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• 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...

• Newborns, migrants and the idea of home explored at University of Leicester lectures

  Date: 25 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/26-doctoral-inaugural-lectures

  Doctoral Inaugural Lectures on 3 October discuss length of stay in neonatal care and home-making practices of migrants

• Leicester to train the next generation of arts and humanities researchers

  Date: 17 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicester-to-train-the-next-generation-of-arts-and-humanities-researchers

  Leicester is among eight leading universities in the Midlands that are joining together to train the next generation of highly-skilled arts and...

• Shedding light on historical stories of displacement and forced migration

  Date: 3 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/shedding-light-on-historical-stories-of-displacement-and-forced-migration

  During Leicester’s 2018 Journeys Festival international, where the creative talents of exceptional refugee and asylum seeker artists are...

• Tor Clark talks popularity of ITVs Love Island and predicts who will win tonights series final

  Date: 30 Jul 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/tor-clark-talks-popularity-of-itv2019s-love-island-and-predicts-who-will-win-tonight2019s-series-final

  Tor Clark, Associate Professor in Journalism, and a regular media commentator for BBC Radio Leicester, has discussed the Love Island phenomenon...

• Richard III Geneticist leads DNA search to identify the man who shaped early America

  Date: 30 Jul 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/richard-iii-geneticist-leads-dna-search-to-identify-the-man-who-shaped-early-america

  The University of Leicester geneticist who led the DNA identification of the ‘The King under the car park’ –Richard III – has been called upon to...

• Im pleased that I followed my heart and studied Sociology it allowed me to learn about Britain and also to develop a global perspective

  Date: 17 Jul 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/201ci2019m-pleased-that-i-followed-my-heart-and-studied-sociology-it-was-a-chance-to-learn-more-about-british-and-2018western2019-culture201d

  When deciding what she was going to study in the UK, Phoebe wanted to explore something new.

• Students from Leicesters universities gain military skills

  Date: 16 Jul 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/students-from-leicester2019s-universities-gain-military-skills

  Students from Leicester’s two universities have been put through their paces – quite literally.

• Being humane

  Date: 9 Jul 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/being-humane

  Humane responses to the ‘migration crisis’ are to be explored at an event organised by a Leicester academic and taking place at Leicester Cathedral.

• PostWorld Cup blues Delve into the history of the beautiful game

  Date: 5 Jul 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/post-world-cup-blues-delve-into-the-history-of-the-beautiful-game

  If the World Cup final leaves football fans wanting more, then a free online course has the answer in the form of one of the beautiful game’s most...