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    <description>De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, UK offers a whole range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. View our courses, book a visit and more</description>
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      <description>A new report published for Universities Week 2012 (30 April – 7 May) shows how higher education is contributing to the world of sport including how De Montfort University trains the next generation of sports managers.</description>
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      <description>A week of public events highlighting the caring nature of nurses, midwives and other health professionals in Leicester is to take place at De Montfort University (DMU) next week.</description>
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      <description>A former colonel who escaped from the Taliban in Afghanistan, a family who fled war torn Krygyzstan, a Spaniard who wants to master his third language for a better job and a Nigerian housewife who struggles to be understood by her neighbours are all attending free English language lessons thanks to De Montfort University.</description>
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      <title>Winners of DMU's 2012 business awards announced</title>
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      <description>The winners of an annual competition that helps some of Leicester's most talented young people turn their business ideas into reality have been announced.</description>
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      <description>Student Lauren Moore's innovative leather designs have caught the eye of renowned fashion designer Karen Millen and won her a £1,000 prize.</description>
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      <title>Business giant Sun Wah Group forms international partnership with De Montfort University</title>
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      <description>Sun Wah Group, a diversified conglomerate based in Hong Kong, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with De Montfort University to spearhead projects that will enhance international higher education, research and knowledge transfer.</description>
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      <title>Student nurse cycles signatures to Downing Street</title>
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      <description>A student nurse who has been campaigning to lower the age for cervical cancer screening is cycling her petition to Downing Street.</description>
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      <title>Kaiser Chiefs' album cover rocks, thanks to DMU fine art graduate</title>
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      <description>A British artist who studied Fine Art at De Montfort University in Leicester has created the cover for the Kaiser Chiefs' latest album.</description>
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      <description>The winners of an annual competition that helps some of Leicester's most talented young people turn their business ideas into reality will be announced at an award ceremony on Tuesday (24 April).</description>
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      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) has been recognised for its outstanding achievements and is in the running for two prestigious Times Higher Education awards.</description>
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      <description>Ways to reduce the problem of light pollution, without compromising public safety, will be discussed at a conference in Leicester this week.</description>
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      <description>A public lecture on the effect of technology on the world of music will be given in Leicester next week by a composer who is an expert in innovative technologies.</description>
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      <title>Giants of British literature bound for Tokyo with De Montfort University</title>
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      <description>Two great literary icons – Shakespeare and Sherlock Holmes – will form a major showcase of British culture and education in Japan next week, thanks to a collaboration between De Montfort University (DMU), the British Library and the British Council.</description>
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      <description>World-renowned choreographer Akram Khan has won an Olivier for Best New Dance Production with a show he premiered in Leicester when two lucky students had internships with him.</description>
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      <description>University academics are appealing for baby boomers in the USA to record their movie memories as part of a ground-breaking film research project launched online this month. The website, including an online survey, can be found at http://hollywoodandthebabyboom.com/</description>
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      <description>The deadline for applying for a Frontrunners placement is Thursday 26 April</description>
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      <description>Endangered species are helping De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester to monitor its energy consumption via a new app available on iTunes.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>De Montfort University has signed a new partnership agreement with Leicestershire County Cricket Club which will result in free match tickets for students and staff – including 100 seats at the glamour game against Australia.</description>
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      <description>As the Government calls for patient experience to be at the heart of NHS reform, an organisational behaviour expert at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester has come up with an explanation for a perennial source of dissatisfaction.</description>
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      <description>Thank you letters have been sent to De Montfort University on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen and Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke of Edinburgh and the Duchess of Cambridge, saying how they were "overwhelmed" by the welcome they received during their historic visit to the campus.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>'Circuitless' artificial pancreas one step closer to reality thanks to generosity of the Edith Murphy Foundation</title>
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      <description>Diabetes sufferers could soon find their lives immeasurably improved as a scientist at De Montfort University (DMU) gets closer to creating the world's first artificial pancreas.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>University at forefront of new era of pharmaceutical industry education</title>
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      <description>As the face of the pharmaceutical industry in the UK continues to change, experts at De Montfort University (DMU) are leading the way in a new wave which sees education and industry joining forces.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/university-at-forefront-of-new-era-of-pharmaceutical-industry-education.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Classic book inspires innovative online digital opera created with Tweets</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/classic-book-inspires-innovative-online-digital-opera-created-with-tweets.aspx</link>
      <description>The world premiere of an online digital opera  inspired by an 18th century book but created by DMU with Twitter messages and computers takes place this week.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/classic-book-inspires-innovative-online-digital-opera-created-with-tweets.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU students get ready to carry the Olympic flame</title>
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      <description>Three De Montfort University students will play their part in sporting history when they carry the Olympic Flame as it makes its way through Leicestershire, en route to the Capital and the London 2012 games.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/dmu-students-get-ready-to-carry-the-olympic-flame.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University's BBC Radio 4 sport series wins bronze in UK awards</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/universitys-bbc-radio-4-sport-series-wins-bronze-in-uk-awards.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University has won a bronze medal in UK awards for contributions to sport, thanks to its recent BBC Radio 4 series.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/universitys-bbc-radio-4-sport-series-wins-bronze-in-uk-awards.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Olympic exhibition charts history of sport and the law</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/olympic-exhibition-charts-history-of-sport-and-the-law-.aspx</link>
      <description>Academics from De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester have teamed up with the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the British Association for Sport and Law (BASL) to produce an exhibition that will focus on a side of sport that's rarely highlighted.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/olympic-exhibition-charts-history-of-sport-and-the-law-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Key British sportswomen make it into the national biographical record</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/key-british-sportswomen-make-it-into-the-national-biographical-record.aspx</link>
      <description>Some of Britain's neglected sporting heroes are to be added to the prestigious national record of biographies, including the first-ever female swimming Olympic medallist who won gold 100 years ago.To mark the 2012 London Games, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) is to include four new entries in its next update, thanks to the work of women's sports historian at De Montfort University (DMU) Dr Jean Williams.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/key-british-sportswomen-make-it-into-the-national-biographical-record.aspx</guid>
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      <title>House of Commons launch for innovative new centre</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/house-of-commons-launch-for-innovative-new-centre.aspx</link>
      <description>A new centre which aims to transform end of life care in the UK has been officially launched with an event at the House of Commons this week.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/house-of-commons-launch-for-innovative-new-centre.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU's Varsity Clean Sweep</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/dmus-varsity-clean-sweep.aspx</link>
      <description>The DMU men's and women's football teams clinched a historic double win over Leicester University at the King Power Stadium</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/dmus-varsity-clean-sweep.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Pupils get masterclass from famous fashion designer</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/pupils-get-masterclass-from-famous-fashion-designer-.aspx</link>
      <description>More than 20 Leicester school pupils are sharpening their pencils ready for a masterclass with famous fashion designer Betty Jackson this weekend. The students are taking part in De Montfort University's free 25-week National Art and Design Saturday Club (NADSC) for Year 10 and 11 pupils, run in partnership with the Sorrell Foundation.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/pupils-get-masterclass-from-famous-fashion-designer-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU graduate collections delight Royal party at Jubilee fashion show</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/dmu-graduate-collections-delight-royal-party-at-jubilee-fashion-show-plus.aspx</link>
      <description>The Queen and Duchess of Cambridge watched with delight as collections designed by four of DMU's graduates graced the catwalk at the fashion show staged to mark the Diamond Jubilee.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/dmu-graduate-collections-delight-royal-party-at-jubilee-fashion-show-plus.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Students stage pioneering show at Curve theatre</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/students-stage-pioneering-show-at-curve-theatre.aspx</link>
      <description>Students from De Montfort University (DMU) are staging a pioneering American theatre production in Leicester's iconic Curve theatre. Based on real-life events in the town of Laramie, Wyoming, the production will be brought to life by 13 talented undergraduates of DMU playing 60 roles between them.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/students-stage-pioneering-show-at-curve-theatre.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Godfather of Pop Art chooses Chelsie's corgi drawing as a gift fit for a Queen</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/godfather-of-pop-art-chooses-chelsies-corgi-drawing-as-a-gift-fit-for-a-queen.aspx</link>
      <description>Ten-year-old Chelsie White has presented Her Majesty The Queen with a framed portrait of a corgi, complete with crown, after winning a drawing competition judged by the godfather of British Pop Art Sir Peter Blake.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/godfather-of-pop-art-chooses-chelsies-corgi-drawing-as-a-gift-fit-for-a-queen.aspx</guid>
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      <title>HRH The Duke of Edinburgh receives 3-D portrait on visit to DMU</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-receives-3-d-portrait-on-visit-to-dmu.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) has drawn upon its international expertise in creative imaging to create a unique 3-D portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh to mark his visit to the university.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-receives-3-d-portrait-on-visit-to-dmu.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Becka chosen to design shoes for the Duchess</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/becka-chosen-to-design-shoes-for-the-duchess.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) Footwear Design student Becka Hunt has been chosen to create a pair of shoes for one of the world's leading fashion icons – Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/becka-chosen-to-design-shoes-for-the-duchess.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU designs headscarf and shawl for The Queen</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/dmu-design-headscarf-and-shawl-for-the-queen.aspx</link>
      <description>The Queen has been given a unique headscarf and shawl with fabric dyed and printed specifically for her visit to De Montfort University (DMU) at the start of the Jubilee tour of the UK today (8 March).</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/dmu-design-headscarf-and-shawl-for-the-queen.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Historic Royal visit to DMU hailed as a fantastic success</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/historic-royal-visit-to-dmu-hailed-as-a-fantastic-success-plus.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) celebrated one of the proudest days in its history when it welcomed Her Majesty The Queen on the first stop of her Diamond Jubilee Tour today (Thursday 8 March).</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/historic-royal-visit-to-dmu-hailed-as-a-fantastic-success-plus.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Royal shoes link for Leicester in tale of two Diamond Jubilees</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/royal-shoes-link-for-leicester-plus.aspx</link>
      <description>A pair of shoes that were made in Leicester for The Queen's grandmother have been loaned to De Montfort University (DMU) by the great-grandson of the man who made them more than 100 years ago.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/royal-shoes-link-for-leicester-plus.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Pupils prepare to put on a 'Robot War' for the Duke of Edinburgh</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/pupils-prepare-to-put-on-a-robot-war-for-the-duke-of-edinburgh.aspx</link>
      <description>School pupils are preparing to put on a show like no other when they organise a robot war for The Duke of Edinburgh when The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations start at De Montfort University.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/pupils-prepare-to-put-on-a-robot-war-for-the-duke-of-edinburgh.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU celebrates International Women's Day</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/dmu-celebrates-international-womens-day.aspx</link>
      <description>Women's achievements will be celebrated at a free public event at De Montfort University (DMU) to mark International Women's Day (8 March) on the day The Queen visits campus. The highlight of the evening event will be a lecture by Jane Robinson, author of Bluestockings: The Remarkable Story of the First Women to Fight for an Education.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/march/dmu-celebrates-international-womens-day.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Family business casts plaque that's fit for a Queen</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/family-business-casts-plaque-thats-fit-for-a-queen.aspx</link>
      <description>A family-owned foundry in Leicestershire is making the plaque that will be unveiled by The Queen at the start of her Diamond Jubilee Tour of the UK.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/family-business-casts-plaque-thats-fit-for-a-queen.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU helps Hewlett Packard launch programme to increase IT skills and enhance student employability</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/dmu-helps-hewlett-packard-launch-programme-to-increase-it-skills-and-enhance-student-employability-video.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) has played a key role in the launch of the new Hewlett Packard Institute - an academic partnership programme that will provide students with the business-ready IT skills that are in deficit within the industry.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/dmu-helps-hewlett-packard-launch-programme-to-increase-it-skills-and-enhance-student-employability-video.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Graduates picked for royal fashion show</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/graduates-picked-for-royal-fashion-show.aspx</link>
      <description>Four De Montfort University (DMU) Fashion Design graduates will see their collections on the catwalk for The Queen and Duchess of Cambridge next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/graduates-picked-for-royal-fashion-show.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Next steps towards a career in retail management for Ceri and Andrew</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/next-steps-towards-a-career-in-retail-management-for-ceri-and-andrew.aspx</link>
