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• Leicester shortlisted for Guardian University Awards

  Date: 1 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-shortlisted-for-guardian-university-awards

  The University of Leicester has been shortlisted for two categories in the prestigious Guardian University Awards 2016.

• Ethics4Sports project to address discrimination in sporting world

  Date: 16 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/2018ethics4sports2019-project-to-address-discrimination-in-sporting-world

  Our University is involved in a new international project to address challenges faced by many in the world of sport, including racism, sexism and...

• Leicester sponsors Special Recognition award at the British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards 2016

  Date: 15 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/leicester-sponsors-2018special-recognition2019-award-at-the-british-ethnic-diversity-sports-awards-2016

  Our University has sponsored an award that recognises the role that ex-professional footballer Paul Elliott has played in improving diversity and...

• Successful BME women to celebrate diversity and breaking down barriers

  Date: 8 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/successful-bme-women-to-celebrate-diversity-and-breaking-down-barriers

  Successful local women will be leading a discussion on celebrating the achievements of women from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds and...

• DICE and the British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards 2016

  Date: 18 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/dice-and-the-british-ethnic-diversity-sports-awards-2016

  The DICE unit will be special guests at the SECOND annual Lycamobile British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards (BEDSAs) on 6 February.

• Responsible Leadership and educating the next generation are priorities to tackle widespread prejudice in Britain

  Date: 20 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/2018responsible-leadership-and-educating-the-next-generation-are-priorities-to-tackle-widespread-prejudice-in-britain

  The former Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, Lord Ouseley will draw on his own extensive experiences of coping with racial abuse and...

• Events to explore the fight for equality power politics and inspirational figures

  Date: 9 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/the-fight-for-equality-power-politics-and-inspirational-figures

  The University is celebrating Black History Month 2015 by hosting a number of free public events throughout October.

• University building to be named after first female professor

  Date: 30 Sep 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/university-building-to-be-named-after-first-female-professor

  President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has announced that a building at the University is to be named after its first female professor.

• Leicester launches HeForShes GetFree Tour

  Date: 25 Sep 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/leicester-launches-heforshe2019s-getfree-tour

  Following UN Women’s announcement, the University is to be the launchpad for the inaugural HeForShe #GetFree Tour to campus for a vital discussion...

• Transformative plan to pioneer a distinctive elite in higher education

  Date: 22 Sep 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/transformative-plan-to-pioneer-a-distinctive-elite-in-higher-education

  President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has unveiled a transformative plan to create a university that represents a ‘distinctive elite’...