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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 714 April
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topics-tackled-by-academics-7-14-april
Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has written an article for The Conversation exploring how it could be a good...
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Another Doctoral Grant success for School of Education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/another-doctoral-grant-success-for-school-of-education-phd-student
Keke Zhang of the School of Education has been awarded a 2015 TOEFL Doctoral Research Grant for her research into the development and validation...
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How Twitter users can work together to defuse social tensions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/how-twitter-users-can-work-together-to-defuse-social-tensions
A report co-authored by Dr Paul Reilly (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has found that social media sites such as Twitter...
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Talking points a range of topics tackled by academics this week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/talking-points-a-range-of-topics-tackled-by-academics-this-week
Despite promises of ‘ultrafast’ broadband services in the latest Budget announcement, Dr Bianca Reisdorf from the Department of Media and...
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International tutors visit University to enhance English teaching
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/international-tutors-visit-university-to-enhance-english-teaching
The English Language Teaching Unit has organised a visit from a group of six English tutors from the Shanghai University of International Business...
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Association of School and College Leaders and University join forces to offer Masters level courses
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/association-of-school-and-college-leaders-joins-forces-with-the-university-of-leicester-to-offer-master2019s-level-courses
A unique collaboration between the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) and the University will offer professional courses leading to...
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Understanding election coverage using Big data
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/understanding-election-coverage-using-big-data
Researchers from our Department of Media and Communication, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, have for the first time analysed mass...
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Leicester student mentored by ITV News Central wins Breaking Into News competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/leicester-student-mentored-by-itv-news-central-wins-breaking-into-news-competition
Sally Wynter from the Department of History of Art and Film has won the 2015 Breaking Into News initiative, run by ITV News and Media Trust.
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Trailblazing women at the University celebrated in inaugural gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/2018trailblazing2019-women-at-the-university-celebrated-in-inaugural-gallery
The University today (11 March) unveils its inaugural gallery of inspirational women to celebrate International Women’s Day 2015.
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Crocus Sundays signal the arrival of spring alongside hedgehog display for children
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/crocus-sundays-signal-the-spring-alongside-hedgehog-display-for-children
The springtime blooming of crocuses in the Botanic Garden will this year be accompanied by the unusual sight of thousands of salt-dough hedgehogs...