      <description>A 21-year-old student from De Montfort University (DMU) will be starting a paid placement at a major high street fashion retailer this summer after winning an 'Apprentice'-style competition.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/next-steps-towards-a-career-in-retail-management-for-ceri-and-andrew.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Students design shoes for the Duchess of Cambridge</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/students-design-shoes-for-the-future-queen-video.aspx</link>
      <description>Six excited students of the renowned Footwear Design degree at De Montfort University (DMU) are holding their breath, waiting to hear which of them will be making shoes for Kate, Duchess of Cambridge.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/students-design-shoes-for-the-future-queen-video.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU alumnus to choreograph 2012 Olympic Games ceremony</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/dmu-alumnus-to-choreograph-2012-olympic-games-ceremony.aspx</link>
      <description>Alumnus of De Montfort University (DMU) and acclaimed dancer Akram Khan has been selected to choreograph part of the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/dmu-alumnus-to-choreograph-2012-olympic-games-ceremony.aspx</guid>
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      <title>HM The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Tour to start at De Montfort University</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/hm-the-queens-diamond-jubilee-tour-to-start-at-de-montfort-university.aspx</link>
      <description>Her Majesty The Queen is to begin her Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK by visiting De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester, accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Duchess of Cambridge.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/hm-the-queens-diamond-jubilee-tour-to-start-at-de-montfort-university.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Lecture highlights Robert Browning's unease with celebrity</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/lecture-highlights-robert-brownings-unease-with-celebrity-.aspx</link>
      <description>A public lecture on the poet Robert Browning's unease with celebrity status will be given in Leicester next month, as the literary world prepares to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/lecture-highlights-robert-brownings-unease-with-celebrity-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Legal practice student helps Sandy keep her home</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/legal-practice-student-helps-sandy-keep-her-home.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) legal practice student has played her part in ensuring that a young mother and her little boy were not homeless during the cold winter months.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/legal-practice-student-helps-sandy-keep-her-home.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU pair scoop second place in footwear awards</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/dmu-pair-scoop-second-place-in-footwear-awards.aspx</link>
      <description>An online shoe boutique run by two graduates from De Montfort University (DMU) has been highly commended at this year's Footwear Industry Awards.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/dmu-pair-scoop-second-place-in-footwear-awards.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Historic Hammer film script archive comes to De Montfort University</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/historic-hammer-film-script-archive-comes-to-de-montfort-university.aspx</link>
      <description>The Cinema And Television History (CATH) Research Centre at De Montfort University in Leicester has been made custodian of the prestigious archive of film scripts. More than 240 items from the Hammer script archive have been deposited with the CATH Research Centre, opening Hammer's collection up to public research and study for the first time.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/historic-hammer-film-script-archive-comes-to-de-montfort-university.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU Vice-Chancellor named as one of 'Britain's New Radicals' by Observer newspaper</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/dmu-vice-chancellor-named-as-one-of-britains-new-radicals-by-observer-newspaper.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) Vice Chancellor Dominic Shellard has been named as one of 'Britain's New Radicals' by The Observer newspaper and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta).</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/dmu-vice-chancellor-named-as-one-of-britains-new-radicals-by-observer-newspaper.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Podcast chart success for sporting series</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/podcast-chart-success-for-sporting-series.aspx</link>
      <description>A major new radio series that explores 300 years of Britain's sporting history has become the second most downloaded podcast in an official iTunes top ten.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/podcast-chart-success-for-sporting-series.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Voting opens in 2012 DSU elections</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/voting-opens-for-2012-dsu-elections.aspx</link>
      <description>After a busy week of campaigning, it's nearly time to vote in the 2012 DSU Elections.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/voting-opens-for-2012-dsu-elections.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Host of celebrities join De Montfort University for Cultural Exchanges</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/host-of-celebrities-join-de-montfort-university-for-cultural-exchanges.aspx</link>
      <description>A host of arts and media celebrities will visit Leicester later this month for De Montfort University's (DMU) annual student-run Cultural Exchanges festival.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/host-of-celebrities-join-de-montfort-university-for-cultural-exchanges.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Broadcaster entertains full house with tales of sport and sausages</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/broadcaster-entertains-full-house-with-tales-of-sport-and-sausages-video.aspx</link>
      <description>One of Britain's best-known broadcasters entertained a full house at De Montfort University (DMU) on Tuesday (7 February) with her views on life, sport and her new series on BBC Radio 4.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/broadcaster-entertains-full-house-with-tales-of-sport-and-sausages-video.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Students honoured at event</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/students-honoured-at-event.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, UK offers a whole range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. View our courses, book a visit and more</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/students-honoured-at-event.aspx</guid>
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      <title>All smiles for Lucy as DMU backdrop is picked for comedy show</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/all-smiles-for-lucy-as-dmu-backdrop-is-picked-for-comedy-show.aspx</link>
      <description>Leicester's up-and-coming stand-up comedians will be performing in front of a backdrop that's been designed by a student on De Montfort University's BA Interior Design course.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/all-smiles-for-lucy-as-dmu-backdrop-is-picked-for-comedy-show.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Vice-Chancellor speaks out about humanities funding cuts</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/vice-chancellor-speaks-out-about-humanities-funding-cuts.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University's Vice-Chancellor will speak out about funding cuts to the humanities at a public lecture on Monday (6 February).</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/vice-chancellor-speaks-out-about-humanities-funding-cuts.aspx</guid>
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      <title>De Montfort University honours Comedy Festival boss</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/de-montfort-university-honours-comedy-festival-boss.aspx</link>
      <description>Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival director Geoff Rowe is to receive an honorary doctorate from De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/de-montfort-university-honours-comedy-festival-boss.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU helps Leicester laugh as it launches Dave's Comedy Festival</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/dmu-helps-leicester-laugh-as-it-launches-daves-comedy-festival.aspx</link>
      <description>Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival gets under way at the university where it first began, when comedy writer and broadcaster Simon Fanshawe launches the 2012 extravaganza this week.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/february/dmu-helps-leicester-laugh-as-it-launches-daves-comedy-festival.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2012%2fFebruary%2fcomedy-festival-img.jpg" />
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      <title>Opportunity to talk about Sport and the British with Clare Balding</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/opportunity-to-talk-about-sport-and-the-british-with-clare-balding.aspx</link>
      <description>One of Britain's best-known broadcasters will be at De Montfort University next week to talk about her new BBC Radio 4 series on the history of sport.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/opportunity-to-talk-about-sport-and-the-british-with-clare-balding.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2012%2fJanuary%2fClare-BaldingWeb-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Students keen to study despite increased tuition fees</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/students-keen-to-study-despite-increased-tuition-fees.aspx</link>
      <description>More than 21,000 students have applied to join De Montfort University in Leicester later this year despite the introduction of higher tuition fees this year.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/students-keen-to-study-despite-increased-tuition-fees.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Health and science experts share knowledge with the world</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/health-and-science-experts-share-knowledge-with-the-world-2.aspx</link>
      <description>The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences has been awarded funding to produce resources that will support the teaching and learning of science in school, colleges and universities across the world.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/health-and-science-experts-share-knowledge-with-the-world-2.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Student nurse chosen to represent England in world netball tournament</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/student-nurse-chosen-to-represent-england-in-world-netball-tournament-.aspx</link>
      <description>A nursing student at De Montfort University (DMU) Leicester has been chosen to represent England at the upcoming Under-21 World Netball Championships.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/student-nurse-chosen-to-represent-england-in-world-netball-tournament-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU teams up with BBC on new history of British sport</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/dmu-teams-up-with-bbc-on-new-history-of-british-sport.aspx</link>
      <description>Britain's role as the birthplace of modern sport and the impact of sport on British national life are to be examined in a major new series on BBC Radio 4 from Monday (30 January).</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/dmu-teams-up-with-bbc-on-new-history-of-british-sport.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2012%2fJanuary%2frugby-score1-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>De Montfort University to celebrate winter graduations in Leicester's landmark Curve theatre</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/de-montfort-university-to-celebrate-winter-graduations-in-leicesters-landmark-curve-theatre.aspx</link>
      <description>More than 1,100 students from De Montfort University (DMU) will reap the rewards of years of hard work and commitment this week at the university's winter graduation ceremonies.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/de-montfort-university-to-celebrate-winter-graduations-in-leicesters-landmark-curve-theatre.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Dr Dorrell Raymond Bragg: 1924-2012</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/dr-dorrell-raymond-bragg-1924-2012.aspx</link>
      <description>A former head of De Montfort University's school of pharmacy has died at the age of 87.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/dr-dorrell-raymond-bragg-1924-2012.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Graduate's collection to hit Paris catwalk for world-leading fashion show</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/graduates-collection-to-hit-paris-catwalk-for-world-leading-fashion-show.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) graduate's biker-style collection is to appear on the runway at one of Europe's most renowned fashion trade shows after winning a prestigious competition.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/graduates-collection-to-hit-paris-catwalk-for-world-leading-fashion-show.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University's pedestrianisation plans take next step</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/universitys-pedestrianisation-plans-take-next-step.aspx</link>
      <description>Plans to pedestrianise the road that runs through De Montfort University's campus and create a "green lung" are taking a step forward.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/universitys-pedestrianisation-plans-take-next-step.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Professor David Price: 1954 – 2012</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/professor-david-price-1954-–-2012.aspx</link>
      <description>Professor David Price, Professor of Medical Law at De Montfort University (DMU), has died after a short illness.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/professor-david-price-1954-–-2012.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU graduate joins celebrity designers for 'eggstraordinary' charity event</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/dmu-graduate-joins-celebrity-designers-for-eggstraordinary-charity-event.aspx</link>
      <description>Former De Montfort University (DMU) student Loz Atkinson is giving the people of Leicester the chance be the first to see her artistic creation for a celebrity-backed fundraising event.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/dmu-graduate-joins-celebrity-designers-for-eggstraordinary-charity-event.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU pair appeal for online votes in footwear awards</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/dmu-pair-appeal-for-online-votes-in-footwear-awards.aspx</link>
      <description>Two graduates from De Montfort University (DMU) are hoping that their online shoe boutique will be a winner at this year's Footwear Industry Awards.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/dmu-pair-appeal-for-online-votes-in-footwear-awards.aspx</guid>
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      <title>New Year's Honour for DMU graduate</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/new-years-honour-for-dmu-graduate.aspx</link>
      <description>A graduate from De Montfort University (DMU) who has photographed some of the world's biggest celebrities has been honoured with an MBE.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2012/january/new-years-honour-for-dmu-graduate.aspx</guid>
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      <category>Andy Gotts</category>
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      <title>University course leading the way in professional education</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/university-course-leading-the-way-in-professional-education--.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University's (DMU) accounting and finance degree has been accredited by one of the largest global accounting bodies.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/university-course-leading-the-way-in-professional-education--.aspx</guid>
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      <category>accreditation</category>
      <category>dr david russell</category>
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      <title>Happy Christmas from the Square Mile Team</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/happy-christmas-from-the-square-mile-team.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, UK offers a whole range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. View our courses, book a visit and more</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/happy-christmas-from-the-square-mile-team.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Golden opportunity to learn from Olympic champion</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/golden-opportunity-to-learn-from-olympic-champion2.aspx</link>
      <description>One of Britain's most successful athletes will talk to students at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester next week about his new role behind the scenes of the London 2012 Olympic Games.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/golden-opportunity-to-learn-from-olympic-champion2.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU teams up with BBC Radio 4 for major series on sport and British culture</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/dmu-teams-up-with-bbc-radio-4-for-major-series-on-sport-and-british-culture.aspx</link>
      <description>Sports historians from De Montfort University (DMU) have helped the BBC create a major 30-part Radio 4 series charting how Britain has shaped sport and how sport has shaped the British.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/dmu-teams-up-with-bbc-radio-4-for-major-series-on-sport-and-british-culture.aspx</guid>
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      <title>New book examines 'Feminism in the News'</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/new-book-examines-feminism-in-the-news.aspx</link>
      <description>A new book which explores how feminism was represented in the news between the late 1960s and early 21st Century has found that views which challenged the status quo were often marginalised by the press.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/new-book-examines-feminism-in-the-news.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU research showcased at Bosnian cultural event for international diplomats</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/dmu-research-showcased-at-bosnian-cultural-event-for-international-diplomats.aspx</link>
      <description>Research work by a De Montfort University photography academic has been showcased to diplomats at the at the Bosnian and Herzegovina Embassy in London.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/dmu-research-showcased-at-bosnian-cultural-event-for-international-diplomats.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fDecember%2fBosnianculturalevent-web-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>photography</category>
      <category>Lord Paddy Ashdown</category>
      <category>Lala Meredith-Vula</category>
