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• Leicester academics argue sexualised drinks advertising undermines anti-rape campaigns

  Date: 19 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicester-academics-argue-sexualised-drinks-advertising-undermines-anti-rape-campaigns

  Environments which incite narratives of loss of control and hypersexuality compromise the ability to counter sexual offending, research suggests.

• Expert opinions cover the General Election and the DUP tower blocks and media engagement plans

  Date: 15 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/expert-opinions-cover-the-general-election-and-tower-blocks

  Dr Simona Guerra from the School of History, Politics and International Relations recently wrote an article for La Razón discussing the recent...

• Academic delivers talk on future of nuclear weapons at Nobel Peace Institute

  Date: 13 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/academic-delivers-talk-on-future-of-nuclear-weapons-at-nobel-peace-institute

  Dr Andrew Futter (pictured) from the School of History, Politics and International Relations recently gave a talk at the Nobel Peace Institute,...

• Expert opinions cover the Anthropocene Leo Varadkar trauma after terror attacks and protest camps

  Date: 7 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/expert-opinions-cover-the-anthropocene-leo-varadkar-and-trauma-after-terror-attacks

  Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from the Department of Geology has discussed the origin and implications of the term 'Anthropocene' in Science, People...

• Leicester criminologist studies money laundering

  Date: 30 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-criminologist-studies-money-laundering

  University criminologist Dr Matt Hopkins has been involved in a new study on money laundering.

• Expert opinions cover ransomware arms races Brexit migrant workers and NASAs Juno mission

  Date: 26 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/expert-opinions-cover-ransomware-arms-race-brexit-migrant-workers-and-nasas-juno-mission

  UK universities may be among the most autonomous, but they need international cooperation to make their voices heard, says President and...

• Researchers identify unique cellsignalling system in some S pneumoniae strains

  Date: 19 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/researchers-identify-unique-cell-signalling-system-in-some-s-pneumoniae-strains

  An article involving Dr Hasan Yesilkaya and Mrs Anfal Shakir Motib, from our Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation working with an...

• Leicester academic honoured by the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry

  Date: 18 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-academic-honoured-by-the-society-for-the-history-of-alchemy-and-chemistry

  A former Leicester academic will be celebrated at the anniversary meeting of the Society of the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) on 20 May.

• Project sheds new light on thousands of years of Charnwood Forests history

  Date: 18 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/project-sheds-new-light-on-thousands-of-years-of-charnwood-forests-history

  Leicestershire Victoria County History (VCH) Trust and our University are staging a free and fun heritage festival for the whole family at the...

• Expert opinions cover Donald Trump South Africa British military Kurds and higher education

  Date: 10 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/expert-opinions-cover

  In an article for The Conversation, Dr James Hamill from the School of History, Politics and International Relations discusses the current...