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• Historic collection of rare books on German Expressionist art to be unveiled

  Date: 23 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/historic-collection-of-rare-books-on-german-expressionist-art-to-be-unveiled

  A unique collection of books on German Expressionism from the library of art historian and critic Dr Frank Whitford has been acquired by our...

• Expert opinions cover film stunts football trade unions higher education and Beyonc

  Date: 17 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/expert-opinions-cover-film-stunts-football-trade-unions-higher-education-and-beyonce

  Professor James Chapman from the Department of the History of Art and Film has written an article for The Conversation discussing history's most...

• International seminar tackles the construction of gender sexuality and warfare in history art and literature

  Date: 15 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/international-seminar-tackles-the-construction-of-gender-sexuality-and-warfare-in-history-art-and-literature

  Do questions of gender and sexuality play a significant part in the way wars are waged, mediated and understood? This month, academics from across...

• Events to mark 50th anniversary of Evelyn Waughs death

  Date: 13 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/events-to-mark-50th-anniversary-of-evelyn-waugh2019s-death

  Book lovers and film aficionados are invited to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of novelist Evelyn Waugh by attending a series of events...

• 2015 in news - a selection of key stories from across the year

  Date: 21 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/2015-in-review-key-stories-from-across-the-year

  Now that 2015 has come to a close, catch up with some of the key University news stories from the past year.

• Bake a 19th century mince pie with this old-time Christmas recipe

  Date: 16 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/bake-a-19th-century-mince-pie-with-this-old-time-christmas-recipe

  ‘Shred pies’, or mince pies as they are more commonly known, are a popular festive treat at Christmas time, having been consumed for centuries...

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 26 November 2 December

  Date: 30 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-26-november-2-december

  Dr David Clark from the School of English has written an article for The Conversation discussing medieval attitudes towards sex.

• Our cancer researchers feature in new publication

  Date: 25 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/our-cancer-researchers-feature-in-new-publication

  The work of our University’s cancer researchers features in a new special issue of ecancermedicalscience It provides a special focus on three...

• Origins of Pepyss famous diary unravelled

  Date: 23 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/origins-of-pepys2019s-famous-diary-unravelled

  The diary of the seventeenth-century cultural icon Samuel Pepys - which contains references to bribery, illicit sex, and criticisms of powerful...

• Does it make a difference if a writer is male or female

  Date: 12 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/does-it-make-a-difference-if-a-writer-is-male-or-female

  A spirited debate about whether gender plays a part in literature is due to take place this week as part of the eighth Literary Leicester...