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• 2015 in news - a selection of key stories from across the year

  Date: 21 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/2015-in-review-key-stories-from-across-the-year

  Now that 2015 has come to a close, catch up with some of the key University news stories from the past year.

• Leicester academic stars in Victor Frankenstein movie

  Date: 17 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/leicester-academic-stars-in-victor-frankenstein-movie

  A Teaching Fellow in our School of Management features in Victor Frankenstein starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy as a dancer and assistant...

• Bake a 19th century mince pie with this old-time Christmas recipe

  Date: 16 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/bake-a-19th-century-mince-pie-with-this-old-time-christmas-recipe

  ‘Shred pies’, or mince pies as they are more commonly known, are a popular festive treat at Christmas time, having been consumed for centuries...

• Centre for Hate Studies Commissioned to Evaluate Victim Support Services

  Date: 7 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/centre-for-hate-studies-commissioned-to-evaluate-victim-support-services

  Leicester criminologists have been commissioned by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire to lead a project designed to inform the...

• Parliamentary debates cite Leicesters research

  Date: 7 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/parliamentary-debates-cite-leicesters-research

  The work of our University has been cited in two separate debates in Parliament.

• Launch of study into Northern Ireland social exclusion and sport

  Date: 2 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/launch-of-study-into-northern-ireland-social-exclusion-and-sport

  Almost 90 per cent of people in Northern Ireland believe that sport is a good way to break down barriers between Protestants and Catholics.

• The human legacy of American troops in Leicester

  Date: 2 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/the-human-legacy-of-american-troops-in-leicester

  The story of American soldiers in Leicester during World War Two is well known, as are the many wartime romances and the story of GI brides who...

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 26 November 2 December

  Date: 30 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-26-november-2-december

  Dr David Clark from the School of English has written an article for The Conversation discussing medieval attitudes towards sex.

• Unlocking the past from conflict to reform in the Northern Ireland Prison Service

  Date: 27 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/unlocking-the-past-from-conflict-to-reform-in-the-northern-ireland-prison-service

  An experienced prison governor and head of the Northern Ireland Prison Service is to speak on prison reform for the University of Leicester’s...

• University to host major conferences in 2016

  Date: 26 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/university-to-host-four-conferences-in-2016

  The University is preparing to host four major conferences next year in collaboration with Leicester Shire Promotions.