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• LGBT research seminar to explore medieval and military sexualities

  Date: 14 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/lgbt-research-seminar-to-explore-medieval-and-military-sexualities

  As part of LGBT+ History Month 2017 our University will host a free public event showcasing research into LGBT+ identities, including during the...

• The impact of Pokémon Go to be explored at free public lecture

  Date: 2 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-impact-of-pokemon-go-to-be-explored-at-free-public-lecture

  The social impact of viral augmented reality game Pokémon Go, which became a cultural phenomenon in 2016, will be explored during a free public...

• Expert opinions cover museums Donald Trump driverless cars nuclear weapons Brexit craftivism and managers

  Date: 1 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/expert-opinions-cover-museums-donald-trump-driverless-cars-nuclear-weapons-and-brexit

  Robin Clarke from the School of Museum Studies has discussed how museums can respond to the rise of the far-right in Europe.

• Leicester reaches three million readers on The Conversation

  Date: 27 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-reaches-three-million-readers-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over three million readers through over 180 articles written...

• Footballs past present and future tackled via photographs at University event

  Date: 25 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/football2019s-past-present-and-future-tackled-via-photographs-at-university-event

  Artist-in-residence for both the Football Association and Sport England, internationally acclaimed photographer Stuart Roy Clarke is to present on...

• Award-winning University alumnus publishes first novel

  Date: 20 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/award-winning-university-alumnus-publishes-first-novel

  University of Leicester alumnus, Anietie Isong graduated in 2005 with an MA in Globalisation and Communications, and has recently published his...

• Expert panel visiting Leicester to take Brexit questions - spaces still available

  Date: 16 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/expert-panel-visiting-leicester-to-take-brexit-questions

  Yesterday (17 January), Prime Minister Theresa May gave a highly anticipated speech on Brexit in which she said the UK "cannot possibly" remain...

• Free language taster sessions from Languages at Leicester

  Date: 13 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/free-language-taster-sessions-from-languages-at-leicester

  A long-running language learning programme providing over a dozen languages is offering members of the public the opportunity to try a new...

• Research reveals what audiences expect when TV is offensive

  Date: 10 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-reveals-what-audiences-expect-when-tv-is-offensive

  Researchers from Leicester and Birmingham City University have revealed some of the key concerns audiences have with television they find ‘offensive’.

• University life in the 1920s revealed through historical interview

  Date: 13 Dec 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/university-life-in-the-1920s-revealed-through-historical-interview

  A new project organised by our University is making a number of oral history interviews with people who lived during the 19th and 20th centuries...