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• Eighth annual literary festival promises to explore the magic of Wonderland the mystery of Jack the Ripper and the genius of James Joyce

  Date: 3 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/eighth-annual-literary-festival-promises-to-explore-the-magic-of-wonderland-the-mystery-of-jack-the-ripper-and-the-genius-of-james-joyce

  A vibrant celebration of the written and spoken word is set to visit the city once again as this year's completely free Literary Leicester...

• Funny bones macabre humour in the Dance of Death

  Date: 29 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/funny-bones-macabre-humour-in-the-2018dance-of-death2019

  The haunting tale of a married couple who tragically lost nine of their ten children in infancy and later died in a state of Dickensian poverty...

• Exhibition on life of diarist John Evelyn showcases exceptional collection of books and prints

  Date: 26 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/exhibition-on-life-of-diarist-john-evelyn-showcases-exceptional-collection-of-books-and-prints

  A new exhibition in the Special Collections highlights an ‘exceptional’ collection of rare books and prints from the life of 17th century diarist...

• Philip Larkins secret selfies

  Date: 26 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/philip-larkins-secret-selfies

  For the first time, photographs taken by the poet Philip Larkin have been collected together from thousands held by the Larkin archive in Hull.

• Leicester researchers to speak at Documentary Media Month events

  Date: 23 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-researchers-to-take-part-in-documentary-media-month-events

  Leicester researchers will be holding a series of events as part of Documentary Media Month, taking place throughout the month of November and...

• Major new research on pictoral smoking warnings

  Date: 22 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/major-new-research-on-pictoral-smoking-warnings

  The University is part of an international team that carried out a large experimental study on pictorial warnings for tobacco products funded by...

• Most male football fans are in favour of more involvement of women in the game research shows

  Date: 21 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/most-male-football-fans-are-in-favor-more-involvement-of-women-in-the-game-research-shows

  A national survey has shown that most men interested in football in Britain would welcome more women into the sport as fans, coaches, board...

• Responsible Leadership and educating the next generation are priorities to tackle widespread prejudice in Britain

  Date: 20 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/2018responsible-leadership-and-educating-the-next-generation-are-priorities-to-tackle-widespread-prejudice-in-britain

  The former Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, Lord Ouseley will draw on his own extensive experiences of coping with racial abuse and...

• Film screening to focus on migration and borders

  Date: 19 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/film-focus-on-migration

  The Leicester Migration Network is screening and hosting a free public discussion of ‘Everyday Borders’ on Wednesday October 28 at 6pm in the...

• New think tank on diversity and community engagement launches

  Date: 14 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/new-think-tank-on-diversity-and-community-engagement-launches

  Update: A video of the launch event lecture delivered by Lord Ouseley is available below A new think-tank tackling issues relating to diversity,...