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• Race class and citizenship following Brexit to be explored at free public event

  Date: 20 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/race-class-and-citizenship-following-brexit-to-be-explored-at-free-public-event

  Our University will host a free public event on Wednesday 22 February which will seek to understand the implications of Brexit in relation to...

• Marginalisation of asylum seekers explored at LGBT World event

  Date: 17 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/marginalisation-of-asylum-seekers-explored-at-lgbt-world-event

  Research into the marginalisation of asylum seekers due to their sexual orientation will be discussed at a free, public event at the University of...

• Irish Ambassador speaks at launch of book co-edited by Leicester academic

  Date: 6 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/irish-ambassador-speaks-at-launch-of-book-co-edited-by-leicester-academic-1

  The Ambassador of Ireland in the United Kingdom, His Excellency Ambassador Dan Mulhall (pictured on the left), spoke at the launch of a new book...

• Expert opinions cover World Cancer Day Brexit and Donald Trump

  Date: 6 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/expert-opinions-cover-world-cancer-day-brexit-and-donald-trump

  Dr Leah Bassel from the School of Media, Communication and Sociology has discussed the Casey review and immigration in an article for Discover...

• Leicester academic discusses the Brexit white paper

  Date: 3 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-academic-discusses-the-brexit-white-paper

  Professor Katja Ziegler, from the University's School of Law, has discussed the white paper which sets out the government's plan for Brexit.

• The impact of Pokémon Go to be explored at free public lecture

  Date: 2 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-impact-of-pokemon-go-to-be-explored-at-free-public-lecture

  The social impact of viral augmented reality game Pokémon Go, which became a cultural phenomenon in 2016, will be explored during a free public...

• Expert opinions cover museums Donald Trump driverless cars nuclear weapons Brexit craftivism and managers

  Date: 1 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/expert-opinions-cover-museums-donald-trump-driverless-cars-nuclear-weapons-and-brexit

  Robin Clarke from the School of Museum Studies has discussed how museums can respond to the rise of the far-right in Europe.

• Leicester reaches three million readers on The Conversation

  Date: 27 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-reaches-three-million-readers-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over three million readers through over 180 articles written...

• What Brexit could mean for the University sector

  Date: 25 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/what-brexit-could-mean-for-the-university-sector

  Professor Iain Gillespie, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Enterprise at our University, has commented on how UK universities and EU funding...

• Watch Leicester academic address EU Select Committee inquiry on the impact of Brexit on Gibraltar

  Date: 25 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/watch-leicester-academic-address-eu-select-committee-inquiry-on-the-impact-of-brexit-on-gibraltar

  University academic Dr Chris Grocott, from the School of Business, presented evidence to the House of Lords EU Select Committee on the 24 January...