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• Civil rights expert to deliver annual American Studies lecture

  Date: 13 Oct 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/14-american-studies-lecture

  An expert on the history of the Black Power movement will deliver a free public lecture at the University of Leicester on Monday 21 October.

• 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...

• 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...

• Voices of mental health

  Date: 12 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/voices-of-mental-health

  Research by Professor Martin Halliwell has broken new ground in deepening our understanding of the history and politics of mental health.

• 16th Annual American Studies Lecture will bring a taste of Broadway to Leicester

  Date: 3 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/16th-annual-american-studies-lecture-will-bring-a-taste-of-new-york-broadway-to-leicester

  The Centre for American Studies annual lecture will be delivered this year by Professor Annette Saddik- Professor of English and Theatre at New...

• EXPERT COMMENT Donalds Disappointing Days Trumps First Hundred Days in Office

  Date: 28 Apr 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/expert-comment-donald2019s-disappointing-days-trump2019s-first-hundred-days-in-office

  In an article for Think: Leicester, Dr Andrew Johnstone, Director of American Studies, has commented on President Trump's first 100 days in the...

• Event to discuss the 2016 Presidential Election and political divisions in the United States

  Date: 19 Oct 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/event-to-discuss-the-2016-presidential-election-and-political-divisions-in-the-united-states

  A visiting professor from the United States will be discussing the 2016 US Presidential Election and the politically polarised state of the...

• One hundred Leicester academics writing articles for The Conversation

  Date: 29 Sep 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/one-hundred-leicester-academics-now-writing-articles-for-the-conversation

  One hundred academics from across our University have written more than 180 articles for The Conversation, applying their research expertise to...

• Chinese link with local renal unit builds on University initiatives

  Date: 14 Sep 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/chinese-link-with-local-renal-unit-builds-on-university-initiatives

  Links with a nephrology unit in Nantong China developed by University researchers have now led to Leicester’s Hospitals’ John Walls Renal Unit...

• Leicester academic to appear on BBC Radio 4 to discuss celebrated American author J D Salinger

  Date: 15 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/university-of-leicester-academic-to-appear-on-bbc-radio-4-to-discuss-celebrated-american-author-j-d-salinger

  A University of Leicester lecturer in American Literature will be exploring the English influences on J. D.