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      <description>Staff and students at De Montfort University (DMU) helped celebrate International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) today.</description>
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      <title>Sports PhD student puts Michael Portillo on right track</title>
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      <description>A researcher from De Montfort University will help to reveal the history of the Irish sport of hurling to BBC audiences next week.</description>
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      <title>Helping students add spice to their CVs</title>
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      <description>A Mexican mariachi band added a carnival flavour to the launch of EYE Fiesta, a five-week campaign devoted to giving De Montfort University (DMU) students the edge in today's tough jobs market.</description>
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      <title>DMU academic could convert new readers</title>
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      <description>A De Montfort University professor is helping to convert rugby fans to reading after one of his books was chosen for the first 'Try Reading' project.</description>
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      <title>De Montfort University launches new office in Delhi</title>
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      <description>A new headquarters in Delhi will boost Indian students' access to De Montfort University's world-class degree courses in the UK.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 09:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sporting students show their true colours</title>
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      <description>Dozens of students' sports societies showed their true colours at a glittering awards ceremony celebrating their achievement and passion during the last academic year.</description>
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      <title>See our plans to transform Mill Lane</title>
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      <description>People will be able to give their views on plans to create a new landscaped, pedestrian-friendly route through the heart of DMU this week.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Theatre stalwart appointed DMU Pro Vice-Chancellor</title>
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      <description>The director of theatre for Arts Council England is joining De Montfort University (DMU) as Pro Vice-Chancellor for Art, Design and Humanities.</description>
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      <description>A web of wool and the simple cardboard box will feature in a string of thought-provoking and entertaining performances being put together by students for a drama festival at De Montfort University (DMU) this week.</description>
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      <title>Research conference success for graduate Sophie</title>
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      <description>A De Montfort University graduate has presented her paper at an international conference which showcased innovative thinking.</description>
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      <title>Prestigious legal scholarship for DMU student Harry</title>
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      <description>A law student at De Montfort University has been awarded a prestigious legal scholarship.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 08:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Leading figures in healthcare will be attending an event at De Montfort University (DMU), designed to promote care and compassion in the profession.</description>
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      <title>Young dancers stage stunning showcase</title>
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      <description>Teenagers staged a stunning dance showcase to mark the end of an innovative project offering free lessons to city schoolchildren.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Students pitch the pour-fect business idea</title>
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      <description>A love of tea helped students win the star prize at the 2013 Fox's Lair™, the annual competition for young entrepreneurs at De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
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      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) graduate, Samuel McGinty, has been named as Leicestershire Law Society's Junior Solicitor of the Year.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Celebrating the Lady of the Lamp</title>
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      <description>Nursing and midwifery students from De Montfort University (DMU) escorted the famous Florence Nightingale lamp at a commemoration service at Westminster Abbey.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Nursery school children enjoyed sports day fun at Bede Park, Leicester, thanks to a team of student volunteers.</description>
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      <title>Alex Ferguson's football legacy will live on</title>
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      <description>Sir Alex Ferguson, who announced his retirement as Manchester United manager today, is "the most driven individual in the history of football", says a De Montfort University academic.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Design is plain sailing for DMU architecture student</title>
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      <description>A De Montfort University architecture student and sailing enthusiast has re-designed her club thanks to Lottery funding awarded by Sport England.</description>
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      <title>DMU students to take part in Florence Nightingale service</title>
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      <description>ursing and midwifery students from De Montfort University (DMU) have been invited to escort the Florence Nightingale lamp at a commemoration service being held at Westminster Abbey tomorrow.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DMU student Heather becomes county councillor at 20!</title>
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      <description>De Montfort University politics student Heather Worman has become the youngest councillor on Leicestershire County Council after winning a seat aged just 20.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Dance students to perform in prestigious showcase</title>
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      <description>Two performing arts students from De Montfort University have been invited to perform in a showcase of new ideas by the UK's emerging choreographers.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 11:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>A 7ft tree that 'bleeds' will be among work created by students on a De Montfort University (DMU) art and design foundation course which will be displayed at a show next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>A postgraduate course partly run at De Montfort University (DMU) has been named the best in Europe for the second year running.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>A day dedicated to celebrating and developing research at De Montfort University attracted speakers from the national stage as well as attendees from Loughborough and Leicester universities.</description>
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      <title>Vital electricity networks in rural Africa through DMU research</title>
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      <description>Eight out of every ten homes in rural Africa have no access to electricity, but a new project by environmental experts at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester will create local electricity networks and stimulate entrepreneurship.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Paratriathlon champion Haseeb talks training at DMU</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/may/paratriathlon-champion-haseeb-talks-training-at-dmu.aspx</link>
      <description>Champion paratriathlete and former DMU student Haseeb Ahmad is fronting a campaign to encourage people to help out at sports clubs and community groups around the UK.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 10:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/may/paratriathlon-champion-haseeb-talks-training-at-dmu.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU and Leicester City set to make history</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-and-leicester-city-set-to-make-history.aspx</link>
      <description>Leicester City are to work with DMU to help celebrate the club's proud history.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-and-leicester-city-set-to-make-history.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Royal visit confirmed for 7 June</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/royal-visit-confirmed-for-7-june.aspx</link>
