Call the (student) midwife!

The DMU School of Nursing and Midwifery is spearheading new teaching and learning methods as student midwives put on antenatal classes for local pregnant people and their partners.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/TyA950XrKeY

Amazing for DMU to scoop the Sustainability Institution of the Year award at the Green Gown Awards in Birmingham last night. Professor Simon Oldroyd, our Pro Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability, said: “We work hard to manage the footprint we leave on the world - it's great to have that recognised."

A key voice in the national conversation on cybersecurity, DMU academic Dr Ismini Vasileiou launched a new government paper in Westminster last week on the UK’s national cyber workforce.

Read her new expert blog on her vision for keeping the UK cyber safe on our website: https://ow.ly/bubR50Xmnu9

A new show from DMU graduate Peter Robinson, “the world’s greatest living football photographer” opens at DMU’s Leicester Gallery this week.

His new exhibition ‘Keep off the Grass’ showcases over 200 images across fifty years of his work.

Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm until 17 Jan.

https://ow.ly/zmkq50Xfro4

From 14th century manuscripts to Leicester Tigers jerseys, DMU Archives and Rare Books is a trove of local history.

But in recent months it's found a new online audience blossoming on Bluesky, with over 3400 followers on the platform and growing...

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DMU will be celebrating Leicester's diverse culture and the city's rich heritage as part of this year's Being Human Festival.

DMU is one of five Festival Hubs and has curated its own programme of events - open to the public - to inspire people to explore cultural identities.

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DMU academics have been finding out how to access funding to turn their research into commercial products through an event led by iCURE.

Since 2014 iCURE has helped UK researchers launch secure £1.5bn in investment & offers pathways to explore new markets.

More: https://ow.ly/Owpc50X65zl

Congratulations to our Chief Transformation and Resources Officer, Tracey Jessup, who has received her second special recognition award from the CIO UK 100.

Tracey was presented with the People, Culture and Collaboration Award.

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DMU students Becky Wilson and Natalia Stachowiak have returned from a fact-finding mission of a lifetime in Japan.

The pair have been studying cultural attitudes towards geological heritage as part of Charnwood Forest's @unesco.org Global Geopark bid.

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Our first-ever cohort has enrolled on to the new Teacher Degree Apprenticeship in Primary Education.

We caught up with four learners who enrolled on the course to ask what inspired them to get into teaching through this new route.

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We're proud to announce that we have been nominated for two @timeshighered.bsky.social Awards.

Dr Josie Barnard has been nominated for Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year, while our Autism Support team are shortlisted for the Outstanding Support for Students award.