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Leicester passes 5 million readers milestone on The Conversation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester-passes-5-million-readers-milestone-on-the-conversation
Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 5 million readers through nearly 250 articles written...
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Research highlighted in Governments Serious Violence Strategy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/research-highlighted-in-government2019s-serious-violence-strategy
A major research project led by a team of researchers from our Department of Criminology working with the Home Office has been highlighted in the...
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Making it in the UK screen sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/2018making-it2019-in-the-uk-screen-sector
An upcoming event will explore how the UK film and screen industries including creators, funders and businesses can work towards improving...
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Facebook scandal and its effects in Southeast Asia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/facebook-scandal-and-its-effects-in-southeast-asia
Dr Athina Karatzogianni from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology recently appeared on BBC World News discussing the recent Cambridge...
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What can we do to address the harms of hate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/what-can-we-do-to-address-the-harms-of-hate
Hate crimes constitute one of the biggest global challenges of our time and blight the lives of millions of people across the world.
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Leicester criminologist uncovers experiences of domestic abuse among churchgoers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/leicester-criminologist-uncovers-experiences-of-domestic-abuse-among-churchgoers
One in four Cumbria churchgoers who took part in recent research by Coventry and Leicester universities say they have experienced abuse in their...
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Childrens experiences and responses to war in the nineteenth century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/children2019s-experiences-and-responses-to-war-in-the-nineteenth-century
What we can learn about war from the writing of child soldiers in the nineteenth century will be explored in a BBC Radio 3 Essay on Thursday 22...
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Student shortlisted for Welsh Governments highest accolade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/student-shortlisted-for-welsh-government2019s-highest-accolade
English student Mercy has been recognised by the Welsh Government for her ongoing campaigning as a young voice for people with HIV.
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New collaborative partnership between Centre for Hate Studies and the Norwegian Police University College
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/new-collaborative-partnership-between-centre-for-hate-studies-and-the-norwegian-police-university-college
Professor Neil Chakraborti, Head of the Department of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Hate Studies, and Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy, Lecturer...
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Conference explores challenges facing journalism and politics in the wake of rising global populism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/conference-explores-challenges-facing-journalism-and-politics-in-the-wake-of-rising-global-populism
The future of journalism and politics was discussed by experts at a ground-breaking conference on Brexit, Trump and the Media at Leicester.