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• Local democracy in peril, warns Leicester academic

  Date: 22 Jan 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/local-democracy

  The threat to local democracy in the UK is the subject of a video interview with a University of Leicester academic on a top UK politics website.

• Declining local paper sales are a danger to democracy

  Date: 9 Oct 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/local-papers

  Action needs to be taken to prevent a crisis for local democracy as a result of the dramatic decline in local press readership, a Leicester...

• Professor Sally Kyd appointed first woman Head of Law

  Date: 1 Oct 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/professor-sally-kyd-appointed-first-woman-head-of-law

  Professor Sally Kyd, becomes the first woman to be appointed Head of Law at the University of Leicester.

• Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes

  Date: 10 Jun 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/colonial-countryside

  Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity.

• Digital life during the lockdown

  Date: 14 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/digital-apps

  Virtual social apps are helping us make do as best we can in lonely, desperate times.

• University recognises leading lights in education

  Date: 13 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/13-leics-live-awards

  Last night saw leading lights in the education sector rewarded for their important contributions at the LeicestershireLive Education Awards,...

• New Vice-Chancellor named

  Date: 18 Aug 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/20-new-vice-chancellor-named

  The University of Leicester is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Nishan Canagarajah as its next President and Vice-Chancellor with...

• Danielle Brown inducted into BUCS Hall of Fame

  Date: 17 Jun 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/18-danielle-brown-bucs-hall-of-fame

  On Wednesday 5 June, University of Leicester Law graduate Danielle Brown was inducted into the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Hall...

• Schoolchildren from Leicester to send messages of hope to refugee camp

  Date: 13 Jun 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/14-refugee-camp

  Appeal for more schools to become ‘Schools of Sanctuary’. Children from a Leicester school are to send messages of hope to a refugee camp in Greece.

• 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...