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Leicester to host national conference on Black British history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/17-black-british-history-workshop
The University of Leicester and the Centre for New Writing is set to host the prestigious Institute of Commonwealth Studies’ 10th Black British...
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Leicester academic to chair expert panel at the British Library
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/17-dr-emma-parker-joe-orton-british-library
Dr Emma Parker, Associate Professor of Postwar and Contemporary Literature in the University of Leicester’s Department of English, will chair a...
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New research reveals the man behind Samuel Pepys’s love for portraits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/27-samuel-pepys-portraits
Samuel Pepys, the Restoration diarist who meticulously documented his life in 1660s London, also documented himself in other ways – through portraits.
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The Stansted 15 in conversation at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/19-stansted-15-round-table
Join two members of the Stansted 15 for a round table discussion about the rights of asylum seekers and migrants.
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University student benefits from new student finance package
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/14-student-benefits-from-new-finance-package
First-year English student becomes one of the first to benefit from generous financial support.
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Digging for Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/17-digging-for-britain
A University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) excavation, will feature on BBC4’s Digging for Britain on Wednesday 19 December at 9.00pm.
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New Roman Leicester children’s book and art competition launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/13-roman-childrens-book-and-art-competition
University of Leicester book and competition to teach children about Roman Britain A new book, Life in the Roman World: Roman Leicester, has been...
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Is the UK citizenship test counterproductive?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/12-uk-citizenship-test-counterproductive
New research indicates that gaining UK citizenship leads to immigrants becoming less engaged in politics.
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Chickens to be marker of Anthropocene
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/12-chickens-to-mark-anthropocene
Consumption of chickens signals new geological epoch according to research led by the University of Leicester Modern meat chickens are a defining...
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Gin: The only tonic to Brexit?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/12-gin-only-tonic-to-brexit
University of Leicester and Burleighs Gin team up to present a delicious way to engage in Brexit debate.