News search
Filters applied:
-
A Tale of Muslim Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/a-tale-of-muslim-britain
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, the first British Muslim woman to attend Parliament, spoke to a large and diverse audience at a Unit for Diversity,...
-
Why public health campaigns and the BMI scale may do more harm than good- claim
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/why-public-health-campaigns-and-the-bmi-scale-may-do-more-harm-than-good-claim
Dr Oli Williams, Research Associate in the University’s Department of Health Sciences, has recently shared why well-intentioned public health...
-
The Enemy Within A Tale of Muslim Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/the-enemy-within-a-tale-of-muslim-britain
Ex-Chair of the Conservative Party, Senior Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and once a Minister for Faith and...
-
Joe Orton tribute wins national arts award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/joe-orton-tribute-wins-national-arts-award
It was a night of recognition for the arts in Leicester at the 2018 Saboteur Awards.
-
Film highlights experiences of children in the Calais Jungle
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-hosts-film-highlighting-plight-of-children-in-the-calais-jungle
Calais Children: a Case to Answer, a film which highlights the plight of almost 2,000 lone children who were in the Calais ‘Jungle’ when it was...
-
Study shows large gender imbalance in funding given for cancer research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/study-shows-large-gender-imbalance-in-funding-given-for-cancer-research
Male researchers receive far greater funding for cancer research than their female equivalents, suggests a study involving University of Leicester...
-
Desert Island Discs more than just a resource for good music
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/desert-island-discs-more-than-just-a-resource-for-good-music
On Wednesday 16 May Drs Nick Smith and Cathleen Waters from the University’s School of Arts will be discussing the results of their research paper...
-
Local meeting of the minds leads to creative triumph
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/local-meeting-of-the-minds-leads-to-creative-triumph
Following the successful Journeys in Translation event hosted by the University's Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies (LeCTIS) last...
-
Dramatic award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/dramatic-award
Dr Robert Kenny, University Fellow in French Studies, has been awarded a grant from the Theatre Research Society ‘to acknowledge the significance...
-
Why are we all so fascinated by language
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/why-are-we-all-so-fascinated-by-language
Have you ever wondered why some people learn a language more easily than others? Why Donald Trump sounds different to other politicians? Whether...