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• Students present youth violence solutions to the Home Office

  Date: 6 Jun 2019

  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

  Date: 16 May 2019

  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...

• Professor Henrietta O'Connor appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of College

  Date: 15 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/15-henrietta-o-connor-new-pro-vc-head-of-college

  The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that Professor Henrietta O'Connor has been appointed to the role leading the College of...

• Immersive exhibition sheds new light on Calke Abbey’s ‘isolated’ family and gets people talking about loneliness and isolation

  Date: 1 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/01-calke-abbey

  ©National Trust / Rod Kirkpatrick Researchers from the University’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, working with the National Trust to...

• University of Leicester running free event on how war affects education

  Date: 22 Feb 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-free-event-war-affects-education

  Syrian professors provide first-hand account of teaching in war-torn country.

• A poetic double helix

  Date: 20 Feb 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/20-innovative-poem-complex-structure-of-dna

  Innovative poem by University of Leicester academics reflects complex structure of DNA.

• Leicester Ageing Together Learning event: BAME older people flourishing

  Date: 22 Jan 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/22-leicester-ageing-together-learning-event-bame-older-people-flourishing

  University of Leicester co-organised event to focus on overcoming loneliness among BAME older people in the community.

• Research project on gay migration and HIV-status is recruiting participants

  Date: 13 Dec 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/13-project-gay-migration-hiv-status-recruiting-participants

  University of Leicester seeking HIV-positive gay/bi/queer/MSM men needed for new research study Researchers at the University of Leicester are...

• Is the UK citizenship test counterproductive?

  Date: 12 Dec 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/12-uk-citizenship-test-counterproductive

  New research indicates that gaining UK citizenship leads to immigrants becoming less engaged in politics.

• A summit on tackling loneliness and social isolation in Leicestershire is being held this week

  Date: 29 Nov 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/29-loneliness-social-isolation-summit

  The University of Leicester’s Unit for Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement (DICE) along with Leicestershire County Council are bringing...