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      <title>Jesse Jackson receives honorary degree from DMU</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/jesse-jackson-receives-honorary-degree-from-dmu-video.aspx</link>
      <description>One of the world's greatest civil rights leaders, Reverend Jesse Jackson, has received an honorary degree from De Montfort University.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/jesse-jackson-receives-honorary-degree-from-dmu-video.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Students take learning 2,800 miles from classroom</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/students-take-learning-2,800-miles-from-classroom.aspx</link>
      <description>Students from Leicester have decided to step out of the classroom and fly half way across the world to learn about youth work in Africa.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/students-take-learning-2,800-miles-from-classroom.aspx</guid>
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      <category>Youth and Community Development</category>
      <category>Dr Momodou Sallah</category>
      <category>The Gambia</category>
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      <title>Christmas is wrapped up thanks to DMU volunteers</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/christmas-is-wrapped-up-thanks-to-dmu-volunteers-.aspx</link>
      <description>DMU staff and students have decided to give back during the Christmas season by collecting and wrapping toys for children who might otherwise receive nothing.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/christmas-is-wrapped-up-thanks-to-dmu-volunteers-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fDecember%2f2toys-on-the-table-2011web-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>DSU Volunteering</category>
      <category>Toys on the Table</category>
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      <title>Double RIBA success for DMU BArch Architecture graduate</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/double-riba-success-for-dmu-barch-architecture-graduate-.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) student, who graduated to work with one of the UK's top architect firms last summer, has won a double accolade at the prestigious international RIBA President's Medals Student Awards ceremony.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/double-riba-success-for-dmu-barch-architecture-graduate-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fDecember%2fChristopher-Christophi-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>RIBA</category>
      <category>architecture</category>
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      <title>Reverend Jesse Jackson to receive honorary degree from DMU</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/reverend-jesse-jackson-to-receive-honorary-degree-from-dmu.aspx</link>
      <description>One of the world's most famous civil rights campaigners, The Reverend Jesse Jackson, is to receive an honorary degree from De Montfort University (DMU) when he attends a national conference in Leicester looking at the threat of terrorism in the UK.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/reverend-jesse-jackson-to-receive-honorary-degree-from-dmu.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Ghanaian scholar on track to help save lives in Africa</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/ghanaian-scholar-on-track-to-help-save-lives-in-africa.aspx</link>
      <description>A Ghanaian student is on track to help develop life-saving therapies for his country after beating off competition from hundreds of applications for a prestigious scholarship in the UK.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/ghanaian-scholar-on-track-to-help-save-lives-in-africa.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fDecember%2fThomasKarikari-web-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Thomas Karikari</category>
      <category>Department for International Development’s (DFID) Shared Scholarship scheme</category>
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      <title>Golden opportunity to learn from Olympic champion</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/golden-opportunity-to-learn-from-olympic-champion.aspx</link>
      <description>One of Britain's most successful athletes will talk to students at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester next week about his new role behind the scenes of the London 2012 Olympic Games.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/golden-opportunity-to-learn-from-olympic-champion.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fDecember%2fJonathan-Edwards-CBE-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Teaching and learning </category>
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      <title>Online toolkit developed to help homes cope with climate change</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/online-toolkit-developed-to-help-homes-cope-with-climate-change.aspx</link>
      <description>Experts in Leicester have developed an online toolkit which provides advice on how to adapt homes to cope with future climate change and cut energy use.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/online-toolkit-developed-to-help-homes-cope-with-climate-change.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fDecember%2fThermalimage-web-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Stephen Porritt</category>
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      <title>DMU students sweep the board at UK knitting awards</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/dmu-students-sweep-the-board-at-uk-knitting-awards.aspx</link>
      <description>Two De Montfort University (DMU) students have scooped knitwear awards at one of the UK's most prestigious fashion events.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/dmu-students-sweep-the-board-at-uk-knitting-awards.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fDecember%2fKnitwear-Kelli-McGuinnes-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>De Montfort University launches UK's first digital marketing and social media degree</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/de-montfort-university-launches-uks-first-digital-marketing-and-social-media-degree--.aspx</link>
      <description>A unique degree course that combines two critical areas in marketing and has the backing of a major blue-chip organisation and a leading social media agency is now recruiting its first students.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/de-montfort-university-launches-uks-first-digital-marketing-and-social-media-degree--.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fDecember%2fsocial-media-degree-img-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>DMU students dominate shortlist for UK Knitting Awards</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/dmu-students-dominate-shortlist-for-uk-knitting-awards-.aspx</link>
      <description>Seven out of nine students shortlisted for knitwear awards at one of the UK's most prestigious fashion events are from De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/dmu-students-dominate-shortlist-for-uk-knitting-awards-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fDecember%2fknittingawards-web-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Shoe guru Jimmy Choo named world's most outstanding Chinese designer</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/shoe-guru-jimmy-choo-named-worlds-most-outstanding-chinese-designer-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) honorand and world-renowned shoe designer Jimmy Choo has been honoured for his outstanding achievements in the footwear industry.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/shoe-guru-jimmy-choo-named-worlds-most-outstanding-chinese-designer-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fDatoProfessorJimmyChooOBE-web-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Jimmy Choo</category>
      <category>Footwear</category>
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      <title>UK Vice-Chancellor honours graduating students at partner university in Hong Kong</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/uk-vice-chancellor-honours-graduating-students-at-partner-university-in-hong-kong-.aspx</link>
      <description>Hundreds of Hong Kong students have graduated with degrees in management awarded by the Vice-Chancellor of an innovative UK university which is expanding its international collaborations.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/december/uk-vice-chancellor-honours-graduating-students-at-partner-university-in-hong-kong-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Comedy writer Andy Hamilton drops in to DMU</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/comedy-writer-andy-hamilton-drops-in-to-dmu-.aspx</link>
      <description>The creator of TV comedy classics including Drop the Dead Donkey and Outnumbered will address students on De Montfort University's MA in Television Scriptwriting course this week.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/comedy-writer-andy-hamilton-drops-in-to-dmu-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fAndy-Hamilton-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Andy Hamilton</category>
      <category>MA in Television Scriptwriting</category>
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      <title>DMU lecturer awarded grant to uncover the history of gender politics in Pakistan</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/dmu-lecturer-awarded-grant-to-uncover-the-history-of-gender-politics-in-pakistan.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) historian has been awarded more than €48,500 (approximately £41,400) to carry out research on the history of gender politics in Pakistan.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/dmu-lecturer-awarded-grant-to-uncover-the-history-of-gender-politics-in-pakistan.aspx</guid>
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      <category>Dr Pippa Virdee</category>
      <category>History</category>
      <category>gender</category>
      <category>politics</category>
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      <title>DMU helps Britain fight cyber crime</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/dmu-helps-britain-fight-cyber-crime-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) has been recruited into a network run by GCHQ, Britain's secret eavesdropping organisation, to combat cyber crime.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/dmu-helps-britain-fight-cyber-crime-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Advent calendar gets new twist for old romantics</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/advent-calendar-gets-new-twist-for-old-romantics-.aspx</link>
      <description>If a partridge in a pear tree is out of the question in the current economic climate, a free app that provides a daily love poem could be the Christmas gift of choice for cash-strapped romantics.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/advent-calendar-gets-new-twist-for-old-romantics-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fadvent-calendar-app-thumbnail.jpg" />
      <category>Poetry Advent Calendar app</category>
      <category>Dr Aladdin Ayesh</category>
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      <title>Primary school children buy and sell shares to learn about profit – and loss!</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/primary-school-children-buy-and-sell-shares-to-learn-about-profit-–-and-loss!!-.aspx</link>
      <description>More than 200 children from 10 different primary schools have been set the challenge of investing £1,000 on the stock market as part of a competition organised by De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/primary-school-children-buy-and-sell-shares-to-learn-about-profit-–-and-loss!!-.aspx</guid>
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      <category>Square Mile Project</category>
      <category>play dough</category>
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      <title>DNA system developed to identify and authenticate plant species</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/dna-system-developed-to-identify-and-authenticate-plant-species-.aspx</link>
      <description>A pioneering system which uses a plant's DNA to identify and authenticate a species has been developed in Leicester.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/dna-system-developed-to-identify-and-authenticate-plant-species-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fPlantDNA-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>plant DNA</category>
      <category>Adrian Slater</category>
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      <title>DMU's Gospel Choir welcomes Ghanaian school during Black History Season</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/dmus-gospel-choir-welcomes-ghanaian-school-during-black-history-season-.aspx</link>
      <description>Teachers from a school in Ghana are joining De Montfort University's (DMU) Gospel Choir to sing at Thursday evening's (24 November) Black History Season event.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/dmus-gospel-choir-welcomes-ghanaian-school-during-black-history-season-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fgospel-choir-Cropped2-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Black History Season</category>
      <category>Ghana</category>
      <category>DMU Gospel Choir</category>
      <category>Pastor Samuel Gapara</category>
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      <title>Research puts spotlight on women's role in rugby league</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/research-puts-spotlight-on-womens-role-in-rugby-league-.aspx</link>
      <description>The significant yet largely unacknowledged role of women in the sport of rugby league is to be examined in a major new research project.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/research-puts-spotlight-on-womens-role-in-rugby-league-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fAdele-Collinson-Hunslet-Carr-School-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <category>Professor Tony Collins</category>
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      <title>'SMART' units 'highly commended' in regional business awards</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/smart-units-highly-commended-in-regional-business-awards.aspx</link>
      <description>An innovative concept for a modular building that could be assembled in a day – and would have its own green power supply – has been praised by judges in a regional business competition.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/smart-units-highly-commended-in-regional-business-awards.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU's Black History Season is launched</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/dmus-black-history-season-is-launched.aspx</link>
      <description>Songs, poetry and a feast of African and Caribbean food announced the start of Black History Season at DMU.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/dmus-black-history-season-is-launched.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Global experts gather at DMU to explore the 'monster inside us all'</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/global-experts-gather-at-dmu-to-explore-the-monster-inside-us-all-.aspx</link>
      <description>As the new vampire film Twilight: Breaking Dawn is about to hit cinema screens nationwide, experts from around the globe are gathering at De Montfort University (DMU) to explore the ever-growing appeal of the monster genre.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/global-experts-gather-at-dmu-to-explore-the-monster-inside-us-all-.aspx</guid>
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      <category>Dr Deborah Mutch</category>
      <category>vampire</category>
      <category>monster</category>
      <category>dracula</category>
      <category>twilight</category>
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      <title>David Miliband praises DMU for paying living wage</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/david-miliband-praises-dmu-for-paying-living-wage-.aspx</link>
      <description>MP David Miliband has praised De Montfort University for paying its staff a "living wage" saying it is a move other organisations across the country should follow.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/david-miliband-praises-dmu-for-paying-living-wage-.aspx</guid>
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      <category>David Miliband</category>
      <category>living wage</category>
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      <title>Honour for DMU lecturer from Chinese university</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/honour-for-dmu-lecturer-from-chinese-university-.aspx</link>
      <description>A lecturer from De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester has been honoured by a university in China.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/honour-for-dmu-lecturer-from-chinese-university-.aspx</guid>
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      <category>Fred Mear</category>
      <category>Liaoning University</category>
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      <title>DMU hosts celebrations for Leicestershire's 'Team GB' Special Olympians</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/dmu-hosts-celebrations-for-leicestershires-team-gb-special-olympians--.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) is hosting a celebration for the Leicestershire athletes who represented Great Britain in international competitions this summer.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/dmu-hosts-celebrations-for-leicestershires-team-gb-special-olympians--.aspx</guid>
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      <title>City Mayor delighted by "amazing turnout" on campus</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/city-mayor-delighted-by-amazing-turnout-on-campus-.aspx</link>
      <description>An opportunity to meet the City Mayor was grasped by dozens of De Montfort University students yesterday (Tuesday).</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/city-mayor-delighted-by-amazing-turnout-on-campus-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fCityMayorOnCampus-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>city mayor</category>
      <category>De Montfort University</category>
      <category>Peter Soulsby</category>
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      <title>Solicitor General visits De Montfort University in Pro Bono Week</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/solicitor-general-visits-de-montfort-university-in-pro-bono-week.aspx</link>
      <description>The Solicitor General paid a visit to the Law School at De Montfort University (DMU) today as part of events to mark National Pro Bono Week.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/solicitor-general-visits-de-montfort-university-in-pro-bono-week.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fDominicShellardEdwardGarnier-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>De Montfort University</category>
      <category>National Pro Bono Week</category>
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      <title>Jam entrepreneur spreads the word at DMU Enterprise Fair</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/jam-entrepreneur-spreads-the-word-at-dmu-enterprise-fair-.aspx</link>
