Hubs and has curated its own programme of events - open to the public - to inspire people to explore cultural identities.
ow.ly/FoKg50XaYnF
DMU is one of five Festival Hubs and has curated its own programme of events - open to the public - to inspire people to explore cultural identities.
ow.ly/FoKg50XaYnF
October 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
DMU will be celebrating Leicester's diverse culture and the city's rich heritage as part of this year's Being Human Festival.
DMU is one of five Festival Hubs and has curated its own programme of events - open to the public - to inspire people to explore cultural identities.
ow.ly/FoKg50XaYnF
DMU is one of five Festival Hubs and has curated its own programme of events - open to the public - to inspire people to explore cultural identities.
ow.ly/FoKg50XaYnF
Congratulations to DMU's Dr Kim Sadique on receiving a Charles E. Scheidt Faculty Fellowship in Atrocity Prevention at I-GMAP at Binghamton in the USA. She joins 77 global academics who will undertake specialist studies in Atrocity Prevention and each develop a course for their own institutions.
October 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Congratulations to DMU's Dr Kim Sadique on receiving a Charles E. Scheidt Faculty Fellowship in Atrocity Prevention at I-GMAP at Binghamton in the USA. She joins 77 global academics who will undertake specialist studies in Atrocity Prevention and each develop a course for their own institutions.
DMU academics have been finding out how to access funding to turn their research into commercial products through an event led by iCURE.
Since 2014 iCURE has helped UK researchers launch secure £1.5bn in investment & offers pathways to explore new markets.
More: https://ow.ly/Owpc50X65zl
Since 2014 iCURE has helped UK researchers launch secure £1.5bn in investment & offers pathways to explore new markets.
More: https://ow.ly/Owpc50X65zl
October 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
DMU academics have been finding out how to access funding to turn their research into commercial products through an event led by iCURE.
Since 2014 iCURE has helped UK researchers launch secure £1.5bn in investment & offers pathways to explore new markets.
More: https://ow.ly/Owpc50X65zl
Since 2014 iCURE has helped UK researchers launch secure £1.5bn in investment & offers pathways to explore new markets.
More: https://ow.ly/Owpc50X65zl
Listen again as DMU graduate Haseeb Jabbar speaks to BBC Radio 4.
Haseeb, who has been blind since birth, was interviewed by legendary blind BBC journalist Peter White about the obstacles he to overcame in order to get to university.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002k3jp [skip to 9.23]
Haseeb, who has been blind since birth, was interviewed by legendary blind BBC journalist Peter White about the obstacles he to overcame in order to get to university.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002k3jp [skip to 9.23]
In Touch - Scottish Venues; A Career in Computer Science - BBC Sounds
Sight Scotland have launched a campaign aiming to make every venue in Scotland accessible.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Listen again as DMU graduate Haseeb Jabbar speaks to BBC Radio 4.
Haseeb, who has been blind since birth, was interviewed by legendary blind BBC journalist Peter White about the obstacles he to overcame in order to get to university.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002k3jp [skip to 9.23]
Haseeb, who has been blind since birth, was interviewed by legendary blind BBC journalist Peter White about the obstacles he to overcame in order to get to university.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002k3jp [skip to 9.23]
The role of social media in connecting those with far-right views is the subject of a new investigation in The Guardian, drawing on research carried out by DMU’s Dr Sara Wilford.
Dr Wilford leads the pioneering Europe-wide SMIDGE project (@smidgeproject.bsky.social).
Dr Wilford leads the pioneering Europe-wide SMIDGE project (@smidgeproject.bsky.social).
September 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The role of social media in connecting those with far-right views is the subject of a new investigation in The Guardian, drawing on research carried out by DMU’s Dr Sara Wilford.
Dr Wilford leads the pioneering Europe-wide SMIDGE project (@smidgeproject.bsky.social).
Dr Wilford leads the pioneering Europe-wide SMIDGE project (@smidgeproject.bsky.social).
Congratulations to our Chief Transformation and Resources Officer, Tracey Jessup, who has received her second special recognition award from the CIO UK 100.
Tracey was presented with the People, Culture and Collaboration Award.
Read more: ow.ly/9kZQ50WZtvy
Tracey was presented with the People, Culture and Collaboration Award.
Read more: ow.ly/9kZQ50WZtvy
September 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Congratulations to our Chief Transformation and Resources Officer, Tracey Jessup, who has received her second special recognition award from the CIO UK 100.