      <description>The Royal household has confirmed that Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, will officially open the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre on 7 June.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Assassination bid recalled using sonic portrait</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/assassination-bid-recalled-using-sonic-portrait.aspx</link>
      <description>An assassination attempt by a legendary Greek political activist has been reconstructed in a 'sonic portrait' by a musical artist from Leicester's De Montfort University.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>MTIRC</category>
      <category>De Montfort University</category>
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      <title>Students help China earthquake appeal</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/students-help-china-earthquake-appeal.aspx</link>
      <description>Nearly £200 was raised for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake by caring students at De Montfort University.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/students-help-china-earthquake-appeal.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU Leicester Riders take historic treble</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-leicester-riders-take-historic-treble.aspx</link>
      <description>DMU Leicester Riders are celebrating a terrific treble of titles after winning the BBL play-offs at a packed Wembley Arena.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-leicester-riders-take-historic-treble.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU's oarsome rowing team get their medals</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmus-oarsome-rowing-team-get-their-medals.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University's winning rowers have been presented with their medals after beating the University of Leicester - ending their unbeaten record.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmus-oarsome-rowing-team-get-their-medals.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Prince Harry at Confetti</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/prince-harry-at-confetti-.aspx</link>
      <description>His Royal Highness Prince Harry visited one of DMU's educational partners – the Confetti Institute of Creative Technology in Nottingham - on 25 April and tried his hand at DJ'ing, broadcasting and gaming.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/prince-harry-at-confetti-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Student comedy society has the last laugh</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/student-comedy-society-has-the-last-laugh-.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University's Comedy Society were all smiles last night as they were named the university's Best Society at the inaugural DSU Societies awards.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/student-comedy-society-has-the-last-laugh-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Former DMU student nominated for Turner prize</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/former-dmu-student-nominated-for-turner-prize.aspx</link>
      <description>Former DMU student short-listed for prestigious £25,000 Turner Prize.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/former-dmu-student-nominated-for-turner-prize.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Bright ideas win the day</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/bright-ideas-win-the-day.aspx</link>
      <description>The best and brightest business ideas from De Montfort University's students, staff and graduates were rewarded as DMU's Campus Enterprise Opportunities held its annual Business Venture Competition.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/bright-ideas-win-the-day.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Balkan specialist to give 'on-site' lectures</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/balkan-specialist-to-give-on-site-lectures.aspx</link>
      <description>An expert on modern Balkan history will be embarking on an innovative lecture tour in the region next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/balkan-specialist-to-give-on-site-lectures.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Evil email – DMU Cyber Security expert exposes internet scams</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/evil-email-–-dmu-cyber-security-expert-exposes-internet-scams-.aspx</link>
      <description>The dark side of email was laid bare by DMU's Cyber Security Centre Director Tim Watson in a public lecture described as "fascinating" and "terrifying" by audience members.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/evil-email-–-dmu-cyber-security-expert-exposes-internet-scams-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Ubisoft snatch up DMU game graduate</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/ubisoft-snatch-up-dmu-game-graduate.aspx</link>
      <description>DMU Game Art Design student Mike Pickton has landed a dream job with one of the world's best known video game companies before he has even picked up his diploma.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/ubisoft-snatch-up-dmu-game-graduate.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Scholarship students celebrate VC Fund awards</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/scholarship-students-celebrate-vc-fund-awards.aspx</link>
      <description>Life-changing, incredible and "the best news ever" were just some of the reactions of De Montfort University students who have been helped by this year's VC Fund.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/scholarship-students-celebrate-vc-fund-awards.aspx</guid>
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      <category>Scholarships</category>
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      <title>DMU's idea for blood spot analysis that could save millions of pounds</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmus-idea-for-blood-spot-analysis-that-could-save-millions-of-pounds.aspx</link>
      <description>Students, staff and members of the public heard how a pioneering test which uses a single spot of blood to determine how much medication is in the body could help save lives and millions of pounds for the NHS.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmus-idea-for-blood-spot-analysis-that-could-save-millions-of-pounds.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU's Innovation Centre welcomes newest business</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmus-innovation-centre-welcomes-newest-business.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, 24 Apr 2013 08:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmus-innovation-centre-welcomes-newest-business.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU academic contributes to Sachin Tendulkar anthology</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-academic-contributes-to-sachin-tendulkar-anthology.aspx</link>
      <description>Ever since Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar appeared on the cricket scene he's never been out of the spotlight.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-academic-contributes-to-sachin-tendulkar-anthology.aspx</guid>
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      <category>Anthony Bateman</category>
      <category>Centre for Sports History</category>
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      <title>DMU at the new frontier of performance with technology</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-at-the-new-frontier-of-performance-with-technology.aspx</link>
      <description>Performance experts at DMU have revealed how using new technology is bringing new audiences to their art and pushing the boundaries of creativity.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-at-the-new-frontier-of-performance-with-technology.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Students have designs on city's Phoenix Cinema</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/students-have-designs-on-citys-phoenix-cinema.aspx</link>
      <description>Interior design students have been creating a whole new look for Leicester's independent Phoenix Cinema.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/students-have-designs-on-citys-phoenix-cinema.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Housing expert speaks out on welfare reform</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/housing-expert-speaks-out-on-welfare-reform.aspx</link>
      <description>Headlines in the media have focussed on the bedroom tax, but Tim Brown, DMU's Director of the Centre for Comparative Housing Research, says there are many other effects of the Government's Welfare Reforms.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/housing-expert-speaks-out-on-welfare-reform.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Sporting achievements celebrated at DMU</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/sporting-achievements-celebrated-at-dmu.aspx</link>
