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• Economic inequality is not “bad for everyone”, new research shows – wealthier people derive happiness benefits

  Date: 16 Apr 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/economic-inequality-wealth-people-happiness

  Increases in economic inequality raise the life satisfaction of wealthier people, while lowering the life satisfaction of people who earn less,...

• Leicester sports sociologist examines the making of British football

  Date: 7 Nov 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/john-williams-book

  The history of British football and its people is the subject of a book from University of Leicester sports sociologist, John Williams.

• HE assessment guidance is successfully tackling racial inequality, study finds

  Date: 11 Jul 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/ripiag

  The most recent assessment of the Racially Inclusive Practice in Assessment Guidance (RIPIAG) has shown that its implementation has improved race...

• University of Leicester academic included in The Football Black List 2022

  Date: 7 Feb 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/football-black-list-2022

  University of Leicester academic, Dr Paul Campbell has been named on The Football Black List 2022, alongside the likes of Marcus Rashford, Bukayo...

• BLOG: what’s the wider story behind Leicester’s migration history?

  Date: 16 Dec 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/migration

  Fifty years ago Leicester welcomed up to 28,000 South Asian UK passport holders from Uganda.

• University of Leicester and Sporting Equals address lack of diversity in sports leadership

  Date: 7 Dec 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/leaderboard

  A programme designed to support and prepare people from minority ethnic backgrounds for future governance and leadership roles in UK sport has...

• Racially inclusive curriculum has positive impact on student experience, University of Leicester study finds

  Date: 6 Dec 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/race-report

  A University of Leicester study has shown how a more racially inclusive curriculum can have a positive impact on the relatability and relevance of...

• University of Leicester event focusses on ‘The Most Diverse Street in Britain’

  Date: 14 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/narborough-road

  Narborough Road is the focus of the latest community event in the University of Leicester’s Migration and Making of Leicester series.

• University of Leicester academic recognised by National Teaching Fellowship Scheme

  Date: 10 Aug 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/paul-campbell

  A University of Leicester academic has been recognised for his research and teaching on race and inclusion by the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme.

• Misogynistic attitudes towards women’s sport among male football fans

  Date: 20 Jan 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/sport-misogyny

  Openly misogynistic attitudes towards women’s sport may be common amongst male football fans, according to new research involving online message...