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Expert opinions cover Syria Pokmon Go The GBBO wildfires and religious symbols
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/expert-opinions-cover-syria-pokemon-go-the-gbbo-wildfires-and-religious-symbols
PhD student Seyda Eruyar from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing her...
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Joe Ortons celebrated play Loot to be explored 50 years after premiere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/joe-orton2019s-celebrated-play-loot-to-be-explored-50-years-after-premiere
A two-day celebration of Joe Orton's Loot organised by a University of Leicester academic marks 50 years since the London premiere of his ‘comedy...
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Hijacking of religious symbols by extremists intensifies rifts and tensions suggests academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/2018hijacking2019-of-religious-symbols-by-extremists-intensifies-rifts-and-tensions-suggests-academic
The ‘hijacking’ of religious symbols – such as beards, clothing and phrases - by extremists sullies their original use and intensifies rifts and...
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Researcher explores the special skills required to be a medieval baker
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/the-great-medieval-bake-off
With The Great British Bake Off back on our screens and a University graduate taking part, many around campus are talking about the much-loved...
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As China opens the worlds longest glassbottomed bridge researcher highlights how glass was a symbol of power to ancient cultures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/as-china-opens-the-worlds-longest-glass-bottomed-bridge-researcher-highlights-how-glass-was-a-2018symbol-of-power2019-to-ancient-cultures
Last weekend, the world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge opened to visitors in central China, connecting two mountain cliffs in...
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Expert opinions cover magic glass Obamas nuclear policy Kenya and banning the burquini
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/expert-opinions-cover-magic-glass-obamas-nuclear-policy-kenya-and-banning-the-burquini
Margaret Maclean from the Special Collections has written a Staff Blog discussing the cast of impossibly colourful characters in the collection of...
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The Bulletin Leicester researchers search for new epoch signal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/the-bulletin-2013-leicester-researchers-search-for-new-epoch-signal
In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Leicester researchers involved in hunt for 'golden spike' that...
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Banning of burquinis is a step towards depriving Muslim women of equal citizenship expert suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/banning-of-2018burquinis2019-is-a-step-towards-depriving-muslim-women-of-equal-citizenship-expert-suggests
The recent banning of the ‘burquini’ in Cannes is a step towards depriving Muslim women of equal citizenship, according to Dr Saeeda Shah...
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Study finds wage and employment freezes impact on morale
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/study-finds-wage-and-employment-freezes-impact-on-morale
Wage and employment freezes and other actions taken to combat recessions may compromise the positive effect that employee empowerment may have on...
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Obamas nuclear policy wishlist appears neither politically viable nor diplomatically wise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/2018obama2019s-nuclear-policy-wish-list-appears-neither-politically-viable-nor-diplomatically-wise2019
Without broad approval at home or abroad Obama’s nuclear policy wish-list appears neither politically viable nor diplomatically wise in the longer...