      <description>Students' sporting successes have been celebrated with a special Varsity reception at De Montfort University.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/sporting-achievements-celebrated-at-dmu.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Students' creations to go on sale</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/students-creations-to-go-on-sale.aspx</link>
      <description>Students in the second year of the design crafts degree at De Montfort University (DMU) are showcasing their work in the city centre from this weekend.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/students-creations-to-go-on-sale.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Universities UK chief visits DMU</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/uuk-chief-visits-dmu.aspx</link>
      <description>The Chief Executive of Universities UK, Nicola Dandridge, visited De Montfort University yesterday (WED) to meet with senior staff, members of the Executive Board and the De Montfort Students' Union.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/uuk-chief-visits-dmu.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU innovation and teamwork receives national award nominations</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-innovation-and-teamwork-receives-national-award-nominations-.aspx</link>
      <description>The finalists for the prestigious Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2013 were announced today (Thursday 18 April) with DMU shortlisted in three categories.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-innovation-and-teamwork-receives-national-award-nominations-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Can Thomas take the title of Engineering Undergraduate of the Year?</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/can-thomas-take-the-title-of-engineering-undergraduate-of-the-year-.aspx</link>
      <description>A year-long work placement with E.ON Energy and a once in a lifetime trip to Europe may be in store for DMU student Thomas Knight if he is named TARGETjobs Engineering Undergraduate of the Year on Friday (19 April).</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/can-thomas-take-the-title-of-engineering-undergraduate-of-the-year-.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Inspiring city schoolchildren to aspire to university</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/inspiring-city-schoolchildren-to-aim-for-university.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) is playing a key role in helping to raise the aspirations of city schoolchildren.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/inspiring-city-schoolchildren-to-aim-for-university.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Film historians celebrate forgotten British cinema</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/film-historians-celebrate-forgotten-british-cinema.aspx</link>
      <description>Film scholars and academics are to celebrate 15 years of bringing forgotten films of British cinema back into the limelight with a symposium and one-day festival of silent film this weekend.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/film-historians-celebrate-forgotten-british-cinema.aspx</guid>
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      <category>Cinema and FIlm Television History</category>
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      <title>DMU graduates are shining example of start-up success</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-graduates-are-shining-example-of-start-up-success-.aspx</link>
      <description>A footwear business set up by two De Montfort University (DMU) graduates is being celebrated as a shining example of start-up success as the Houses of Parliament today (16 April).</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-graduates-are-shining-example-of-start-up-success-.aspx</guid>
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      <category>Lizze Leary</category>
      <category>Beth Widdowson</category>
      <category>Kindred Sole</category>
      <category>graduate start-up</category>
      <category>Enterprise Inc</category>
      <category>Innovation Centre</category>
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      <title>DMU academic to address senior judges</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-academic-to-address-senior-judges.aspx</link>
      <description>Expert on European sentencing law and respected De Montfort University (DMU) academic, Professor Estella Baker, has been asked to address a meeting of senior judges, politicians and policy-makers in Dublin.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-academic-to-address-senior-judges.aspx</guid>
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      <category>Law</category>
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      <title>DMU open its doors this week to prospective students</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-open-its-doors-this-week-to-prospective-students.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University is preparing to open its doors to prospective students this week for an open day showcasing what the university has to offer.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-open-its-doors-this-week-to-prospective-students.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fApril%2fgradsweb-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>open day</category>
      <category>Faculty of Business and Law</category>
      <category>Art Design Humanities</category>
      <category>research</category>
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      <title>Lifting the lid on the hidden history of women's football</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/lifting-the-lid-on-the-hidden-history-of-womens-football.aspx</link>
      <description>At almost six foot tall, with an enormous appetite for food and a love of chain-smoking Woodbines, Lily Parr was not your typical elite footballer.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/lifting-the-lid-on-the-hidden-history-of-womens-football.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fApril%2fJeanWilliamsweb-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Centre for Sports History</category>
      <category>Jean Williams</category>
      <category>FA at 150</category>
      <category>Football Association</category>
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      <title>First KFC managers enrol on business management degree</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/first-kfc-managers-enrol-on-business-management-degree.aspx</link>
      <description>Students have arrived at De Montfort University (DMU) to start their studies on Britain's first-ever bespoke honours degree funded by a restaurant company.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/first-kfc-managers-enrol-on-business-management-degree.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fApril%2fkfcone-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>business management</category>
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      <title>Universities in India and England join forces to fight cancer</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/universities-in-india-and-england-join-forces-to-fight-cancer--.aspx</link>
      <description>Scientists from De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester and Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) in Mesra, India, have combined their expertise to develop new anticancer drugs.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/universities-in-india-and-england-join-forces-to-fight-cancer--.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU professor now NICE chairman</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/former-dmu-boss-now-nice-chairman.aspx</link>
      <description>A visiting professor in primary healthcare at De Montfort University (DMU) has taken over as the chairman of NHS watchdog NICE.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/former-dmu-boss-now-nice-chairman.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU robot dominates the world</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-robot-dominates-the-world-.aspx</link>
      <description>A robot built by a team from De Montfort University (DMU) has taken victory at the 2013 Robot Challenge in Vienna.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-robot-dominates-the-world-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fApril%2fDMU-robot-286-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Margaret Thatcher will be 'remembered as a conviction politician'</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/margaret-thatcher-will-be-remembered-as-a-conviction-politician.aspx</link>
      <description>Politics experts at De Montfort University have spoken of the legacy of Margaret Thatcher, who has died aged 87 after suffering a stroke.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/margaret-thatcher-will-be-remembered-as-a-conviction-politician.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fApril%2fmaggie1-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Margaret Thatcher</category>
      <category>politics</category>
