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• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 4 10 June

  Date: 10 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-4-10-june

  Professor Melanie Simms from the School of Management has discussed on The Conversation how the recent successes of the Rail, Maritime and...

• The history of Leicesters printing press

  Date: 5 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/the-history-of-leicesters-printing-press

  In a feature entitled 'Printing in Leicester', Dr John Hinks from the Centre for Urban History has discussed the ups and downs of Leicester's...

• Research shows centuryold culture of blame still prominent today

  Date: 5 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/research-shows-a-century-old-2018culture-of-blame2019-is-still-prominent-today

  Representatives from over 20 different healthcare organisations will be convening at the University on 11 June to discuss how old patterns of...

• American Studies student to take the long way home for charity

  Date: 3 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/american-studies-student-to-take-the-long-way-home-for-charity

  A student will join one of his oldest friends on a daunting 60-mile-a-day cycling trip from Austria to England in a mere 24 days.

• Leicester reaches one million readers on The Conversation

  Date: 22 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-reaches-1-million-readers-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across the University have collectively captured the imagination of over one million readers through more than 100 articles on The...

• Richard lll brings almost 60 million to city

  Date: 19 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/richard-lll-brings-almost-ps60-million-to-city

  The discovery of King Richard lll brought in more than £59 million to Leicester’s economy, from the time of the discovery to the reinterment,...

• Leicester Abbey and the missing remains of Cardinal Wolsey righthand man to Henry VIII

  Date: 18 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-abbey-and-the-missing-remains-of-cardinal-wolsey-right-hand-man-to-henry-viii

  The discovery of Richard III and the subsequent research into his remains has helped to acquaint members of the public with the nation’s history –...

• Holocaust awareness event to pay tribute to liberators of Belsen camp

  Date: 8 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/holocaust-awareness-event-to-pay-tribute-to-liberators-of-belsen

  Today is the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, first celebrated on 8 May 1945, which marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of...

• University celebrates milestone 100 articles on The Conversation

  Date: 29 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/university-reaches-100-articles-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across the University have collectively published 100 articles on The Conversation, setting a new milestone for Leicester in...

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 22 30 April

  Date: 29 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-22-29-april

  Dr Nibedita S Ray-Bennett from the Civil Safety and Security Unit has written a piece for Think: Leicester where she discusses how a...