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• Inclusive curriculum will ensure “HE is fit for the 21st century”, says Leicester academic

  Date: 4 Jun 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/inclusive-education

  An inclusive curriculum will create a Higher Education system that is “fit for the 21st century”, a leading academic at the University of...

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.