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      <title>World's diabetes experts gather for global conference</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2013/april/worlds-diabetes-experts-gather-for-global-conference-story.aspx</link>
      <description>The world's leading experts on diabetes - including Professor Joan Taylor from De Montfort University (DMU), will gather at a conference in America next week to discuss advances in the development of an artificial pancreas.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2013/april/worlds-diabetes-experts-gather-for-global-conference-story.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fApril%2fArtificialPancreasweb-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>artificial pancreas</category>
      <category>Professor Joan Taylor</category>
      <category>diabetes</category>
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      <title>DMU graduate's starring role in The Intern</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-graduates-starring-role-in-the-intern.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University graduate had a starring role in a new Channel 4 reality TV programme screened last night.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/dmu-graduates-starring-role-in-the-intern.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fApril%2fintern1-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Business Managament</category>
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      <title>Add another string to your bow</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/add-another-string-to-your-bow.aspx</link>
      <description>If you've ever dreamed of performing a violin solo but haven't got a clue how to play the instrument, a De Montfort University senior lecturer may have the answer.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/add-another-string-to-your-bow.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fApril%2fobowweb1-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>technology</category>
      <category>O Bow</category>
      <category>Dylan Menzies</category>
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      <title>Multi-media tourist trail of Shakespeare's 'lost' theatres to belaunched at V&amp;A Museum</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/multi-media-tourist-trail-of-shakespeares-lost-theatres-to-belaunched-at-va-museum.aspx</link>
      <description>An interactive website, map and mobile phone app designed by a DMU team to guide tourists to the sites of London's Shakespearean theatres will be launched at the V&amp;A Museum on Shakespeare's birthday.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/multi-media-tourist-trail-of-shakespeares-lost-theatres-to-belaunched-at-va-museum.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fApril%2fShaLT-guide-10web-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Law students on way to national finals</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/law-students-on-way-to-national-finals.aspx</link>
      <description>Law students from De Montfort University (DMU) look set to be on their way to the finals of this year's Blackstone's National Criminal Advocacy Competition.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/april/law-students-on-way-to-national-finals.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fFebruary%2fweblawbooks-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Law</category>
      <category>LLB</category>
      <category>Professor Michael Hirst</category>
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      <title>Asia trip helps shape DMU partnerships in Vietnam, Cambodia and China</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2013/march/asia-trip-helps-shape-dmu-partnerships-in-vietnam,-cambodia-and-china-plus.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University's fruitful international development activities continued this month with a constructive trip to China, Vietnam and Cambodia by Director of Strategic and International Partnerships James Gardner.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2013/march/asia-trip-helps-shape-dmu-partnerships-in-vietnam,-cambodia-and-china-plus.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fMarch%2fAsia-partnership-trip-March-2013.jpg" />
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      <title>Owzat for a great day out!</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/owzat-for-a-great-day-out!.aspx</link>
      <description>As captain of De Montfort University's winning cricket team, batsmen Joe Wilcox is used to facing bowlers – but not the likes of Shiv Thakor.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/owzat-for-a-great-day-out!.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fMarch%2fjoeandteam-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Square mile</category>
      <category>cricket</category>
      <category>partnerships</category>
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      <title>Radio 1 stars on campus for national student conference</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/radio-1-stars-on-campus-for-national-student-conference.aspx</link>
      <description>Some of the biggest names in radio including BBC Radio 1 presenter Greg James will be at DMU for the national Student Radio Association conference next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/radio-1-stars-on-campus-for-national-student-conference.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Colourful celebrations mark Holi festival</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/colourful-celebrations-mark-holi-festival.aspx</link>
      <description>Students at De Montfort University (DMU)'s Indian Society heralded the coming of Spring with colourful celebrations for the festival of Holi.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/colourful-celebrations-mark-holi-festival.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fMarch%2fholiweb-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>DMU Indian Society</category>
      <category>Holi</category>
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      <title>Gifted and talented pupils shine at DMU</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/gifted-and-talented-pupils-shine-at-dmu.aspx</link>
      <description>Gifted and talented pupils from secondary schools around Leicester have spent three days experiencing university life at De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/gifted-and-talented-pupils-shine-at-dmu.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fMarch%2fjourno-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>gifted and talented</category>
      <category>learning</category>
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      <title>PR students learn from the professionals</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/pr-students-learn-from-the-professionals.aspx</link>
      <description>Public Relations students had the chance to meet and "pitch" themselves to the professionals at a speed networking evening at De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/pr-students-learn-from-the-professionals.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fMarch%2fprweb-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Public Relations</category>
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      <title>Demon media launches new website to showcase student journalism</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/demon-media-launches-new-website-to-showcase-student-journalism.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort Students' Union have launched a new website to showcase The Demon newspaper, Demon FM and Demon TV.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/demon-media-launches-new-website-to-showcase-student-journalism.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fMarch%2fDemon.jpg" />
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      <title>Teenagers triumph in mooting finals</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/teenagers-triumph-in-mooting-finals.aspx</link>
      <description>A team of students from city and county schools won the finals of the Leicester and Leicestershire Schools and Colleges Mooting Competition, held at De Montfort University.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/teenagers-triumph-in-mooting-finals.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fMarch%2f1lawmoot2-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Law</category>
      <category>Law Club</category>
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      <title>Centre's reputation catches Adidas' eye</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/centres-reputation-catches-adidas-eye-.aspx</link>
      <description>The top reputation of one of De Montfort University's research departments attracted the attention of global brand Adidas when they needed a new recruit.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/centres-reputation-catches-adidas-eye-.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fMarch%2fJamesLavezziweb-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
