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University to host major conferences in 2016
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.
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Primary teacher education at Leicester receives outstanding grade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/primary-school-teaching-education-at-leicester-receives-outstanding-grade
A teacher education programme at our University has received the highest possible rating from Ofsted for its education of tomorrow's teachers.
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Air pollution to become worlds leading cause of premature death by 2050
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/air-pollution-to-become-world2019s-leading-cause-of-premature-death-by-2050
Leading experts will be discussing prominent environmental issues - including how air pollution will become the world’s top environmental cause of...
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Origins of Pepyss famous diary unravelled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/origins-of-pepys2019s-famous-diary-unravelled
The diary of the seventeenth-century cultural icon Samuel Pepys - which contains references to bribery, illicit sex, and criticisms of powerful...
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Local children enjoy making money for number project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/local-children-enjoy-2018making-money2019-for-number-project
Hundreds of local children have been drawing their own £100 notes - and thousands of these designs are on display from Saturday in the Victorian...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 12 18 November
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-12-18-november
Dr Athina Karatzogianni from the Department of Media and Communication has written an article for The Conversation about 'hacktivist' group...
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Debate to discuss the future of human rights protection in the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/debate-to-discuss-the-future-of-human-rights-protection-in-the-uk
Ongoing debates about the future of human rights protection in the UK will be discussed at an event in London on Tuesday 24 November.
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UK governments urged to reconsider the practice of collective worship and religious observance in schools
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/uk-governments-urged-to-reconsider-the-practice-of-collective-worship-and-religious-observance-in-schools
The majority of schools in the UK are required by law to organise acts of collective worship (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) or religious...
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Does it make a difference if a writer is male or female
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/does-it-make-a-difference-if-a-writer-is-male-or-female
A spirited debate about whether gender plays a part in literature is due to take place this week as part of the eighth Literary Leicester...
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Extraordinary artist to be celebrated at literary festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/extraordinary-artist-to-be-celebrated-at-literary-festival
The eighth Literary Leicester festival is to celebrate the ‘extraordinary contribution to British art’ of a Leicester artist and writer at an...