      <description>The man behind the SuperJam brand will deliver a keynote speech at De Montfort University (DMU) next week in a bid to inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/jam-entrepreneur-spreads-the-word-at-dmu-enterprise-fair-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fSuperJam-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Business</category>
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      <title>Students' experimental pavilion stages unique performance on campus</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/students-experimental-pavilion-stages-unique-performance-on-campus-.aspx</link>
      <description>An audience of more than 100 braved the autumn weather to watch an outdoor drama in an experimental performance pavilion created by students, with the support of Graham Cartledge CBE, Chairman of international award-winning architecture practice, Benoy.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/students-experimental-pavilion-stages-unique-performance-on-campus-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fPavilion-Cropped2-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>pavilion</category>
      <category>Clover’s Lost Petal</category>
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      <title>Jeffery-West co-founder gives masterclass to DMU footwear students</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/jeffery-west-co-founder-gives-masterclass-to-dmu-footwear-students-.aspx</link>
      <description>David Beckham and Rio Ferdinand have been spotted wearing his designs, but last week one of the co-founders behind Jeffery-West shoes took time out to visit some of De Montfort University's (DMU) students.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/jeffery-west-co-founder-gives-masterclass-to-dmu-footwear-students-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fguywestimage-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Ben's book is the cream of the crop</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/bens-book-is-the-cream-of-the-crop.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) student has combined his business skills with his love of ice cream to publish his very own recipe book.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/bens-book-is-the-cream-of-the-crop.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fBenVear-Cropped2-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Ice Cream</category>
      <category>De Montfort University</category>
      <category>Ben Vear</category>
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      <title>'Living wage' to be paid to all staff at DMU</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/living-wage-to-be-paid-to-all-staff-at-dmu-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) has announced that it is to pay all of its staff a "living wage" of at least £7.20 an hour.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/living-wage-to-be-paid-to-all-staff-at-dmu-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fliving-wage-img-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Special archive opened at DMU library</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/special-archive-opened-at-dmu-library-.aspx</link>
      <description>City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby has officially opened De Montfort University's Archive and Special Collections area at the campus's Kimberlin Library, saying it is "without a doubt among the finest we have ever had in Leicester".</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/special-archive-opened-at-dmu-library-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2flibrary-archive-forweb-Cropped2-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>city mayor</category>
      <category>Sir Peter Soulsby</category>
      <category>british library</category>
      <category>De Montfort University</category>
      <category>library archive</category>
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      <title>Former Congressmen bring US politics debate to De Montfort University</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/former-congressmen-bring-us-politics-debate-to-de-montfort-university-.aspx</link>
      <description>The Obama administration, the Republican House, and the change to the next US elections were some of the topics two former Congressmen discussed at De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/former-congressmen-bring-us-politics-debate-to-de-montfort-university-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fConresstocampusweb-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>De Montfort University</category>
      <category>Scott Klug</category>
      <category>Richard Stallings</category>
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      <title>Mayor visits university's students' union</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/mayor-visits-universitys-students-union-.aspx</link>
      <description>City mayor Peter Soulsby and his team are holding a Meet the Mayor event at De Montfort Students' Union (DSU) next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/mayor-visits-universitys-students-union-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fSirPeterSoulsby-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>city mayor</category>
      <category>meet the mayor</category>
      <category>De Montfort University</category>
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      <title>Call to raise profile of women's role in film and TV history</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/call-to-raise-profile-of-womens-role-in-film-and-tv-history-.aspx</link>
      <description>Film historians at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester are calling on volunteers to help build up a picture of the massive contribution made by women to the British film and television industry, from the silent period to the present day.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/november/call-to-raise-profile-of-womens-role-in-film-and-tv-history-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fNovember%2fChiliBouchierweb-Cropped2-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>British film</category>
      <category>De Montfort University</category>
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      <title>Square Mile gives community a major boost</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/square-mile-gives-community-a-major-boost-.aspx</link>
      <description>Free English language lessons offered to Polish residents as part of a huge De Montfort University (DMU) community campaign have proved so popular that the classes have had to be moved to a bigger venue.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/square-mile-gives-community-a-major-boost-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fOctober%2fSquareMile-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Best-selling author and his wife donate £60,000 to DMU</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/best-selling-author-and-his-wife-donate-60,000-to-dmu-.aspx</link>
      <description>One of the world's best selling crime writers, Lee Child, and his wife Jane Grant, have donated £30,000 each to De Montfort University in support of scholarships for students.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/best-selling-author-and-his-wife-donate-60,000-to-dmu-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Sports minister welcomes Special Olympics report</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/sports-minister-welcomes-special-olympics-report-.aspx</link>
      <description>The first-ever comprehensive study of the impact of the Special Olympics GB (SOGB) National Summer Games has concluded that sport not only provides enormous social and health benefits for people with learning disabilities – but it can also act as a pathway to a greater sense of citizenship and inclusivity.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/sports-minister-welcomes-special-olympics-report-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Charity honours DMU for helping deaf women in labour</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/charity-honours-dmu-for-helping-deaf-women-in-labour-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) has won an award from a deaf charity for providing the first course in deaf awareness for student midwives.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/charity-honours-dmu-for-helping-deaf-women-in-labour-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fOctober%2fBernie-and-award-thumbnail.jpeg" />
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      <title>University open day is huge success again</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/open-day-is-huge-success-again.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) welcomed hundreds of potential students through its doors on Saturday for a hugely successful Open Day.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/open-day-is-huge-success-again.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Panasonic deal gives new dimension to Holographic Research Centre</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/panasonic-deal-gives-new-dimension-to-holographic-research-centre-.aspx</link>
      <description>The 3D viewing experience of the future could be shaped at De Montfort University's  (DMU) Holographic Research Centre, thanks to the support of electronics giant Panasonic.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/panasonic-deal-gives-new-dimension-to-holographic-research-centre-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Graduate's crafty works jet off to Prague for glass design exhibition</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/graduates-crafty-works-jet-off-to-prague-for-glass-design-exhibition-.aspx</link>
      <description>The innovative glass-works of a De Montfort University (DMU) design crafts graduate have been jetted of to Prague to feature in an exhibition honouring one of Europe's most renowned glass artists.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/graduates-crafty-works-jet-off-to-prague-for-glass-design-exhibition-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Nurse who inspired Live Aid opens multi-million pound state-of-the-art teaching facility</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/nurse-who-inspired-live-aid-opens-multi-million-pound-state-of-the-art-teaching-facility-.aspx</link>
      <description>The nurse who inspired Bob Geldof to put together the Band Aid charity record and subsequent Live Aid concerts has officially opened DMU's new £6.3 million state-of-the-art healthcare teaching facility.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/nurse-who-inspired-live-aid-opens-multi-million-pound-state-of-the-art-teaching-facility-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Samsung looking for torchbearers for London 2012 Olympic torch relay</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/samsung-looking-for-torchbearers-for-london-2012-olympic-torch-relay-.aspx</link>
      <description>Samsung a presenting partner of the Olympic Torch Relay, has opened up a nomination process at De Montfort University (DMU) to find inspiring young students who will be given a chance to carry the Olympic Flame in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/samsung-looking-for-torchbearers-for-london-2012-olympic-torch-relay-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Universities minister hails DMU's pioneering collaboration with HP</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/universities-minister-hails-dmus-pioneering-collaboration-with-hp-plus.aspx</link>
      <description>Universities and science minister David Willetts has hailed the pioneering collaboration unveiled between De Montfort University (DMU) and the world's largest technology company, HP, as an "excellent initiative" which other universities and employers should learn from.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/universities-minister-hails-dmus-pioneering-collaboration-with-hp-plus.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Healthcare expert appointed university pro vice-chancellor</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/healthcare-expert-appointed-university-pro-vice-chancellor-.aspx</link>
      <description>An expert, with a wealth of knowledge in the healthcare sector, has taken up her new role of pro vice-chancellor and dean of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at De Montfort University (DMU) Leicester.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Nurse who inspired Live Aid to open new multi-million pound state-of-the-art teaching facility</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/nurse-who-inspired-live-aid-to-open-new-multi-million-pound-state-of-the-art-teaching-facility-.aspx</link>
      <description>The nurse who inspired Bob Geldof to put together the Band Aid charity record and subsequent Live Aid concerts is to officially open a new £6.3 million state-of-the-art healthcare teaching facility.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/nurse-who-inspired-live-aid-to-open-new-multi-million-pound-state-of-the-art-teaching-facility-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>De Montfort University student set to storm the charts</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/de-montfort-university-student-set-to-storm-the-charts.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) student is being tipped to storm into the charts after being plucked from her performing arts course to sing lead vocals on a dance track.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/de-montfort-university-student-set-to-storm-the-charts.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University open day is huge success</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/university-open-day-is-huge-success-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) welcomed hundreds of potential students through its doors on Saturday for a hugely successful open day.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/university-open-day-is-huge-success-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Research project addresses ethical issues of new technologies</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/research-project-addresses-ethical-issues-of-new-technologies.aspx</link>
      <description>Researchers at two UK universities have launched a project that will provide the first comprehensive study of the ethical and moral issues arising from the increased use of new technology.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/research-project-addresses-ethical-issues-of-new-technologies.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Chinese Government gives DMU its seal of approval</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/chinese-government-gives-dmu-its-seal-of-approval-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) has received approval from the Chinese government to run a joint engineering course with one of the country's universities.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/chinese-government-gives-dmu-its-seal-of-approval-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Balkans expert awarded prestigious fellowship at LSE</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/balkans-expert-awarded-prestigious-fellowship-at-lse-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University's influential Balkans expert, Dr Kenneth Morrison, has been awarded a prestigious Senior Visiting Fellowship at the London School of Economics.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/balkans-expert-awarded-prestigious-fellowship-at-lse-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Student's designs for Peak District hub wins sustainability award</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/students-designs-for-peak-district-hub-wins-sustainability-award-.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) student has won an award from a prestigious architectural body for designing a sustainable activities hub for the heart of the Peak District.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/students-designs-for-peak-district-hub-wins-sustainability-award-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Literary festival fixture for DMU rugby expert</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/literary-festival-fixture-for-dmu-rugby-expert-.aspx</link>
      <description>As the Rugby World Cup hots up in New Zealand, an academic from De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester will be helping to tell the story of the origins of the international game in the unlikely setting of the Cheltenham Literature Festival.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/literary-festival-fixture-for-dmu-rugby-expert-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>New Pro Vice-Chancellor looks forward to bright future at DMU</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/new-pro-vice-chancellor-looks-forward-to-bright-future-at-dmu-.aspx</link>
      <description>One of the youngest academics to hold the post of Pro Vice-Chancellor has taken up his role at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/new-pro-vice-chancellor-looks-forward-to-bright-future-at-dmu-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Graduate takes centre stage in cult classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/graduate-takes-centre-stage-in-cult-classic-one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest-.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) graduate takes centre stage this autumn with a leading role in the new Curve production of cult classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, directed by the award-winning Michael Buffong.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/graduate-takes-centre-stage-in-cult-classic-one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Council publishes its findings on ethics of body donation</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/council-publishes-its-findings-on-ethics-of-body-donation-.aspx</link>
      <description>A new report that considers the ethical issues around the donation of bodily material for the benefit of others will be published next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/october/council-publishes-its-findings-on-ethics-of-body-donation-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Suit helps nursing students experience the effects of ageing</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/suit-helps-nursing-students-experience-the-effects-of-ageing-.aspx</link>
      <description>Nursing students at De Montfort University (DMU) have experienced the challenges of old age by wearing a suit which mimics the effects of ageing.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/suit-helps-nursing-students-experience-the-effects-of-ageing-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Indian printmaking on show at De Montfort University starts cultural exchange</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/indian-printmaking-on-show-at-de-montfort-university-starts-cultural-exchange-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester is to host an exhibition of contemporary printmaking from India next month as it launches an international student exchange project.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/indian-printmaking-on-show-at-de-montfort-university-starts-cultural-exchange-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU shows Pride in its students</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/dmu-shows-pride-in-its-students-.aspx</link>
