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• Expert opinions cover museums MEPs Donald Trump and learning gain

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/expert-opinions-cover-museums-meps-donald-trump-and-learning-gain

  Robin Clarke from the School of Museum Studies has written a staff blog discussing how museums can challenge pervasive media and stand up for the marginalised and less fortunate.

• The Activist Museum Award 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/activist-museum-award

  The Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG), in the School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, is delighted to announce the second round of the Activist Museum Award.

• What did you learn at the museum today? Second study

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/what-did-you-learn-2

  This research project explored the impact of Renaissance funding on museum education, looking specifically at impact on pupils’ learning.

• Schools and study

  https://le.ac.uk/cssah/study

  Browse the departments and Schools which make up the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities at the University of Leicester.

• Socially Engaged Practice in Museums and Galleries MA, MSc, PGDip, PGCert, short course, by distance learning

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/socially-engaged-practice-in-museums-and-galleries-ma-msc-dl/2025

  This is for you if... you want a flexible, part-time course that allows you to develop skills and expertise in addressing contemporary social issues in museums and galleries.

• Building work begins on 430000squarefoot Bible Museum

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/building-work-begins-on-430-000-square-foot-bible-museum

  The eight-storey, 430,000-square-foot Museum of the Bible took a giant step toward its 2017 opening in Washington, D.C., beginning with surgical demolition of a 1982 addition to the historical building that will be reinvented as an international Bible museum.

• Development studies

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/16/development-studies/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2016 Two major annual reports released recently. African Human Development report 2016 focuses upon women’s empowerment. The Arab Human Development report focuses upon Youth.

• Disparity in cultural sector funding deprives regional museums libraries and heritage sites

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/disparity-in-cultural-sector-funding-deprives-regional-museums-libraries-and-heritage-sites

  An academic from the School of Museum Studies has suggested that disparities in funding for the cultural sector at a regional level results in cultural institutions and programmes in many areas of the UK being deprived of vital resources.

• Pop singer honoured by University of Leicester for his museums heritage work

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/david

  Pop vocalist, essayist and art historian, David McAlmont, has been honoured by University of Leicester during a ceremony today (Friday 19 July).

• Why study for a PhD at Leicester?

  https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/research-degrees/why-leicester

  Study with us and you will become part of an internationally-renowned research community. In addition to encouraging high quality research, we support our students in developing the skills and the knowledge they need to pursue their chosen career.