Past Events
2020
- Refugee Week Breaking Barriers - University of Leicester - 2 to 6 March 2020
- Bayswater Foundation - Summer programmes for Refugees and Asylum seekers - University of Leicester - 27 February 2020
2019
- World Access to Higher Education Day - University of Leicester - 26 November 2019
- City of Sanctuary Midlands Regional Gathering - University of Leicester - Saturday 5 October 2019
- University of Sanctuary Conference - York St. John University - Wednesday 4 September 2019
- Journeys Festival International - 15 to 30 August 2019
- Welcome to the Museum - New Walk Museum and Art Gallery - 23 June 2019
- Journeys of Destiny - Attenborough Arts Centre - 21 June 2019
- Birds of Hope - 20 June 2019
- Refugee Week - 17 to 23 June 2019
- British Red Cross Refugee week event - 15 June 2019
- Weekly creative workshops with Journeys Festival International - 5 May to August 2019
- Seminar with Syrian Academics - 27 February 2019
- Staff training on recognition of refugees' qualifications: looking for international consensus, University of Coimbra, Portugal - 21 to 22 January 2019
- STAR and NUS conference: improving access to Higher Education for asylum seekers and refugees, London - 24 January 2019
2018
- Leicester Human Rights Arts and Film Festival - 4 to 10 December 2018
- World Access to Higher Education Day - 28 November 2018
- Tackling Loneliness Together - 30 November 2018
- Breaking Barriers - University of Leicester Refugee Week - 12 to 17 November 2018
- University Centenary and University of Sanctuary Award Ceremony - 11 November 2018
- Inclusivity Fortnight - 22 October to 2 November 2018
- Image Conference - Athens, Greece - 6 and 7 October 2018
- Miles for Refugees - British Red Cross - 1 to 30 September 2018
- The Refugee Crisis: 3 Years on - 20 September 2018
- Occupational English Test Forum London 2018
- Article 26 Conference – 28 to 30 August 2018
- Reckoning with Refugeedom - 21 August 2018
- Journeys Festival International - 17 to 26 August 2018
- 'Suspended' at Leicester Cathedral - 20 June to 28 August 2018 - Leicester Mercury article
- Refugee Week - 18 to 22 June 2018
- Drop in session for refugees and asylum seekers interested in studying at the university
- Volunteering - presentations by various local and national organisations working with asylum seekers and refugee
- Leicester University visits Leicester City of Sanctuary
- What’s it like to be a refugee or an asylum seeker in Europe? Talk by Emma NcNamara
- Film Screening of Resilience
- Leicester Matters Conference - 31 May 2018
- Introduction to Studying in the UK for Refugees and Asylum Seekers – 22 February 2018 - Keep the Faith article
2017
- To Be At Home: identity and belonging in a changing world – 25 January 2017
- Growing Points Leicester Launch – 24 January 2018
- Open discussion about MOOCs for asylum seekers & refugees - 8 December 2017
- Leicester University of Sanctuary Project Launch – 25 October 2017 - Pukaar News article
- Voluntary teaching in Greece - May 2017
- Workshop for voluntary English language teachers – 4 March 2017