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  • Local democracy in peril, warns Leicester academic

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/local-democracy

    The threat to local democracy in the UK is the subject of a video interview with a University of Leicester academic on a top UK politics website.

  • Declining local paper sales are a danger to democracy

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/local-papers

    Action needs to be taken to prevent a crisis for local democracy as a result of the dramatic decline in local press readership, a Leicester...

  • Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/colonial-countryside

    Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity.

  • Digital life during the lockdown

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/digital-apps

    Virtual social apps are helping us make do as best we can in lonely, desperate times.

  • University recognises leading lights in education

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/13-leics-live-awards

    Last night saw leading lights in the education sector rewarded for their important contributions at the LeicestershireLive Education Awards,...

  • New Vice-Chancellor named

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/20-new-vice-chancellor-named

    The University of Leicester is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Nishan Canagarajah as its next President and Vice-Chancellor with...

  • Thought piece: The sociological story of space travel

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/17-cosmic-sociology

    Professor John Goodwin, Professor of Sociology and Sociological Practice, of our School of Media, Communication and Sociology, provides a...

  • Schoolchildren from Leicester to send messages of hope to refugee camp

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/14-refugee-camp

    Appeal for more schools to become ‘Schools of Sanctuary’. Children from a Leicester school are to send messages of hope to a refugee camp in Greece.

  • Students present youth violence solutions to the Home Office

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/07-students-home-office-youth-violence-challenge

    On Wednesday 29 May, four of our students visited the Home Office to present their proposed solution to the problem of youth violence following...

  • World-renowned sociologist to deliver Anthropocene lecture

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/17-bruno-latour-anthropocene-lecture

    Professor Bruno Latour, the award-winning and renowned sociologist, philosopher and anthropologist, will deliver a lecture on the Anthropocene at...

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