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Percy Gee Building
https://le.ac.uk/library/using/study-spaces/study-spaces-on-campus/percy-gee-building
Percy Gee is open from 08:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday where social seating spaces can be found in the following locations. Common Room The Student Union Common Room is based in the lower ground floor of the building.
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Expert opinions cover the General Election and the DUP tower blocks and media engagement plans
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/expert-opinions-cover-the-general-election-and-tower-blocks
Dr Simona Guerra from the School of History, Politics and International Relations recently wrote an article for La Razón discussing the recent snap election called by Theresa May.
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Leicester academics argue sexualised drinks advertising undermines anti-rape campaigns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicester-academics-argue-sexualised-drinks-advertising-undermines-anti-rape-campaigns
Environments which incite narratives of loss of control and hypersexuality compromise the ability to counter sexual offending, research suggests.
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Report suggests current responses to hate crime in the UK are failing and letting down victims
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/report-suggests-current-responses-to-hate-crime-in-the-uk-are-failing-and-letting-down-victims
Hate crime victims throughout the United Kingdom are being let down by the Government and criminal justice agencies, according to a new report undertaken by Leicester experts in collaboration with Amnesty International UK.
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Effects of alcohol on memory while providing testimony explored by Leicester researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/effects-of-alcohol-on-memory-while-providing-testimony-explored-by-leicester-researchers
Leading research into the effects of alcohol on memory and guidance on how police officers can interview rape complainants who were intoxicated at the time of assault was presented last month by experts from our University.
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Expert opinions cover Juno museums Cassini Ethiopian dams and the business of bikes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-juno-museums-cassini-and-the-business-of-bikes
Dr Jonathan Nichols from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has been highlighted in a number of media outlets, including the Daily Mail, the Verge and Wired, discussing stunning auroras on Jupiter discovered as part of NASA's Juno mission, which our University is the...
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Research suggests controversial test could be leading to unnecessary open heart operations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/research-suggests-controversial-test-could-be-leading-to-unnecessary-open-heart-operations
An approved international test to check whether people need open heart surgery could be sending twice as many people under the knife unnecessarily, at a cost of nearly £75m, research by our University has suggested.
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Faith in Medication film nominated for national award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/faith-in-medication-film-nominated-for-national-award
A film made by our University has been nominated for a national award.
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Salon event to explore creativity activism and social change at The Exchange Bar
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/salon-event-to-explore-creativity-activism-and-social-change-at-the-exchange-bar
The role of creativity and creative production in enacting social change will be explored at a public salon event at The Exchange Bar in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter.
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Project to investigate how offenders engage with treatment in different settings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/project-to-investigate-how-offenders-engage-with-treatment-in-different-settings
Applications are invited for a fully-funded PhD studentship that will investigate why offenders do and do not engage with treatment in prison, forensic hospital and community settings. As many as 86% of offenders do not successfully complete rehabilitation programmes.