      <description>Vice Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard showed his support for a student Pride event held on campus during De Montfort University's Freshers' Week.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/dmu-shows-pride-in-its-students-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU wins award from prestigious architectural body</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/dmu-wins-award-from-prestigious-architectural-body.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) has won an award from a prestigious architectural body for its transformation of the entrance to the campus.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/dmu-wins-award-from-prestigious-architectural-body.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Friday was the fifth day of De Montfort University's Go Green Week – a chance for staff to celebrate the success of the week and find out how to enter the Green Impact project</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/friday-was-the-fifth-day-of-de-montfort-universitys-go-green-week-a-chance-for-staff-to-celebrate-the-success-of-the-week-and-find-out-how-to-enter-the-green-impact-project.aspx</link>
      <description>A picnic on the lawn of Trinity House organised by the Occupational Health and Safety department saw staff come together to celebrate the week's activities. Staff mingled while playing giant Jenga, Connect Four and quoits, with everyone from the VC to research students getting involved.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/friday-was-the-fifth-day-of-de-montfort-universitys-go-green-week-a-chance-for-staff-to-celebrate-the-success-of-the-week-and-find-out-how-to-enter-the-green-impact-project.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Square Mile Volunteering Day a huge success</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/square-mile-volunteering-day-a-huge-success.aspx</link>
      <description>A volunteering day organised to mark the start of De Montfort University's unique Square Mile Project has been hailed a huge success, with residents delighted by the drive to make a difference in their community.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/square-mile-volunteering-day-a-huge-success.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Hundreds of freshers to flock to DMU for Welcome Event</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/hundreds-of-freshers-to-flock-to-dmu-for-welcome-event.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) is set to be alive with entertainment and performers this weekend when hundreds of freshers and their families arrive on campus for the annual Welcome Event.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/hundreds-of-freshers-to-flock-to-dmu-for-welcome-event.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Embassy honour for Japanese students</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/embassy-honour-for-japanese-students.aspx</link>
      <description>The students from Tohoku University who are spending a week as guests of De Montfort University have paid a visit to the Japanese Embassy in London.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/embassy-honour-for-japanese-students.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Big day of action planned as Square Mile project holds Volunteering Day</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/big-day-of-action-planned-as-square-mile-project-holds-volunteering-day.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University is preparing for a big day of action as part of its unique 'Square Mile' project.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/big-day-of-action-planned-as-square-mile-project-holds-volunteering-day.aspx</guid>
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      <title>London calling for Japanese students</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/london-calling-for-japanese-students.aspx</link>
      <description>A personal audience with a West End musical legend and a trip to Buckingham Palace were among the highlights for De Montfort University's Japanese visitors during an event-filled two days in London.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/london-calling-for-japanese-students.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Green spotlight falls on food and Fairtrade</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/green-spotlight-falls-on-food-and-fairtrade.aspx</link>
      <description>Wednesday was day three of De Montfort University's  Go Green Week  – and the focus switched from transport and travel to food and Fairtrade.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/green-spotlight-falls-on-food-and-fairtrade.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Leicestershire companies sought for funded internship scheme</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/leicestershire-companies-sought-for-funded-internship-scheme.aspx</link>
      <description>Leicestershire-based companies interested in offering internships to graduates from De Montfort University (DMU) could be in line for a £1,500 grant.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/leicestershire-companies-sought-for-funded-internship-scheme.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Pioneering blood spot test could help save lives and £millions in treatment of heart disease</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/pioneering-blood-spot-test-could-help-save-lives-and-millions-in-treatment-of-heart-disease.aspx</link>
      <description>A pioneering test which uses a single spot of blood to determine how much medication is in the body will be used to monitor patients suffering with cardiovascular diseases – and it could help save lives and millions of pounds for the NHS.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/pioneering-blood-spot-test-could-help-save-lives-and-millions-in-treatment-of-heart-disease.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Go Green Week in full swing</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/go-green-week-in-full-swing-.aspx</link>
      <description>Day two of DMU's Go Green Week saw a hive of activity on campus, with experts advising staff on green transport, and a chance to race against 'Green Stig'.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/go-green-week-in-full-swing-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Japanese students unveil green week clock</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/japanese-students-unveil-green-week-clock.aspx</link>
      <description>Students from Tohoku University have unveiled an electric meter which will tell everyone on the De Montfort University (DMU) campus how much energy is being saved during Go Green Week.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/japanese-students-unveil-green-week-clock.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Students affected by Japanese earthquake arrive in Leicester</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/students-affected-by-japanese-earthquake-arrive-in-leicester.aspx</link>
      <description>Fourteen students affected by the Japanese earthquake have arrived at De Montfort University (DMU) for a week's holiday as they continue to rebuild their lives following the disaster.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/students-affected-by-japanese-earthquake-arrive-in-leicester.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Fashion graduate's collection sold in Warehouse and showcased at Harrods and London Fashion Week</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/fashion-graduates-collection-sold-in-warehouse-and-showcased-at-harrods-and-london-fashion-week-.aspx</link>
      <description>An award-winning De Montfort University (DMU) fashion graduate will see her colourful designs sold in stores across the UK this autumn after winning a national design competition.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/fashion-graduates-collection-sold-in-warehouse-and-showcased-at-harrods-and-london-fashion-week-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>De Montfort University and Curve theatre join forces in new cultural partnership</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/de-montfort-university-and-curve-theatre-join-forces-in-new-cultural-partnership.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) and Curve theatre are joining forces with a new cultural partnership launched today ahead of a world premiere dance production with a DMU alumnus tonight (15 September).</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/de-montfort-university-and-curve-theatre-join-forces-in-new-cultural-partnership.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Market offers students chance to kick-start their businesses</title>
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      <description>Students from De Montfort University (DMU) will be among the 30 young people taking stalls at Leicester's first market for young entrepreneurs.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Academics examine dual role of social media during riots</title>
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      <description>The role social media played in mobilising rioters in Britain's cities - and in inspiring the subsequent clean up - is being discussed at a major conference this week.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/academics-examine-dual-role-of-social-media-during-riots.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU rugby historian helps tackle 1895 split in new play</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/dmu-rugby-historian-helps-tackle-1895-split-in-new-play.aspx</link>
      <description>A brand new play that explores the events that split the sport of rugby in 1895 will première in Yorkshire next week – and it's been written with the help of an academic from De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/dmu-rugby-historian-helps-tackle-1895-split-in-new-play.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU reaches out to students from Japanese earthquake zone</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/dmu-reaches-out-to-students-from-japanese-earthquake-zone.aspx</link>
      <description>Fourteen students who were affected by the Japanese earthquake are to visit De Montfort University (DMU) for a week's holiday as they continue to rebuild their lives following the disaster.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/dmu-reaches-out-to-students-from-japanese-earthquake-zone.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU challenged to reduce energy by 25 per cent – in just one week</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/dmu-challenged-to-reduce-energy-by-25-per-cent-–-in-just-one-week-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) has set its staff and students a major challenge to reduce electricity use on campus by up to 25 per cent in the space of a week.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/dmu-challenged-to-reduce-energy-by-25-per-cent-–-in-just-one-week-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>British Library expert to lecture on the arts of forgetting</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/british-library-expert-to-lecture-on-the-arts-of-forgetting-.aspx</link>
      <description>British Library arts expert Dr Kristian Jensen will give a distinguished lecture at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/british-library-expert-to-lecture-on-the-arts-of-forgetting-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Volunteers boost Leicester's new Culture Partnership Board</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/volunteers-boost-leicesters-new-culture-partnership-board-.aspx</link>
      <description>Following major interest from people interested in joining Leicester's Culture Partnership Board, the membership has been expanded and a new board has been appointed.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/volunteers-boost-leicesters-new-culture-partnership-board-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University graduates sweep the board at prestigious new lingerie awards</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/university-graduates-sweep-the-board-at-prestigious-new-lingerie-awards-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) graduates have swept the board at the new UK Lingerie Awards, which recognise outstanding examples of excellence in the market during the past year.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/university-graduates-sweep-the-board-at-prestigious-new-lingerie-awards-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Celebration of theatre takes us backstage</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/celebration-of-theatre-takes-us-backstage-.aspx</link>
      <description>A celebration of theatre which takes a fascinating look behind the curtain and reveals what goes on backstage is being held at the British Library, in association with Leicester's De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/celebration-of-theatre-takes-us-backstage-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Technology show highlights opportunities for business</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/technology-show-highlights-opportunities-for-business-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) will be opening its doors to business next week to showcase its cutting-edge research.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/technology-show-highlights-opportunities-for-business-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Celebrated artist and poet to visit De Montfort University</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/celebrated-artist-and-poet-to-visit-de-montfort-university.aspx</link>
      <description>One of the key pioneers of the 'concrete poetry' movement in the 1950s will be visiting Leicester's De Montfort University (DMU) next week to showcase some of his prestigious work.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/celebrated-artist-and-poet-to-visit-de-montfort-university.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Fine art on toilet rolls and photographs of bird song feature in students' showcase</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/fine-art-on-toilet-rolls-and-photographs-of-bird-song-feature-in-students-showcase-.aspx</link>
      <description>Fine art on toilet rolls and photographs of bird song are among the stunning creations of postgraduate art and design students on show at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester this weekend.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/september/fine-art-on-toilet-rolls-and-photographs-of-bird-song-feature-in-students-showcase-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Indian cricket legend cherishes DMU honour</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/indian-cricket-legend-cherishes-dmu-honour-.aspx</link>
      <description>Indian cricket legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been made an Honorary Doctor of Letters by DMU after his team beat Leicestershire County Cricket Club in a tour match at Grace Road.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/indian-cricket-legend-cherishes-dmu-honour-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU students to work with world-renowned choreographer at Curve theatre</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/dmu-students-to-work-with-world-renowned-choreographer-at-curve-theatre-.aspx</link>
      <description>Two students at  De Montfort University (DMU) have made their first moves towards a dance career, as they begin once-in-a-lifetime internships with world-renowned choreographer, Akram Khan.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/dmu-students-to-work-with-world-renowned-choreographer-at-curve-theatre-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Renowned Indian cricketer to be honoured by DMU</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/renowned-indian-cricketer-to-be-honoured-by-dmu-.aspx</link>
      <description>Indian cricketing legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni is to be honoured by De Montfort University (DMU) when the team plays Leicestershire in a tour match at Grace Road next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/renowned-indian-cricketer-to-be-honoured-by-dmu-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Festival fans turn to Dan for Strawberry Fields shuttle service</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/festival-fans-turn-to-dan-for-strawberry-fields-shuttle-service-.aspx</link>
      <description>A graduate from De Montfort University (DMU) will be getting festival-goers from their sleeping bags to the stage in double-quick time this weekend, thanks to his new business venture.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/festival-fans-turn-to-dan-for-strawberry-fields-shuttle-service-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Competition offers placement at Next to best DMU retail management student</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/competition-offers-placement-at-next-to-best-dmu-retail-management-student-.aspx</link>
      <description>Students on De Montfort University's retail management course will have the chance to win a paid placement at a high street fashion retailer, thanks to the launch of an exciting new competition.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/competition-offers-placement-at-next-to-best-dmu-retail-management-student-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Brainpower ups horsepower for car-mad business student</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/brainpower-ups-horsepower-for-car-mad-business-student-.aspx</link>
      <description>A student with a head for business has traded up from a Ford Fiesta to a Porsche 911 turbo in just four years, thanks to his ability to buy and sell cars for a profit.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/brainpower-ups-horsepower-for-car-mad-business-student-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Student satisfaction rises at DMU</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/student-satisfaction-rises-at-dmu-.aspx</link>
      <description>Students have given DMU an overall satisfaction rating of 84 per cent, higher than the national average for the sector according to this year's National Student Survey (NSS).</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/student-satisfaction-rises-at-dmu-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Partnership gives boost to interactive guide project</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/partnership-gives-boost-to-interactive-guide-project-.aspx</link>
      <description>People can now take a tour of the East Midlands' cultural highlights in the palm of their hand, thanks to the work of a De Montfort University academic and a Leicestershire-based multimedia business.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/partnership-gives-boost-to-interactive-guide-project-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Pioneering new centre to improve end of life care to be launched</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/pioneering-new-centre-to-improve-end-of-life-care-to-be-launched-.aspx</link>
      <description>As a national report calls for urgent action to improve end of life care, a new centre to promote excellence in the support and care of people with advanced illnesses is to be launched at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester next month.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/pioneering-new-centre-to-improve-end-of-life-care-to-be-launched-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Professor marks film history as Kind Hearts film classic re-released</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/professor-marks-film-history-as-kind-hearts-film-classic-re-released.aspx</link>
