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Events to mark 50th anniversary of Evelyn Waughs death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/events-to-mark-50th-anniversary-of-evelyn-waugh2019s-death
Book lovers and film aficionados are invited to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of novelist Evelyn Waugh by attending a series of events...
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Management academic in new BBC dance programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/management-academic-in-new-bbc-dance-programme
A Teaching Fellow in our School of Management has featured in a new two-part BBC television documentary You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, that...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 17 December 6 January
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-17-december-6-january-1
Dr Athina Karatzogianni from the Department of Media and Communication has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing how social media...
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Report explores the value we place in arts and culture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/report-explores-the-value-we-place-in-arts-and-culture
Professor Mark Banks (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has written a report for the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s...
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2015 in news - a selection of key stories from across the year
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.
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Leicester academic stars in Victor Frankenstein movie
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...
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Bake a 19th century mince pie with this old-time Christmas recipe
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...
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Centre for Hate Studies Commissioned to Evaluate Victim Support Services
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...
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Parliamentary debates cite Leicesters research
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.
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Launch of study into Northern Ireland social exclusion and sport
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.