Tracey was presented with the People, Culture and Collaboration Award.
Read more: ow.ly/9kZQ50WZtvy
Tracey was presented with the People, Culture and Collaboration Award.
Read more: ow.ly/9kZQ50WZtvy
DMU students Becky Wilson and Natalia Stachowiak have returned from a fact-finding mission of a lifetime in Japan.
The pair have been studying cultural attitudes towards geological heritage as part of Charnwood Forest's @unesco.org Global Geopark bid.
Read more: ow.ly/46U850WY1yr
The pair have been studying cultural attitudes towards geological heritage as part of Charnwood Forest's @unesco.org Global Geopark bid.
Read more: ow.ly/46U850WY1yr
September 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
DMU students Becky Wilson and Natalia Stachowiak have returned from a fact-finding mission of a lifetime in Japan.
The pair have been studying cultural attitudes towards geological heritage as part of Charnwood Forest's @unesco.org Global Geopark bid.
Read more: ow.ly/46U850WY1yr
The pair have been studying cultural attitudes towards geological heritage as part of Charnwood Forest's @unesco.org Global Geopark bid.
Read more: ow.ly/46U850WY1yr
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1/2 It was fantastic to welcome the 26th edition FIFA Master class to the @dmu.ac.uk campus yesterday for the start of their Induction sessions with us here at the @icshc.bsky.social. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins
September 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
1/2 It was fantastic to welcome the 26th edition FIFA Master class to the @dmu.ac.uk campus yesterday for the start of their Induction sessions with us here at the @icshc.bsky.social. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins
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For #ThrowbackThursday, we have this pic of the riverside area of Mill Lane c 1968. Possibly taken from the old Fletcher Tower, just look at those awesome cars! Beetles, a camper van and how many minis are there!!!? @dmuleicester.bsky.social
@librarydmu.bsky.social #localhistory #leicester
@librarydmu.bsky.social #localhistory #leicester
September 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
For #ThrowbackThursday, we have this pic of the riverside area of Mill Lane c 1968. Possibly taken from the old Fletcher Tower, just look at those awesome cars! Beetles, a camper van and how many minis are there!!!? @dmuleicester.bsky.social
@librarydmu.bsky.social #localhistory #leicester
@librarydmu.bsky.social #localhistory #leicester
We're proud that Dr Hardeep Basra, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning in the Education Academy and DMU’s Inclusive Education Lead, has been awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) by @advancehe.bsky.social.
Read more: www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne...
#NTFS2025
Read more: www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne...
#NTFS2025
Congratulations to Hardeep Basra of @dmu.ac.uk on your #NTFS2025 award! Hardeep is a national leader in equity, decolonising practice, and inclusive education transformation.
September 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We're proud that Dr Hardeep Basra, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning in the Education Academy and DMU’s Inclusive Education Lead, has been awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) by @advancehe.bsky.social.
Read more: www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne...
#NTFS2025
Read more: www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne...
#NTFS2025
Our first-ever cohort has enrolled on to the new Teacher Degree Apprenticeship in Primary Education.
We caught up with four learners who enrolled on the course to ask what inspired them to get into teaching through this new route.
Read more: ow.ly/xI6w50WTi69
We caught up with four learners who enrolled on the course to ask what inspired them to get into teaching through this new route.
Read more: ow.ly/xI6w50WTi69
September 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Our first-ever cohort has enrolled on to the new Teacher Degree Apprenticeship in Primary Education.
We caught up with four learners who enrolled on the course to ask what inspired them to get into teaching through this new route.
Read more: ow.ly/xI6w50WTi69
We caught up with four learners who enrolled on the course to ask what inspired them to get into teaching through this new route.
Read more: ow.ly/xI6w50WTi69
We're proud to announce that we have been nominated for two @timeshighered.bsky.social Awards.
Dr Josie Barnard has been nominated for Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year, while our Autism Support team are shortlisted for the Outstanding Support for Students award.
Dr Josie Barnard has been nominated for Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year, while our Autism Support team are shortlisted for the Outstanding Support for Students award.
September 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We're proud to announce that we have been nominated for two @timeshighered.bsky.social Awards.
Dr Josie Barnard has been nominated for Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year, while our Autism Support team are shortlisted for the Outstanding Support for Students award.
Dr Josie Barnard has been nominated for Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year, while our Autism Support team are shortlisted for the Outstanding Support for Students award.