      <description>Professor of British Cinema Steve Chibnall is to hold a public discussion about the Ealing Studios' classic Kind Hearts and Coronets at the world premiere of the digitally-restored re-release of the film next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/professor-marks-film-history-as-kind-hearts-film-classic-re-released.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Sculptor's work takes shape at city's 10th botanical garden's exhibition</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/sculptors-work-takes-shape-at-citys-10th-botanical-gardens-exhibition.aspx</link>
      <description>The work of a De Montfort University (DMU) fine art student has become one of the main focal points of an outdoor exhibition celebrating 10 years of presenting the best of modern sculptures from internationally-renowned artists.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/sculptors-work-takes-shape-at-citys-10th-botanical-gardens-exhibition.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU textile graduates add zest to Orange Tree festival marquees</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/dmu-textile-graduates-add-zest-to-orange-tree-festival-marquees-.aspx</link>
      <description>The beer tents at two of Leicestershire's most popular music festivals will have a unique look and feel this year, thanks to the work of two De Montfort University (DMU) textile design graduates.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/dmu-textile-graduates-add-zest-to-orange-tree-festival-marquees-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Community rushes to join Leicester's Cultural Partnership Board</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/community-rushes-to-join-leicesters-cultural-partnership-board-.aspx</link>
      <description>There has been significant interest from the community in joining Leicester's new Cultural Partnership Board.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/community-rushes-to-join-leicesters-cultural-partnership-board-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Creative technologies showcase tells the tale of Haiti earthquake survivors</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/creative-technologies-showcase-tells-the-tale-of-haiti-earthquake-survivors-.aspx</link>
      <description>The story of three people who survived the 2010 Haiti earthquake is being told through an innovative multimedia show in Leicester.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/creative-technologies-showcase-tells-the-tale-of-haiti-earthquake-survivors-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Bank backs DMU ethnic minority business conference</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/bank-backs-dmu-ethnic-minority-business-conference.aspx</link>
      <description>One of Britain's leading banks has teamed up with De Montfort University (DMU) to sponsor a major business conference in Leicester this year.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/bank-backs-dmu-ethnic-minority-business-conference.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU duo saddle up for charity bike ride</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/dmu-duo-saddle-up-for-charity-bike-ride-.aspx</link>
      <description>A law lecturer from De Montfort University will be swapping the lecture theatre for the open roads of France this week.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/dmu-duo-saddle-up-for-charity-bike-ride-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU author reaches new market in China</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/dmu-author-reaches-new-market-in-china.aspx</link>
      <description>A classic text that is widely regarded to be the definitive guide to local government in the UK has been translated into Chinese.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/august/dmu-author-reaches-new-market-in-china.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University lecturer wins prestigious national award for teaching excellence</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/university-lecturer-wins-prestigious-national-award-for-teaching-excellence-.aspx</link>
      <description>An academic from De Montfort University (DMU) Leicester has been made a National Teaching Fellow (NTF) in recognition of excellence in higher education teaching and learning support.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/university-lecturer-wins-prestigious-national-award-for-teaching-excellence-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Composer writes soundtrack for major animal exhibition</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/composer-writes-soundtrack-for-major-animal-exhibition-.aspx</link>
      <description>An academic at De Montfort University has composed three pieces of music, incorporating a whole range of animal noises from a stag's bark to the clicks of a porpoise, for a major exhibition at New Walk Museum in Leicester.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/composer-writes-soundtrack-for-major-animal-exhibition-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Student's logo becomes the face of city's scheme to reduce arson</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/students-logo-becomes-the-face-of-citys-scheme-to-reduce-arson.aspx</link>
      <description>Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service's scheme to raise awareness of fire safety has got a brand new look, thanks to a De Montfort University (DMU) student who won a competition to design their new logo.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/students-logo-becomes-the-face-of-citys-scheme-to-reduce-arson.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Student lands internship with world-class games developer in India</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/student-lands-internship-with-world-class-games-developer-in-india.aspx</link>
      <description>A student at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester is jetting off to India after landing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with the world's second largest in-house games developer.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/student-lands-internship-with-world-class-games-developer-in-india.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Fringe benefits for DMU Footlights Society</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/fringe-benefits-for-dmu-footlights-society.aspx</link>
      <description>Eleven members of De Montfort University's Footlights Society will travel to Scotland next week to appear at the world famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/fringe-benefits-for-dmu-footlights-society.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Babies weaned on home-cooked fruit and veg more likely to eat '5 a day' as children</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/babies-weaned-on-home-cooked-fruit-and-veg-more-likely-to-eat-5-a-day-as-children-.aspx</link>
      <description>Babies weaned on home-cooked fruit and vegetables are more likely to eat fruit and vegetables as children, according to recent research.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/babies-weaned-on-home-cooked-fruit-and-veg-more-likely-to-eat-5-a-day-as-children-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU bestows honour on British author</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/dmu-bestows-honour-on-british-author-.aspx</link>
      <description>The creator of one of modern literature's most popular heroes is to be honoured by De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/dmu-bestows-honour-on-british-author-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Student's winning designs to feature in Gola's 2012 collection</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/students-winning-designs-to-feature-in-golas-2012-collection-.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) student will see her footwear and bag designs hit the shops next spring after winning a competition to create a collection for Gola's 2012 range.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/students-winning-designs-to-feature-in-golas-2012-collection-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Olympian awarded honorary degree by De Montfort University</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/olympian-awarded-honorary-degree-by-de-montfort-university-.aspx</link>
      <description>One of the driving forces behind the London 2012 Olympics has received an honorary degree from De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/olympian-awarded-honorary-degree-by-de-montfort-university-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Student's lingerie designs for scoliosis sufferers win creativity prize</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/students-lingerie-designs-for-scoliosis-sufferers-win-creativity-prize-.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) student's idea for a range of lingerie for women with scoliosis has won her a £3,000 prize.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/students-lingerie-designs-for-scoliosis-sufferers-win-creativity-prize-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>New course launched following PM's call for 5,000 community organisers</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/new-course-launched-following-pms-call-for-5,000-community-organisers-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University has launched a new course following the Prime Minister's call for a 5,000 strong 'neighbour army' to take control of public services as part of the Big Society.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/new-course-launched-following-pms-call-for-5,000-community-organisers-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DSU achieves recognition for excellent support for volunteers</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/dsu-achieves-recognition-for-excellent-support-for-volunteers-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort Students' Union (DSU) has recently achieved the 'Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard', recognising the excellent work it does with volunteers.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/dsu-achieves-recognition-for-excellent-support-for-volunteers-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU wins major research grant in film studies</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/dmu-wins-major-research-grant-in-film-studies-.aspx</link>
      <description>A senior lecturer at De Montfort University (DMU) will be able to continue his research into the influence of the baby boom generation on the American film industry, thanks to a research grant to DMU from the Leverhulme Trust.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/dmu-wins-major-research-grant-in-film-studies-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU lecturer's designs are the formula for fashion at international motorsport events</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/dmu-lecturers-designs-are-the-formula-for-fashion-at-international-motorsport-events-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) fashion design lecturer Jo Cope has been selected for an exciting new project which will see her innovative works on display at Silverstone's most prestigious motorsport events.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/dmu-lecturers-designs-are-the-formula-for-fashion-at-international-motorsport-events-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU student wins prestigious design prize</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/dmu-student-wins-prestigious-design-prize-.aspx</link>
      <description>An innovative design for a green retreat for stressed-out city-dwellers has won a De Montfort University (DMU) student top prize in a national competition.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/dmu-student-wins-prestigious-design-prize-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Students' chance of a lifetime: running green comedy at international festival</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/students-chance-of-a-lifetime-running-green-comedy-at-international-festival-.aspx</link>
      <description>Two students are getting the chance of a lifetime to help run an eco-friendly comedy show at the internationally-renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest arts festival on the planet.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/students-chance-of-a-lifetime-running-green-comedy-at-international-festival-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University open day is huge success</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/university-open-day-is-huge-success-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) welcomed more than 1,500 potential students through its doors on Saturday for a hugely successful Open Day.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/july/university-open-day-is-huge-success-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Donor crisis and IVF postcode lottery must be addressed to reduce fertility travel</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/donor-crisis-and-ivf-postcode-lottery-must-be-addressed-to-reduce-fertility-travel.aspx</link>
      <description>The shortage of egg and sperm donors and the cost of IVF need to be addressed to improve fertility services in the UK and reduce the numbers of people forced to go abroad for treatment, according to leading experts in the field.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/donor-crisis-and-ivf-postcode-lottery-must-be-addressed-to-reduce-fertility-travel.aspx</guid>
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      <title>UK university to help Iraq solve crimes</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/uk-university-to-help-iraq-solve-crimes.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) Leicester is joining forces with an Iraqi university to help solve crimes in the country, which has seen a rise in criminal activity since the war began in 2003.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/uk-university-to-help-iraq-solve-crimes.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Carnaby Street showcases unique art and designs by some of the UK's most creative talent</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/carnaby-street-showcases-unique-art-and-designs-by-some-of-the-uks-most-creative-talent.aspx</link>
      <description>Famous artist Christian Furr, painter of the Queen's portrait, is to open the DMUnique gallery in London, showcasing exciting new art and design talent from De Montfort University (DMU) next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/carnaby-street-showcases-unique-art-and-designs-by-some-of-the-uks-most-creative-talent.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University to develop skin cancer detection tool to save lives</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/university-to-develop-skin-cancer-detection-tool-to-save-lives.aspx</link>
      <description>Hundreds of lives could be saved thanks to a new tool being developed at De Montfort University (DMU) that could help improve the early detection of skin cancer.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/university-to-develop-skin-cancer-detection-tool-to-save-lives.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Pupils will help build a greener school for the future thanks to work with DMU</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/pupils-will-help-build-a-greener-school-for-the-future-thanks-to-work-with-dmu.aspx</link>
      <description>Pupils will have a say on how their Leicester school is redeveloped after attending workshops run by De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/pupils-will-help-build-a-greener-school-for-the-future-thanks-to-work-with-dmu.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Academics given leave to boost research</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/academics-given-leave-to-boost-research.aspx</link>
      <description>Ten academics have been given special leave to carry out a wide range of research at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/academics-given-leave-to-boost-research.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU research named among best in the UK in leading report</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/dmu-research-named-among-best-in-the-uk-in-leading-report.aspx</link>
      <description>Revolutionary and potentially life-saving research at De Montfort University has been chosen as among the most important of modern times with the publication of the Big Ideas for the Future report.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/dmu-research-named-among-best-in-the-uk-in-leading-report.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Student's knitwear made from shoelaces scoops national award</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/students-knitwear-made-from-shoelaces-scoops-national-award.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) student's colourful catwalk collection including knitwear garments made from shoelaces was awarded the David Band Textiles Award at London's Graduate Fashion Week.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/students-knitwear-made-from-shoelaces-scoops-national-award.aspx</guid>
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      <title>From Dr Ozma to 'think before you drink' - students' technology triumphs showcased</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/from-dr-ozma-to-think-before-you-drink---students-technology-triumphs-showcased.aspx</link>
      <description>Work by final year technology students at De Montfort University (DMU) will be on show to members of the public next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/from-dr-ozma-to-think-before-you-drink---students-technology-triumphs-showcased.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Student's design shortlisted in national competition</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/students-design-shortlisted-in-national-competition.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) student's dream design has been shortlisted in a national menswear design competition.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/students-design-shortlisted-in-national-competition.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU ranked first class in university green league tables</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/dmu-ranked-first-class-in-university-green-league-tables.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester has been awarded a "first class" honour in a national green league table.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/dmu-ranked-first-class-in-university-green-league-tables.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Dragon's Den guru to see students' lingerie and bodywear showcase in London</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/dragons-den-guru-to-see-students-lingerie-and-bodywear-showcase-in-london.aspx</link>
      <description>Students of the oldest lingerie, bodywear and sportswear degree in the world will showcase their contour fashion designs in front of an audience of industry names including Dragon's Den's Theo Paphitis this month.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/june/dragons-den-guru-to-see-students-lingerie-and-bodywear-showcase-in-london.aspx</guid>
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      <title>De Montfort University collaborates with top Chinese universities</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/de-montfort-university-collaborates-with-top-chinese-universities.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester, UK, is collaborating with two of China's top universities to boost academic exchanges and research cooperation.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/de-montfort-university-collaborates-with-top-chinese-universities.aspx</guid>
