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• Nuclear expert sheds light on ‘War Factories’

  Date: 23 Feb 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/war-factories

  A nuclear expert from the University of Leicester has featured on a new UKTV documentary covering the industry of conflict.

• New report shows UK ‘poorly prepared’ to reach net-zero carbon economy

  Date: 15 Feb 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/just-transition

  The UK Government must take urgent action to deliver a ‘just transition’ for workers as the country shifts towards a greener economy, according to...

• EU at ‘critical point’ as Germany searches for Merkel successor

  Date: 10 Feb 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/eu-merkel

  A leading economist has warned that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s successor will have ‘big shoes to fill’ on the European stage, after...

• 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.

• 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.

• Honorary Degree for Life Peer

  Date: 17 Jan 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/17-baroness-verma-honorary

  Baroness Sandip Verma has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Leicester.

• Businessman, bishop and life peer to receive Honorary Degrees

  Date: 6 Jan 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/06-honorands-announcement

  Three recipients of honorary degrees, to be awarded at this month’s Graduation Ceremonies, have been announced.

• Tor Clark joins BBC Radio Leicester panel on election night

  Date: 12 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/12-tor-on-radio

  Tor Clark, Associate Professor in Journalism in our School of Media, Communication and Sociology, will be part of the BBC Radio Leicester live...

• Africa Research Group launched

  Date: 11 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/11-africa-research-group

  The Africa Research Group is a new group which will bring together projects and research taking place across the University on Africa, Africans in...