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• Successful BME women to celebrate diversity and breaking down barriers

  Date: 8 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/successful-bme-women-to-celebrate-diversity-and-breaking-down-barriers

  Successful local women will be leading a discussion on celebrating the achievements of women from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds and...

• Department of Sociology to host conference on social science methodology

  Date: 21 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/department-of-sociology-to-host-conference-on-social-science-methodology-2

  Our College of Social Science will be hosting a major international conference on social science methodology later this year.

• DICE and the British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards 2016

  Date: 18 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/dice-and-the-british-ethnic-diversity-sports-awards-2016

  The DICE unit will be special guests at the SECOND annual Lycamobile British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards (BEDSAs) on 6 February.

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 10 16 December

  Date: 16 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-10-16-december

  John Williams from the Department of Sociology has written an article for the Leicester Mercury's First Person column about how football owes...

• The human legacy of American troops in Leicester

  Date: 2 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/the-human-legacy-of-american-troops-in-leicester

  The story of American soldiers in Leicester during World War Two is well known, as are the many wartime romances and the story of GI brides who...

• Spirit of the 1960s and 70s kept alive in new book about Neil Young

  Date: 9 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/the-1960s-and-70s-kept-alive-in-new-book-about-neil-young

  A new book on the musical travels of Neil Young, one of the most significant recording and performing artists of the late twentieth and early...

• Exhibition on life of diarist John Evelyn showcases exceptional collection of books and prints

  Date: 26 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/exhibition-on-life-of-diarist-john-evelyn-showcases-exceptional-collection-of-books-and-prints

  A new exhibition in the Special Collections highlights an ‘exceptional’ collection of rare books and prints from the life of 17th century diarist...

• Most male football fans are in favour of more involvement of women in the game research shows

  Date: 21 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/most-male-football-fans-are-in-favor-more-involvement-of-women-in-the-game-research-shows

  A national survey has shown that most men interested in football in Britain would welcome more women into the sport as fans, coaches, board...

• Responsible Leadership and educating the next generation are priorities to tackle widespread prejudice in Britain

  Date: 20 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/2018responsible-leadership-and-educating-the-next-generation-are-priorities-to-tackle-widespread-prejudice-in-britain

  The former Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, Lord Ouseley will draw on his own extensive experiences of coping with racial abuse and...

• Film screening to focus on migration and borders

  Date: 19 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/film-focus-on-migration

  The Leicester Migration Network is screening and hosting a free public discussion of ‘Everyday Borders’ on Wednesday October 28 at 6pm in the...