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      <title>London catwalk beckons for DMU's fashion designers of the future</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/london-catwalk-beckons-for-dmus-fashion-designers-of-the-future.aspx</link>
      <description>Clothing collections featuring everything from eel skin leather jackets to knitwear made of shoelaces are to hit the De Montfort University (DMU) catwalk at London's Graduate Fashion Week next month.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/london-catwalk-beckons-for-dmus-fashion-designers-of-the-future.aspx</guid>
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      <title>High street fashion leader inspires students' career ambitions</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/high-street-fashion-leader-inspires-students-career-ambitions.aspx</link>
      <description>Fashion leader Kate Bostock has been at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester sharing her passion for the clothing business with the next generation of industry professionals.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/high-street-fashion-leader-inspires-students-career-ambitions.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Green fingers could grow closer communities</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/green-fingers-could-grow-closer-communities.aspx</link>
      <description>Leicestershire residents and businesses are being invited to a free talk that could help them establish projects to create closer communities through growing local food.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/green-fingers-could-grow-closer-communities.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Team-based software goes open source</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/team-based-software-goes-open-source.aspx</link>
      <description>Software that enables developers to use teams of computers to attack any problem is being made available for free on the internet.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/team-based-software-goes-open-source.aspx</guid>
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      <title>After the AV referendum: a new politics or the same old Tories?</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/after-the-av-referendum-a-new-politics-or-the-same-old-tories.aspx</link>
      <description>The creation of the coalition is examined in a new book entitled The New Politics: Liberal Conservatism or the same old Tories by Dr Peter King at De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/after-the-av-referendum-a-new-politics-or-the-same-old-tories.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Free DMU course will show shops how to reduce costs and increase profits</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/free-dmu-course-will-show-shops-how-to-reduce-costs-and-increase-profits.aspx</link>
      <description>A free day-long event which aims to help Leicestershire retailers reduce costs and increase profits while looking after the environment is being held at De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/free-dmu-course-will-show-shops-how-to-reduce-costs-and-increase-profits.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University professor wins prestigious Queen's award for enterprise</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/university-professor-wins-prestigious-queens-award-for-enterprise.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University's (DMU) Professor Susan Marlow has become one of only two professors in Britain to be honoured with a Queen's Award this year for her outstanding contribution to promoting enterprise skills.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/university-professor-wins-prestigious-queens-award-for-enterprise.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Playing for peace: graduate appeals for help with Israeli-Palestinian kids football project</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/playing-for-peace-graduate-appeals-for-help-with-israeli-palestinian-kids-football-project.aspx</link>
      <description>A former DMU student is looking for partners to help fund an annual football project which brings together children from Israel and Palestine to aid the peace building process.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/playing-for-peace-graduate-appeals-for-help-with-israeli-palestinian-kids-football-project.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Sports scholars gather to launch seminal book on the heritage of cricket</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/sports-scholars-gather-to-launch-seminal-book-on-the-heritage-of-cricket.aspx</link>
      <description>Scholars will gather at De Montfort University's International Centre for Sports History and Culture (ICSHC) for a seminar marking the launch of a pivotal book on the sporting and cultural heritage of cricket by international experts in the game.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/may/sports-scholars-gather-to-launch-seminal-book-on-the-heritage-of-cricket.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU Vice-Chancellor underlines the importance of culture for Leicester</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/dmu-vice-chancellor-underlines-the-importance-of-culture-for-leicester.aspx</link>
      <description>Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University (DMU) Professor Dominic Shellard will underline the importance of cultural life in Leicester when he chairs a debate by prospective mayoral candidates on the future of arts and culture in the city next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/dmu-vice-chancellor-underlines-the-importance-of-culture-for-leicester.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Mayoral candidates face grilling from voters online</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/mayoral-candidates-face-grilling-from-voters-online.aspx</link>
      <description>All 11 candidates vying for the biggest political job in Leicester's history have been invited to De Montfort University (DMU) to face questions from voters in a public debate which will be streamed live on the internet.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/mayoral-candidates-face-grilling-from-voters-online.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU takes on the grand challenges of research</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/dmu-takes-on-the-grand-challenges-of-research.aspx</link>
      <description>A high profile event looking at how to tackle the seven "grand challenges" of modern research is taking place at De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/dmu-takes-on-the-grand-challenges-of-research.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU launches research on housing for the ageing population</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/dmu-launches-research-on-housing-for-the-ageing-population.aspx</link>
      <description>Research by a leading De Montfort University (DMU) housing expert has called for new thinking and more effective partnership working to meet the needs of the ageing population.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/dmu-launches-research-on-housing-for-the-ageing-population.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU's green credentials earn two national awards</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/dmus-green-credentials-earn-two-national-awards.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) has been recognised not once but twice at a prestigious national awards ceremony for its efforts to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions on campus.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/dmus-green-credentials-earn-two-national-awards.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Boost your business with DMU seminar on SME access to finance</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/boost-your-business-with-dmu-seminar-on-sme-access-to-finance.aspx</link>
      <description>A seminar hosted by De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester on 4 May will help SMEs to identify greater access to finance.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/boost-your-business-with-dmu-seminar-on-sme-access-to-finance.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fApril%2ffinance-seminar-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>£50k funding boost for companies with university interns project</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/50k-funding-boost-for-companies-with-university-interns-project.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester is offering a £1,000 discount to the first 50 companies to register and recruit a student or graduate.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/50k-funding-boost-for-companies-with-university-interns-project.aspx</guid>
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      <title>De Montfort University students get a taste of China</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/de-montfort-university-students-get-a-taste-of-china.aspx</link>
      <description>Students from De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester, UK, will be embarking on the trip of a lifetime this week as they jet off to experience life at one of three top Chinese universities.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/de-montfort-university-students-get-a-taste-of-china.aspx</guid>
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      <title>De Montfort University teams up with Leicestershire County Cricket Club</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/de-montfort-university-teams-up-with-leicestershire-county-cricket-club.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) and Leicestershire County Cricket Club (LCCC) are joining forces in a new cultural partnership.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/de-montfort-university-teams-up-with-leicestershire-county-cricket-club.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fApril%2fdmu-cricket-club-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Student's women's liberation corset wins Triumph Inspiration Award and goes global</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/students-womens-liberation-corset-wins-triumph-inspiration-award-and-goes-global.aspx</link>
      <description>Lingerie designed by a De Montfort University (DMU) student has won the UK final of the Triumph Inspiration Awards (TIA) and now goes on to the global final in Germany.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/april/students-womens-liberation-corset-wins-triumph-inspiration-award-and-goes-global.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU expert directs major film festival</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/dmu-expert-directs-major-film-festival.aspx</link>
      <description>An expert on silent film at De Montfort University is to direct a major festival taking place in London next month.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/dmu-expert-directs-major-film-festival.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Women's TV memories wanted for national research project</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/womens-tv-memories-wanted-for-national-research-project.aspx</link>
      <description>Women from across Britain are being called on to take part in a research project to reveal how television has influenced their lives.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/womens-tv-memories-wanted-for-national-research-project.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University project explores how faith and belief groups use social media</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/university-project-explores-how-faith-and-belief-groups-use-social-media.aspx</link>
      <description>The increasing use of social media by faith and belief groups will be discussed at a free public event organised by De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/university-project-explores-how-faith-and-belief-groups-use-social-media.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU helps crack down on counterfeit whisky</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/dmu-helps-crack-down-on-counterfeit-whisky.aspx</link>
      <description>DMU is contributing to a research project to crack down on counterfeit whisky and wine.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/dmu-helps-crack-down-on-counterfeit-whisky.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fMarch%2fwhisky-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Experts call for IT ethics observatory</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/experts-call-for-it-ethics-observatory.aspx</link>
      <description>Experts are calling for the creation of an IT ethics observatory to provide an early warning system for new technologies that could have a significant impact on society.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/experts-call-for-it-ethics-observatory.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Home of the future one step closer</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/home-of-the-future-one-step-closer.aspx</link>
      <description>Intelligent homes which can manage energy usage, monitor security and support independent living for the elderly and disadvantaged are closer to becoming a reality.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/home-of-the-future-one-step-closer.aspx</guid>
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      <title>TV architecture personalities speak at pivotal debate</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/tv-architecture-personalities-speak-at-pivotal-debate.aspx</link>
      <description>Two high profile speakers who have both featured in TV programmes about architecture, regeneration and the built environment, have been lined up to speak at a pivotal conference taking place at De Montfort University (DMU) on Monday 28 March.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/tv-architecture-personalities-speak-at-pivotal-debate.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Tackling the hidden dangers of tomorrow's technology</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/tackling-the-hidden-dangers-of-tomorrows-technology.aspx</link>
      <description>Sympathetic computers and intelligent shops will soon be commonplace, but a global technological makeover brings new ethical dangers that need to be tackled now, researchers warn.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/tackling-the-hidden-dangers-of-tomorrows-technology.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University expands Innovation Centre as start ups remain 'robust'</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/university-expands-innovation-centre-as-start-ups-remain-robust.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) has expanded its Innovation Centre to meet increasing demand from small businesses that are setting up despite the tough economic climate.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/university-expands-innovation-centre-as-start-ups-remain-robust.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Former advisor to the European Commission to speak on subprime crisis</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/former-advisor-to-the-european-commission-to-speak-on-subprime-crisis.aspx</link>
      <description>A former advisor to the European Commission and British governments will discuss financial deregulation and the subprime lending crisis at a free public event at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester on Monday 21 March.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/former-advisor-to-the-european-commission-to-speak-on-subprime-crisis.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU launches a pioneering online course developed and delivered by industry</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/dmu-launches-a-pioneering-online-course-developed-and-delivered-by-industry.aspx</link>
      <description>A pioneering new course developed and delivered by experts in industry and aimed at professionals working in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, is being launched at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/dmu-launches-a-pioneering-online-course-developed-and-delivered-by-industry.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU law students 'act' to raise awareness of people trafficking</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/dmu-law-students-act-to-raise-awareness-of-people-trafficking.aspx</link>
      <description>First year students on De Montfort University's (DMU) LLB Law, Human Rights and Social Justice programme have set up the new society, DMU ACT (Active Community against Trafficking), to bring together individuals who want to put a stop to human trafficking.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/dmu-law-students-act-to-raise-awareness-of-people-trafficking.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU urges Leicestershire to tackle climate change</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/dmu-urges-leicestershire-to-tackle-climate-change.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) is inviting people in Leicestershire to learn more about climate change and how to reduce their carbon footprint, at a free event on campus this month.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/dmu-urges-leicestershire-to-tackle-climate-change.aspx</guid>
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      <title>De Montfort University strengthens its senior team</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/de-montfort-university-strengthens-its-senior-team.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester has strengthened its senior management team with four new appointments to its Executive Board.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/de-montfort-university-strengthens-its-senior-team.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Winning fashion student to work with top design house</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/winning-fashion-student-to-work-with-top-design-house.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) designer won a prestigious internship with top designer David Koma when her designs hit the catwalk at London Fashion Week.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/winning-fashion-student-to-work-with-top-design-house.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Our Sporting Life - Recording Voices</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/our-sporting-life---recording-voices.aspx</link>
      <description>A unique talk exploring the history of an African-Caribbean football club in Leicester is to take place at De Montfort University's (DMU) Cultural Exchanges festival this week.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/march/our-sporting-life---recording-voices.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Dramatist and performers bring UK theatre history to life</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/dramatist-and-performers-bring-uk-theatre-history-to-life.aspx</link>
      <description>Dramatist David Rudkin and performers of variety theatre are among the highlights of the Cultural Exchanges Festival at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/dramatist-and-performers-bring-uk-theatre-history-to-life.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU boosts economy by £389m each year</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/dmu-boosts-economy-by-389m-each-year.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) boosts the UK economy by a massive £389m each year and creates more than 12,000 jobs, according to an independent study published today.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/dmu-boosts-economy-by-389m-each-year.aspx</guid>