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      <title>Super-sized soda tax? Fat chance, says DMU academic</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/super-sized-soda-tax-fat-chance,-says-dmu-academic.aspx</link>
      <description>The resounding defeat of plans to introduce a super-sized soda tax in New York shows how difficult it will be for politicians to tackle obesity in America, says a De Montfort University (DMU) academic.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/super-sized-soda-tax-fat-chance,-says-dmu-academic.aspx</guid>
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      <category>politics</category>
      <category>Clodagh Harrington</category>
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      <title>Budget: A tale of two students</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/budget-a-tale-of-two-students.aspx</link>
      <description>Many students will not notice much difference to their finances after George Osborne's Budget, say De Montfort University accountancy lecturers.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/budget-a-tale-of-two-students.aspx</guid>
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      <category>Department of Accounting and Finance</category>
      <category>Lisa Wakefield</category>
      <category>Budget</category>
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      <title>Pupils outperform the stock market - with a little help from DMU</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/pupils-outperform-the-stock-market---with-help-from-dmu.aspx</link>
      <description>Primary school children showed they were streets ahead of FTSE traders when they out-performed the stock market with their share tips.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/pupils-outperform-the-stock-market---with-help-from-dmu.aspx</guid>
      <media:thumbnail url="http://www.dmu.ac.uk%2fwebimages%2fAbout-DMU-images%2fNews-images%2f2013%2fMarch%2fplaydoughcheq-Cropped-194x116.jpg" />
      <category>Square Mile Project</category>
      <category>Aaron Toogood</category>
      <category>Department of Accounting and Finance</category>
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      <title>Cricketers on song for choral challenge</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/cricketers-on-song-for-choral-challenge.aspx</link>
      <description>Cricketers didn't bat an eyelid when they were handed a surprise challenge this week – to sing in a choir with just a few minutes' notice.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/cricketers-on-song-for-choral-challenge.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Happy Birthday, Twitter!</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/happy-birthday,-twitter!.aspx</link>
      <description>Twitter is seven years old today – and to mark the occasion, De Montfort University (DMU) PR lecturer Liz Bridgen looks at how it has changed the way we communicate.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/happy-birthday,-twitter!.aspx</guid>
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      <category>Public Relations</category>
      <category>Twitter</category>
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      <title>Top law firm sponsors DMU's Legal Skills Suite</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/top-law-firm-sponsors-dmus-legal-skills-suite.aspx</link>
      <description>Leicester Institute of Legal Practice (LILP), which is part of Leicester De Montfort Law School, is delighted to announce that a top law firm has sponsored the university's Legal Skills Suite.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/top-law-firm-sponsors-dmus-legal-skills-suite.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Chancellor in "cloud cuckoo land" says DMU politics expert</title>
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      <description>George Osborne is in "cloud cuckoo land" with his latest Budget, according to De Montfort University politics expert Alistair Jones.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/chancellor-in-cloud-cuckoo-land-says-dmu-politics-expert.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU graduate's extraordinary shoes alongside biggest names in footwear</title>
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      <description>A graduate from De Montfort University (DMU) is showcasing her work alongside world renowned footwear designers including Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin and Jimmy Choo, in an exhibition dedicated to the most extraordinary shoes of the century.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DMU sets university record for stem cell recruitment</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/dmu-sets-university-record-for-stem-cell-recruitment.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University students helped set a new record when they recruited 366 people to the Anthony Nolan UK stem cell register.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Colleagues share book award secret</title>
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      <description>Two De Montfort University lecturers working out of the same office had to keep the same secret from each other – they have both been shortlisted for the East Midlands Book Award.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Great Britain Lions like Ike</title>
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      <description>Being a force to be reckoned with on "the gridiron" has led to DMU Falcons player Ike Douglas Obialo being called up to the Great Britain Lions American Football Squad.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/great-britain-lions-like-ike.aspx</guid>
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      <title>The United Nations calls on DMU professor's expertise</title>
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      <description>More than 80 per cent of the world's population will live in cities by 2030 – but at what cost to the planet?</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/the-united-nations-calls-on-dmu-professors-expertise.aspx</guid>
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      <title>De Montfort University increases Students' Union funding to £1million</title>
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      <description>The De Montfort Students' Union (DSU) will receive £1million in funding from the university in 2013/14 – an inflation-busting increase of 10%.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/de-montfort-university-increases-students-union-funding-to-1million.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Podcast recounts Great War German PoWs' tales</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/podcast-recounts-great-war-german-pows-tales.aspx</link>
      <description>Tales of capture, camp life and escape experienced by Germans interned as prisoners of war in Britain during the First World War have been brought to life in a BBC History podcast.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/podcast-recounts-great-war-german-pows-tales.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Youth worker gets top role in US city neighbourhood</title>
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      <description>YOUNG people in a US neighbourhood controversially labelled 'America's bank robbery capital' by a Ben Affleck Hollywood movie are being helped by a former De Montfort University student.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/youth-worker-gets-top-role-in-us-city-neighbourhood.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Stars back DMU stem cell campaign</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/stars-back-dmu-stem-cell-campaign.aspx</link>
      <description>Stars from the worlds of music and sport have given their backing to a campaign by De Montfort University students to recruit more young people as stem cell donors.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/stars-back-dmu-stem-cell-campaign.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DPP spells out cyber crime threat</title>
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      <description>The "huge" scale of cyber crime facing Britain's prosecutors was laid bare by the Director of Public Prosecutions during a visit to De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/dpp-spells-out-cyber-crime-threat.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Gary Lineker backs DMU stem cell appeal</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/gary-lineker-backs-dmu-stem-cell-appeal.aspx</link>
      <description>Leicester City legend Gary Lineker has given his backing to De Montfort University (DMU) students' drive to recruit stem cell donors and potentially save lives.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/gary-lineker-backs-dmu-stem-cell-appeal.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Students auction book signed by world-famous rock star</title>
