Expert opinions cover asylum laws Evelyn Waugh EU students digital activism cancer and broadcasting inequality

President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has written an article for the Leicester Mercury on how membership of the EU is good for universities and society at large.

• Read the full article 'EU students 'vital' to regional economy and jobs' hosted on Think: Leicester here

Professor Bernard Ryan from the School of Law has written an article for The Conversation discussing possible policies to reform the EU's migration framework.

• Read the full article 'Explainer: how the EU proposes to change its asylum laws' hosted on Think: Leicester here

Dr Barbara Cooke from the School of English has written an article for The Conversation discussing Evelyn Waugh's autobiography.

• Read the full article '‘Bloody Fool’: Evelyn Waugh’s life as a 1920s Oxford Aesthete' hosted on Think: Leicester here

Dr Athina Karatzogianni from the Department of Media and Communication has written an article for The Conversation discussing how smartphones and the internet have changed the way political events, protests and movements are organised.

• Read the full article 'Beyond hashtags: how a new wave of digital activists is changing society' hosted on Think: Leicester here

PhD student Mohan Harihar has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing why cancer is unique due to its multifaceted nature.

• Read the full article 'There may never be a universal ‘cure’ for cancer, but tailored cures could be the way forward' here

A UK broadcaster has discussed the challenges of the profession with Dr Doris Ruth Eikhof from the School of Management.

• Read the full article 'Broadcasting gives women visibility but not equality' hosted on Think: Leicester here

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