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      <title>New DMU course helps businesses keep their books in order</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/new-dmu-course-helps-businesses-keep-their-books-in-order.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester has launched a computerised accounting course endorsed by Sage to meet the needs of accounting software users.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/new-dmu-course-helps-businesses-keep-their-books-in-order.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Student designer in finals of UK competition at London fashion week</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/student-designer-in-finals-of-uk-competition-at-london-fashion-week.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) designer has beaten hundreds of fashion students from across the UK to secure a place in a prestigious competition at London Fashion Week.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/student-designer-in-finals-of-uk-competition-at-london-fashion-week.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Apprentice star visits DMU to inspire creative industries careers</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/apprentice-star-visits-dmu-to-inspire-creative-industries-careers.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, UK offers a whole range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. View our courses, book a visit and more</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/apprentice-star-visits-dmu-to-inspire-creative-industries-careers.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fFebruary%2fChris-Apprentice-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>University first to offer sign language to student midwives to help deaf women in labour</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/university-first-to-offer-sign-language-to-student-midwives-to-help-deaf-women-in-labour.aspx</link>
      <description>Student midwives at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) are being taught basic sign language so they can help tackle the problems faced by deaf women and their families during pregnancy and labour.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/university-first-to-offer-sign-language-to-student-midwives-to-help-deaf-women-in-labour.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University's £8 million leisure centre given the go-ahead</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/universitys-8-million-leisure-centre-given-the-go-ahead.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) has confirmed the building of a new £8 million leisure centre in Leicester, which has been designed by the architects working on the London 2012 Aquatic Centre.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/universitys-8-million-leisure-centre-given-the-go-ahead.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fFebruary%2fDunns-Lane-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>National museum chief appointed to chair university board</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/national-museum-chief-appointed-to-chair-university-board.aspx</link>
      <description>Ian Blatchford, director and chief executive of the National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI), has been appointed to chair the Board of Governors for De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/national-museum-chief-appointed-to-chair-university-board.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Bank of England chief gives lessons from the financial crisis</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/bank-of-england-chief-gives-lessons-from-the-financial-crisis.aspx</link>
      <description>Bank of England Chief, Andrew Bailey, is to set out an assessment of reforms needed to stabilise the financial system at a lecture Leicester next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/bank-of-england-chief-gives-lessons-from-the-financial-crisis.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fFebruary%2fandrew-bailey-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Vice-Chancellor visits Jain Centre to strengthen community links</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/vice-chancellor-visits-jain-centre-to-strengthen-community-links.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University's Vice-Chancellor is to visit Leicester's world-famous Jain Centre as part of a drive to embrace Leicester's many faith communities.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/vice-chancellor-visits-jain-centre-to-strengthen-community-links.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fFebruary%2fjain-centre-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Voters invited to the big debate for England's first city mayor</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/voters-invited-to-the-big-debate-for-englands-first-city-mayor.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) is to host The Big Debate so voters in Leicester can quiz candidates hoping to make history by becoming England's first city mayor to be directly elected by the citizens.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/voters-invited-to-the-big-debate-for-englands-first-city-mayor.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Critically acclaimed deaf actress joins DMU to celebrate 10 years of Cultural Exchanges</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/critically-acclaimed-deaf-actress-joins-dmu-to-celebrate-10-years-of-cultural-exchanges--.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, UK offers a whole range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. View our courses, book a visit and more</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/critically-acclaimed-deaf-actress-joins-dmu-to-celebrate-10-years-of-cultural-exchanges--.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Legendary choreographer heads to Leicester for DMU arts festival</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/legendary-choreographer-heads-to-leicester-for-dmu-arts-festival.aspx</link>
      <description>Internationally-renowned choreographer Lea Anderson MBE is among an exciting line-up of performers joining Leicester's De Montfort University (DMU) next month to celebrate 10 years of Cultural Exchanges.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/legendary-choreographer-heads-to-leicester-for-dmu-arts-festival.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University academic wins prestigious research grant</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/university-academic-wins-prestigious-research-grant.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University academic has been awarded a research grant of more than £85,000 to help throw new light on the way people from West Asia used the Indian Ocean to trade and communicate during a little-known period of its history.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/university-academic-wins-prestigious-research-grant.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Curve and DMU present a double bill of Berkoff plays - Greek and East</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/curve-and-dmu-present-a-double-bill-of-berkoff-plays---greek-and-east.aspx</link>
      <description>Talented De Montfort University (DMU) Drama students are performing two plays by iconic British playwright Steven Berkoff at Leicester's state-of-the-art theatre venue, Curve, this month.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/curve-and-dmu-present-a-double-bill-of-berkoff-plays---greek-and-east.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fFebruary%2fjon-mcclean-kelly-scargill-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Global economic expert to tackle 'ill-advised' public spending cuts</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/global-economic-expert-to-tackle-ill-advised-public-spending-cuts.aspx</link>
      <description>The economic consequences of Chancellor George Osborne's public spending review will be the main theme of a talk by leading author and commentator on financial affairs, Ann Pettifor, at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/global-economic-expert-to-tackle-ill-advised-public-spending-cuts.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Leicester De Montfort Law School Head appointed to solicitors regulation authority committee</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/leicester-de-montfort-law-school-head-appointed-to-solicitors-regulation-authority-committee.aspx</link>
      <description>Sheree Peaple, Head of Leicester De Montfort Law School at De Montfort University, has been re-appointed to the Education and Training Committee of one of the UK's biggest legal regulators.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/leicester-de-montfort-law-school-head-appointed-to-solicitors-regulation-authority-committee.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Top authors head to Leicester for DMU arts festival</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/top-authors-head-to-leicester-for-dmu-arts-festival.aspx</link>
      <description>Highly-acclaimed authors Blake Morrison and Catherine O' Flynn are among an exciting line-up of guests joining Leicester's De Montfort University (DMU) to celebrate 10 years of Cultural Exchanges.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/top-authors-head-to-leicester-for-dmu-arts-festival.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University research to find the value of smiling</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/university-research-to-find-the-value-of-smiling.aspx</link>
      <description>Major research into the economic value of Leicester Comedy Festival has been announced this morning by De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/university-research-to-find-the-value-of-smiling.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Leading Barclays' economist joins DMU</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/leading-barclays-economist-joins-dmu.aspx</link>
      <description>Barclays Bank's top SME economist, Dr Richard Roberts, has joined De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester as a visiting professor.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/leading-barclays-economist-joins-dmu.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Host of celebrities join DMU to mark 10 years of Cultural Exchanges</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/host-of-celebrities-join-dmu-to-mark-10-years-of-cultural-exchanges.aspx</link>
      <description>Celebrated actress Honor Blackman, music legend Feargal Sharkey, comedienne Meera Syal, and acclaimed graphic novelist Alan Moore, are some of the big names taking part in an exciting line-up at De Montfort University's (DMU) Cultural Exchanges festival.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/host-of-celebrities-join-dmu-to-mark-10-years-of-cultural-exchanges.aspx</guid>
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      <title>100 people create whacky musical instrument for London festival</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/100-people-create-whacky-musical-instrument-for-london-festival.aspx</link>
      <description>A university academic will be creating a new musical work for a London festival with one hundred people creating a specially designed electronic instrument to perform it on.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/february/100-people-create-whacky-musical-instrument-for-london-festival.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Ancient practice of clay eating putting pregnant women at risk</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/january/ancient-practice-of-clay-eating-putting-pregnant-women-at-risk-.aspx</link>
      <description>Pregnant women eating baked clay are at risk of exposing themselves and their unborn child to toxic chemicals, according to new research by De Montfort University Leicester (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/january/ancient-practice-of-clay-eating-putting-pregnant-women-at-risk-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2011%2fJanuary%2fSikor-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Graham Cartledge inspires a new generation of architectural innovation at De Montfort University</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/january/graham-cartledge-inspires-a-new-generation-of-architectural-innovation-at-de-montfort-university.aspx</link>
      <description>Chairman and owner of international, awarding-winning architecture firm Benoy, Graham Cartledge CBE, is joining forces with De Montfort University (DMU) to fund 'The Graham Cartledge Visiting Chair in Architecture'.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/january/graham-cartledge-inspires-a-new-generation-of-architectural-innovation-at-de-montfort-university.aspx</guid>
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      <title>City-wide debate asks: are universities a public good?</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/january/city-wide-debate-asks-are-universities-a-public-good.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University is to host a pivotal city-wide debate to look at whether universities are a public good in such challenging times.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/january/city-wide-debate-asks-are-universities-a-public-good.aspx</guid>
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      <title>University event which got police tweeting starts debate</title>
      <link>https://dmuweb.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2011/january/university-event-which-got-police-tweeting-starts-debate.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) initiative which led to Leicester police using Twitter has prompted local and national police representatives to invite feedback about their use of social media at a public event this week.</description>
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      <description>James Roffee, a part-time law lecturer at De Montfort University's (DMU) Leicester De Montfort Law School, has been appointed a member of the Independent Monitoring Board's (IMB) National Working Group on Equality and Diversity for Her Majesty's Prison Service.</description>
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      <description>A symposium to mark 15 years since the founding of the Centre for Comparative Housing Research (CCHR), will be hosted by De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester and the British Library are collaborating to boost cultural activities and research, including a jointly sponsored PhD studentship on the work of playwright David Rudkin.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Sculptures by a De Montfort University (DMU) academic are being exhibited alongside library book covers defaced by Joe Orton and his partner Kenneth Halliwell at London's Ancient and Modern gallery.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Three De Montfort University (DMU) graduates are getting ready to jet off to the other side of the world this month to showcase their degree work in an arts exhibition which is the first of its kind.</description>
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      <description>Academics and postgraduate students from the International Centre for Sport History and Culture (ICSHC) at De Montfort University (DMU) have helped launch the Leicester stage of a national sports exhibition.</description>
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      <description>De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, UK offers a whole range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. View our courses, book a visit and more</description>
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      <description>A scientist from De Montfort University (DMU) in the UK has travelled more than 3,000 miles to help improve medical services at a hospital in Ghana, Africa.</description>
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      <description>Innovative garments by masters Fashion Bodywear students who are expert in designs that explore the relationship between intimate apparel and outerwear fashion will be on show in Leicester next month.</description>
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      <description>De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, UK offers a whole range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. View our courses, book a visit and more</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Professor Rob Baggott, Director of the Health Policy Research Unit at De Montfort University in Leicester, has launched a new edition of his definitive book on public health, which explores how policies in this field have developed in recent years.</description>
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      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) student Shivani Chavda has been named Young Designer of the Year at one of the UK's most prestigious fashion events.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester is launching a blog, DMU Policy Exchanges (http://policyex.dmu.ac.uk/), which aims to stimulate a dialogue between researchers, policy makers and practitioners along with service users and communities around the social challenges we all face.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) is one of five higher education institutions in the country that have been chosen to help secure the UK's position as a leader in international education.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Former Microsoft evangelist Eileen Brown will underline the vital role social media can play in business, at a free public event in Leicester next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>An artificially-intelligent, online personal coaching tool which can help people achieve their career goals has been designed with the help of staff and students at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Books and academic journals worth more than £1 million have been donated to universities and polytechnics across Africa, thanks to the support of Nigerian academics at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester, UK.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Enhancing educational services for offenders in the community could contribute significantly to a reduction in crime, according to a report released today.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The vital role that sport has played in the military during times of war - and peace - is analysed for the first time in a major new book.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Two De Montfort University (DMU) students have been shortlisted for the final of the Young Designer of the Year 2010 competition at the Clothes Show Live at NEC in Birmingham next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Scientists in Leicester are working with a national charity to help provide better support for asthmatic children from ethnic minority backgrounds.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The new owner of Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) Aiyawatt Raksriaksorn is to join Thai students at De Montfort University (DMU) who are marking their king's birthday with a festive event tonight (Wednesday, 1 December).</description>
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