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      <description>A photography book signed by rock musician Bryan Adams is one of the items on sale next week at an art auction arranged by De Montfort University (DMU) students.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/students-auction-book-signed-by-world-famous-rock-star.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Stem celll donor campaign is stepped up</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/stem-celll-donor-campaign-is-stepped-up.aspx</link>
      <description>Students have been hard at work putting up posters, giving out flyers and drumming up support across De Montfort University's campus for Tuesday's stem cell donor recruitment day.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/stem-celll-donor-campaign-is-stepped-up.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Graduate's bid to stand out in jobs market</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/graduates-bid-to-stand-out-in-jobs-market.aspx</link>
      <description>A De Montfort University graduate's cheeky approach to job hunting has attracted the attention of celebrities – not to mention marketing websites around the world.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/graduates-bid-to-stand-out-in-jobs-market.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Indie book fair to host awards announcement</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/indie-book-fair-to-host-awards-announcement.aspx</link>
      <description>Authors shortlisted for the East Midlands Book Award will be giving readings at a free independent literary festival which returns to Leicester this weekend.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/indie-book-fair-to-host-awards-announcement.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Mayor Boris praises DMU distance learning student</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/mayor-boris-praises-dmu-distance-learning-student.aspx</link>
      <description>Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, congratulated a De Montfort University (DMU) student and presented her with a top award at a key industry event.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/mayor-boris-praises-dmu-distance-learning-student.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Students bid to go viral with fashion PR guru Lee</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/students-bid-to-go-viral-with-fashion-pr-guru-lee.aspx</link>
      <description>A fashion PR guru renowned for using holograms, lasers and apps in his work has given a masterclass to students and helped them film their own promotional event.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/students-bid-to-go-viral-with-fashion-pr-guru-lee.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU shoots up the CRC Energy Efficiency league table</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/dmu-shoots-up-the-crc-energy-efficiency-league-table.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester has proven its energy credentials by rising 272 places in the Government's ranking of energy efficient organisations.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/dmu-shoots-up-the-crc-energy-efficiency-league-table.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Future designers showcase their work in lingerie magazine</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/future-designers-showcase-their-work-in-lingerie-magazine.aspx</link>
      <description>Ten Contour Fashion students from De Montfort University (DMU) have seen their work displayed in the leading sector magazine for the lingerie industry.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/future-designers-showcase-their-work-in-lingerie-magazine.aspx</guid>
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      <title>As UK temperatures soar heat-related deaths are set to increase 250%</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/as-uk-temperatures-soar-heat-related-deaths-are-set-to-increase-250.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) has helped compile a report warning that heat-related deaths in our own homes could almost treble in less than 40 years and cost more than £6billion.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/as-uk-temperatures-soar-heat-related-deaths-are-set-to-increase-250.aspx</guid>
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      <title>International students who want a good job choose Alliance universities like DMU, report shows</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/international-students-who-want-a-good-job-choose-alliance-universities-like-dmu,-report-shows.aspx</link>
      <description>New research shows that Alliance universities such as De Montfort University (DMU) are the destination of choice for international students whose priority is getting a good job.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/international-students-who-want-a-good-job-choose-alliance-universities-like-dmu,-report-shows.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Student's life transformed</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/students-life-transformed.aspx</link>
      <description>Talented DMU student Tom Synnott, who is on track to achieve a first class degree despite being diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, has told the nation why the help that he has received has transformed his life.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/students-life-transformed.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Find out how postgraduate study can change lives</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/find-out-how-postgraduate-study-can-change-lives.aspx</link>
      <description>Graduate study can open up a whole world of possibilities. For people looking to get ahead in their chosen field, or those planning a career change, a postgraduate degree from DMU can change their life.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/find-out-how-postgraduate-study-can-change-lives.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Future designer shines at UK's biggest footwear trade show</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/future-designer-shines-at-uks-biggest-footwear-trade-show.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) student Maya Nishimura has been named the winner of a coveted footwear award, at an event which attracts some of the biggest brands in the industry.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/future-designer-shines-at-uks-biggest-footwear-trade-show.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU kicks off major football conference</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/dmu-kicks-off-major-football-conference.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University's (DMU) sports historians are helping to tell the story of British football to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Football Association.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/dmu-kicks-off-major-football-conference.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU students take to the stage</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/dmu-students-take-to-the-stage.aspx</link>
      <description>Drama students from De Montfort University (DMU) are taking to the stage at the Curve theatre to perform two plays written by Olivier Award-winner Caryl Churchill.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/dmu-students-take-to-the-stage.aspx</guid>
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      <title>DMU students given insight into award-winning digital marketing</title>
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      <description>Students on the MA PR course at De Montfort University (DMU) will learn what makes a winning marketing campaign next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/dmu-students-given-insight-into-award-winning-digital-marketing.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Mile2 receives national recognition</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/march/mile2-receives-national-recognition.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University's pioneering Mile2 project has been named as a runner-up in the Guardian University Awards for its "outstanding impact and positive contribution" to the local community.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Sunglasses, sun cream and sandals? Now celebrities are packing the designs of a DMU graduate alongside their holiday staples.</description>
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      <title>Students attract comedy legend to Leicester</title>
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      <description>Comedy legend Jasper Carrott delighted his fans in Leicester at last night's student-run Cultural Exchanges Festival.</description>
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      <description>Fashion legend Zandra Rhodes CBE was one of the first guest speaker at DMU's annual Cultural Exchanges Festival on Monday evening (25 February).</description>
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      <title>How refugees have enriched British culture</title>
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      <description>The ways in which refugees have shaped and enriched British culture is studied for the first time in a collection of work edited by European History specialist Professor Panikos Panayi.</description>
