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• University building to be named after first female professor

  Date: 30 Sep 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/university-building-to-be-named-after-first-female-professor

  President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has announced that a building at the University is to be named after its first female professor.

• New study considers whether age affects your experiences on an undergraduate degree

  Date: 30 Sep 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/new-study-considers-whether-age-affects-your-experiences-on-an-undergraduate-degree

  With significant numbers of students entering Higher Education over the age of 21, a University of Leicester project examines whether age is just...

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 24 30 September

  Date: 30 Sep 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-24-30-september

  Dr Jon Moran from the Department of Politics and International Relations has weighed up the pros and cons of armed drones in the skies above us in...

• Sustainability in food and fashion

  Date: 22 Sep 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/sustainability-in-food-and-fashion

  Researchers from the Departments of Management and Media and Communication will be addressing sustainability issues, including how much food and...

• Transformative plan to pioneer a distinctive elite in higher education

  Date: 22 Sep 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/transformative-plan-to-pioneer-a-distinctive-elite-in-higher-education

  President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has unveiled a transformative plan to create a university that represents a ‘distinctive elite’...

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 17 23 September

  Date: 18 Sep 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-17-23-september

  Stephanie Gordon, a final year doctoral student in the Department of Politics and International Relations, has written an article for The...

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 10 16 September

  Date: 16 Sep 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-10-16-september

  President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has written an article with researchers Lucy Smith, Nicola Cooper, Kate Williams and Henrietta...

• Women are more fairly funded in the social sciences

  Date: 8 Sep 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/women-are-more-fairly-funded-in-the-social-sciences

  Accounting for academic position, women are as successful as men at winning grants from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and they...

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 3 9 September

  Date: 4 Sep 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-3-9-september

  Dr Maria Rovisco from the Department of Media and Communication has written an article for The Conversation examining the changing tone of media...

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 27 August 2 September

  Date: 28 Aug 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-27-august-2-september

  Dr Kelly Staples from the Department of Politics and International Relations has written an article for Think: Leicester examining recent data...