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Etching of the Royal Exchange, showing the courtyard and people socialising within it.

Multilingual gossip in Elizabethan London

Published
25 September 2024
Categories
Arts & Culture
Research

Stranger churches in early modern London had ‘eyes everywhere’ to hear, spread and dispel gossip in multiple languages, according to new research.

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Corporate Games chooses Leeds for a second year

Published
24 September 2024
Categories
University

The Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ has been chosen to host the 2025 UK Corporate Games - the first time that the event will be hosted by the same city in consecutive years.

Suzanne Glavin shaking hands with HRH Prince of Wales and recieving her brooch.

Royal recognition for women's rugby team

Published
17 September 2024
Categories
University

Suzanne Glavin, Head of Sport and Physical Activity at Leeds is among a former group of rugby players to receive her cap from HRH The Prince of Wales, after a wait of more than three decades.

A child using a smartphone late at night lying in bed.

Summer riots 'show consequences of dangerous fake news'

Published
4 September 2024
Categories
Business & Economy
Society & Politics

Children need to be ‘vaccinated’ against fake news and dangerous disinformation, academics have warned, and digital education must improve to ensure they don't fall prey to 'nefarious actors' online.