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      <description>The UK's first 'Solar House' to be solely heated by the sun's energy all year round is to be built in Great Glen, Leicestershire and monitored by experts from De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
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      <description>Law students have described mooting at the Supreme Court in London as "an amazing experience".</description>
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      <title>Graduate's designs have the X Factor</title>
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      <description>A fashion graduate from De Monfort University (DMU) has shown her designs have the X Factor after being worn by British girl group and winner of the 2011 TV show, Little Mix, as well as semi-finalist, Misha B.</description>
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      <description>Hundreds of visitors to London's Science Museum are getting the chance to meet Rex the bionic man and the creator of his pancreas, Professor Joan Taylor from DMU.</description>
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      <title>Student exhibits work alongside top designers at London Fashion Week</title>
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      <description>A student who was named 'Lingerie Designer of the Year' at the prestigious Triumph Inspiration Awards is now displaying her work alongside leading designers at London Fashion Week.</description>
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      <description>A De Montfort University academic has had his latest research paper accepted by one of the world's leading publishers of agenda-changing research on business and entrepreneurship.</description>
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      <title>DMU scientists save the day for county company</title>
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      <description>Scientists at De Montfort University (DMU) came to the rescue when a county company called them in to trace the source of an oil leak.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Knitters create award-winning designs</title>
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      <description>Setting the fashion trends with knitwear is no mean feat but it's one which two students have done to earn top awards.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DMU Racing plans podium finish in 2013</title>
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      <description>A team of engineers from De Montfort University (DMU) are working hard on designing, building and testing a Formula racing car to compete with the best in the world.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Microchip heels to light up fashion week</title>
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      <description>A highly-stylised shoe by one of the fashion world's brightest new names will quite literally light up London Fashion Week this week thanks to the university where he learnt his trade.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Professor Elizabeth Edwards – Director of De Montfort University's Photographic History Research Centre – features in a new book listing the most influential writers on the subject of photography both living and historical.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The plight of Germans interned as prisoners of war in Britain during the First World War is to be highlighted for the first time in a book by a De Montfort University (DMU) professor.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>A company that emerged from cutting-edge research into artificial intelligence has been announced as a finalist in the prestigious ATC Global Excellence Awards 2013.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DMU spearheads project to reduce energy consumption in public buildings across Europe</title>
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      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) and Leicester City Council are key partners in a major new EU-wide research initiative to significantly reduce the energy consumption of public buildings.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Street Law students clinch top legal prize</title>
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      <description>Law students who go out into the community to help people with legal issues will be able to extend their work into the county for the first time after winning a prestigious grant.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The 'bionic man' with replacement body parts including an artificial pancreas created by De Montfort University (DMU) is making headlines around the world.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>A De Montfort University graduate has been chosen from thousands of applicants to present her work at a conference showcasing new and fresh thinking.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Trainee midwives win top award</title>
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      <description>Two De Montfort University (DMU) students have won one the UK's top midwifery prizes at the Royal College of Midwives' (RCM) Annual Awards.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Aromatic rice better for you, say scientists</title>
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      <description>Switching the type of rice you eat could make a dramatic difference to your health, say scientists.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Now that's distance learning!</title>
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      <description>A De Montfort University (DMU) graduate has brought a whole new meaning to distance learning – by studying for her Masters degree 4,100 miles away in Montserrat.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Law School's rising stars win awards</title>
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      <description>Hard-working De Montfort University (DMU) law student Preena Ranpuria swept the board at a prize-giving ceremony held to reward the faculty's brightest students.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Futuristic fashion designs are being transformed from ideas on paper into catwalk reality by two bright young flatmates chosen to display their work at London Fashion Week next month.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Winning fund is a dream come true</title>
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      <description>A young mum who fled to this country to start a new life with her family when she was just 10 years old says her life has been transformed after winning a Jesse Jackson Award.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/january/winning-fund-is-a-dream-come-true.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Spire appeal passes halfway mark</title>
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      <description>A £500,000 appeal to save the crumbling spire of an historic church has passed the halfway mark – and Mile 2 students from De Montfort University (DMU) will be helping to raise even more.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Postgraduates mean business!</title>
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      <description>Some of the best and brightest students from De Montfort University's (DMU) postgraduate business courses have won awards for their achievements.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Experts from De Montfort University's Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR) will play a key role in a European project to use super-computers to simulate parts of the human brain.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/january/dmu-in-billion-euro-project-to-create-virtual-human-brain.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Students go to work on designs</title>
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      <description>Interior design students at De Montfort University (DMU) are gaining a greater insight into workplace design in a project supported by Blueprint Interiors of Diseworth.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>A 'bionic man' with replacement body parts including an artificial pancreas created by DMU will wow the crowds at the London Science Museum as well as Channel 4 viewers next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>David Walters - Technical Controller for the BBC's national radio stations – will give a professional lecture to De Montfort University (DMU) students on Monday 28 January.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Students to help mass litter-pick</title>
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      <description>Student volunteers are to help a community park mass litter-pick.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Businesses in Leicester are being given a helping hand to take their companies to the next level thanks to De Montfort University (DMU).</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>More English classes are being organised to cope with the demand from people wanting to learn the language and increase their job prospects.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/january/demand-soars-for-english-classes.aspx</guid>
