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• Racially inclusive curriculum has positive impact on student experience, University of Leicester study finds

  Date: 6 Dec 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/race-report

  A University of Leicester study has shown how a more racially inclusive curriculum can have a positive impact on the relatability and relevance of...

• Dickens codebreakers recognised at Higher Education ‘Oscars’

  Date: 18 Nov 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/the-awards-2022

  The Dickens Code project, led by the University of Leicester in collaboration with the University of Foggia, takes home a Times Higher Education...

• Engaging the digital generation in democracy: new insights presented by Leicester experts

  Date: 7 Nov 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/digigen-conference

  Research by University of Leicester explores how a digitally-literate younger generation becomes involved in politics through digital technology.

• Two Leicester archaeologists win prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize

  Date: 21 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/leverhulme-prize

  Two academics from the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History have each been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme...

• University of Leicester event focusses on ‘The Most Diverse Street in Britain’

  Date: 14 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/narborough-road

  Narborough Road is the focus of the latest community event in the University of Leicester’s Migration and Making of Leicester series.

• University of Leicester celebrates 40th anniversary of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾ 

  Date: 3 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/adrian-mole

  University of Leicester is staging a new exhibition and series of events to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged...

• BBC Book of the Week author set to inspire our English students

  Date: 16 Aug 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/kit-de-waal-english-leicester

  The author of this week’s BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week will be inspiring students on the University of Leicester’s English course, from September.

• University of Leicester academic recognised by National Teaching Fellowship Scheme

  Date: 10 Aug 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/paul-campbell

  A University of Leicester academic has been recognised for his research and teaching on race and inclusion by the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme.

• New evidence traces herpes virus back almost 5,000 years

  Date: 28 Jul 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/herpes-genome

  Researchers have mapped the genetic structure of the herpes virus and, for the first time, traced its European origin back almost 5,000 years.

• BBC drama novelist residency set to inspire English students

  Date: 9 Jun 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/kit-de-waal

  The novelist behind a new uplifting BBC television drama will be sharing the skills behind her writing with students at the University of Leicester.