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• Whats in a name

  Date: 15 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/whats-in-a-name

  A senior lecturer from the University of Leicester has discussed ‘the politics of naming’ in a debate with the editor of The Independent over the...

• International seminar tackles the construction of gender sexuality and warfare in history art and literature

  Date: 15 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/international-seminar-tackles-the-construction-of-gender-sexuality-and-warfare-in-history-art-and-literature

  Do questions of gender and sexuality play a significant part in the way wars are waged, mediated and understood? This month, academics from across...

• Untold stories of the Holocaust South Russias largest city to be explored at exhibition

  Date: 9 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/untold-stories-of-the-holocaust-south-russias-largest-city-to-be-explored-at-exhibition

  A new exhibition organised by the University of Leicester will shed light on the untold wartime events in occupied Russia’s largest Holocaust...

• Successful BME women to celebrate diversity and breaking down barriers

  Date: 8 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/successful-bme-women-to-celebrate-diversity-and-breaking-down-barriers

  Successful local women will be leading a discussion on celebrating the achievements of women from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds and...

• Exceeding expectations Leicester shortlisted for more awards for Richard III discovery research and reinterment

  Date: 4 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/exceeding-expectations-leicester-shortlisted-for-more-awards-for-richard-iii-discovery-research-and-reinterment

  Today is the anniversary of the announcement by the University of Leicester that it had discovered the mortal remains of Richard III – described...

• Muslim integration and refugee experiences to be discussed by leading historians

  Date: 2 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/muslim-integration-and-refugee-experiences-to-be-discussed-by-leading-historians

  The experiences of refugees and migrants in twentieth century Britain and Europe, and the challenges still faced by governments and individuals...

• Project to challenge marginalisation of women in video game industry

  Date: 26 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/project-to-challenge-2018marginalisation2019-of-women-in-video-game-industry

  The marginalised status of women in the video game industry will be challenged by a new international research project involving Dr Alison Harvey...

• Department of Sociology to host conference on social science methodology

  Date: 21 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/department-of-sociology-to-host-conference-on-social-science-methodology-2

  Our College of Social Science will be hosting a major international conference on social science methodology later this year.

• DICE and the British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards 2016

  Date: 18 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/dice-and-the-british-ethnic-diversity-sports-awards-2016

  The DICE unit will be special guests at the SECOND annual Lycamobile British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards (BEDSAs) on 6 February.

• Historian to speak at Holocaust events

  Date: 18 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/historian-to-speak-at-holocaust-events

  The Holocaust and its legacy will be explored at three events in the city and county Professor Aubrey Newman, Emeritus Professor in the School of...