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      <title>How sport helped break anti-Semitic barriers</title>
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      <description>An engaging account delving into the impact Jewish sportsmen had on British sport and its role in integrating the migrant community is published this month.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Today's visit to DMU by His Royal Highness Prince Edward has been postponed because of the adverse weather conditions.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cost of drug development reduced thanks to new technology</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/january/cost-of-drug-development-reduced-thanks-to-new-technology.aspx</link>
      <description>DMU is working to try to speed up and reduce the cost of the development of new drugs and medicines.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Students to be honoured at DMU graduation ceremonies</title>
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      <description>Years of studying and hard work will be recognised when more than 1,200 students from De Montfort University (DMU) attend their graduation ceremonies this week.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DMU invites Leicester to welcome Prince Edward</title>
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      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester is making final preparations to welcome His Royal Highness Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, to officially open the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre on 23 January.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Students stage candlelit vigil</title>
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      <description>Students turned out last night for a candlelit vigil and peace march in memory of the young student fatally attacked and raped on a bus in Delhi.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Former Japan football captain faces new challenge at DMU</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2012/november-2012/former-japan-football-captain-faces-new-challenge-at-dmu.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, 19 Nov 2012 10:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2012/november-2012/former-japan-football-captain-faces-new-challenge-at-dmu.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Computer game teaches children about danger of sickle-cell disease</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2012/october-2012/computer-game-teaches-children-about-danger-of-sickle-cell-disease.aspx</link>
      <description>Children will be taught potentially life saving techniques to prevent a sickle-cell attack through a new computer game.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2012/october-2012/computer-game-teaches-children-about-danger-of-sickle-cell-disease.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Chinese honour for De Montfort University as it expands international collaborations</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2012/october-2012/chinese-honour-for-de-montfort-university-as-it-expands-international-collaborations.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) is exploring joint research and teaching collaborations with Chinese universities after an unprecedented meeting with the Ministry of Health in the People's Republic of China.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2012/october-2012/chinese-honour-for-de-montfort-university-as-it-expands-international-collaborations.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Japanese royals thank university for earthquake aid to students</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2012/may-2012/japanese-royals-thank-university-for-earthquake-aid-to-students.aspx</link>
      <description>The Emperor and Empress of Japan have thanked De Montfort University (DMU) for supporting students affected by the earthquake and tsunami last year.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2012/may-2012/japanese-royals-thank-university-for-earthquake-aid-to-students.aspx</guid>
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      <link>http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Sports-course-named-best-kind-Europe/story-16118236-detail/story.html</link>
      <description>The FIFA Master MA, run by De Montfort University and the Centre International d'Etude du Sport (CIES) in Switzerland topped the rankings in a survey carried out by experts at SportBusiness International.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Sports-course-named-best-kind-Europe/story-16118236-detail/story.html</guid>
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      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2013/may/fifa-master-ma-is-best-in-europe.aspx</link>
      <description>A postgraduate course that is partly delivered by De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester has been named the best sports management course in Europe.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>De Montfort University Vice-Chancellor and Shakespeare scholar, Dominic Shellard, gave a public lecture on the Bard's life in Tokyo, Japan.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>DMU welcomes students from Brazil as part of the Science without Borders scheme. The scheme enables Brazilian students of undergraduate or PhD level to study DMU for 1 year. Some opportunities are also available for students to study a full PhD.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pro Vice-Chancellor Hosts Dinner for Taiwanese Alumni</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2012/may-2012/pro-vice-chancellor-hosts-dinner-for-taiwanese-alumni-.aspx</link>
      <description>DMU's Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities, Dr Gerard Moran, hosted an informal dinner for alumni during his recent trip to the Far East trip.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>A DMU student double majoring in English Literature and History is spending the spring semester studying in the United States.  Grace Sutton enrolled in the Study Abroad program in January.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2012/april-2012/giants-of-british-literature-bound-for-tokyo-with-de-montfort-university.aspx</link>
      <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>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <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 10:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <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>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <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>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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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>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ghanaian scholar on track to help save lives in Africa</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2011/ghanaian-scholar-on-track-to-help-save-lives-in-africa.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, 12 Dec 2011 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2011/ghanaian-scholar-on-track-to-help-save-lives-in-africa.aspx</guid>
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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>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Student lands internship with world-class games developer in India</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2011/student-lands-internship-with-world-class-games-developer-in-india.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, 18 Nov 2011 11:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Indian printmaking on show at De Montfort University starts cultural exchange</title>
      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2011/indian-printmaking-on-show-at-de-montfort-university-starts-cultural-exchange.aspx</link>
      <description>De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester hosted an exhibition of contemporary printmaking from India in October as it launched an international student exchange project.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/international-latest-news/2011/de-montfort-university-reaches-out-to-students-from-japanese-earthquake-zone.aspx</link>
      <description>Fourteen students who were affected by the Japanese earthquake are staying at De Montfort University (DMU) in the UK for a week's holiday as they continue to rebuild their lives following the disaster.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Four men who successfully campaigned for the right to play football matches while kept in appalling prison conditions under the apartheid regime of South Africa are to be honoured with the Companionship of De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester, UK.</description>
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      <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>
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