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• New study finds that everyday activities empower young people in care

  Date: 30 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/new-study-finds-that-everyday-activities-empower-young-people-in-care

  Simply going shopping, playing in the park or reading are the kind of everyday activities that give young people in care a better sense of value...

• Funny bones macabre humour in the Dance of Death

  Date: 29 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/funny-bones-macabre-humour-in-the-2018dance-of-death2019

  The haunting tale of a married couple who tragically lost nine of their ten children in infancy and later died in a state of Dickensian poverty...

• Leicester remembers campaigner for interfaith understanding

  Date: 28 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-remembers-campaigner-for-interfaith-understanding

  One family’s efforts to highlight the horrors of the holocaust will be honoured at a series of events at the University in honour of Leicester...

• Leicester Cathedral named one of the top five most haunted places in the Midlands

  Date: 28 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-cathedral-named-one-of-the-top-five-most-haunted-places-in-the-midlands

  In time for Halloween, ITV has compiled a list of the top five most haunted places in the Midlands - and Leicester Cathedral is ranked among them,...

• Exhibition on life of diarist John Evelyn showcases exceptional collection of books and prints

  Date: 26 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/exhibition-on-life-of-diarist-john-evelyn-showcases-exceptional-collection-of-books-and-prints

  A new exhibition in the Special Collections highlights an ‘exceptional’ collection of rare books and prints from the life of 17th century diarist...

• Philip Larkins secret selfies

  Date: 26 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/philip-larkins-secret-selfies

  For the first time, photographs taken by the poet Philip Larkin have been collected together from thousands held by the Larkin archive in Hull.

• Leicester researchers to speak at Documentary Media Month events

  Date: 23 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-researchers-to-take-part-in-documentary-media-month-events

  Leicester researchers will be holding a series of events as part of Documentary Media Month, taking place throughout the month of November and...

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 15 21 October

  Date: 21 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-15-21-october

  Dr Samantha Johnson from the Department of Health Sciences has written an article for Action Medical Research about developing a programme to help...

• Most male football fans are in favour of more involvement of women in the game research shows

  Date: 21 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/most-male-football-fans-are-in-favor-more-involvement-of-women-in-the-game-research-shows

  A national survey has shown that most men interested in football in Britain would welcome more women into the sport as fans, coaches, board...

• Responsible Leadership and educating the next generation are priorities to tackle widespread prejudice in Britain

  Date: 20 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/2018responsible-leadership-and-educating-the-next-generation-are-priorities-to-tackle-widespread-prejudice-in-britain

  The former Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, Lord Ouseley will draw on his own extensive experiences of coping with racial abuse and...