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Unlocking the past from conflict to reform in the Northern Ireland Prison Service
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/unlocking-the-past-from-conflict-to-reform-in-the-northern-ireland-prison-service
An experienced prison governor and head of the Northern Ireland Prison Service is to speak on prison reform for the University of Leicester’s Scarman Lecture Series.
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Richard III College Court and University arts centre celebrated at regional tourism awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/richard-iii-and-university-arts-centre-celebrated-at-regional-tourism-awards
Gold awards at this year’s Leicester and Leicestershire Excellence in Tourism Awards have been presented to several organisations and projects that involve our University.
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Critical gaps in antenatal care identified in cases of term stillbirths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/critical-gaps-in-antenatal-care-identified-in-cases-of-term-stillbirths
A new study launched today has revealed key steps for hospitals to improve care for pregnant mums and babies.
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Academic dances the night away in new film starring Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/academic-dances-the-night-away-in-new-film-starring-kate-winslet-and-alan-rickman
Dr Heidi Ashton from the School of Management is starring in a new blockbuster film, A Little Chaos, released in UK cinemas on Friday 17 April.
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Masai charity mission for Mazin
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/masaai-charity-mission-for-mazin
Final year Medical Genetics student Mazin Mirza (pictured) is planning to live amongst the Masaai tribespeople of Kenya and raise money for charity.
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Exhibition by Leicester-based artist and teacher at Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/exhibition-by-leicester-based-artist-and-teacher-at-attenborough-arts-centre
A new exhibition at the Attenborough Arts Centre will showcase the work of a local artist and teacher who has been an inspiring influence on students at the Centre.
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ITVs Code of a Killer concludes tonight
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/itv2019s-2018code-of-a-killer2019-concludes-tonight
The concluding episode of the two-part ITV fictional drama ‘Code of a Killer’, based on Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys’s discovery of DNA fingerprinting at the University of Leicester and its first use in a murder enquiry, will air tonight (13 April) from 9pm.
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Talking points a range of topics tackled by academics 16 April
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topics-tackled-by-academics-this-week
Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has contributed an article to The Conversation looking into research by NSPCC Childline suggesting that in a poll of nearly 700 12 to 13-year-olds in the UK, one in five had viewed pornographic images...
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Neptunes weather studied by Leicester scientist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/neptunes-weather-studied-by-leicester-scientist
Dr Sarah Casewell (pictured) of the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been involved in a study to examine the weather on Neptune.
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Holocaust awareness event to pay tribute to liberators of Belsen camp
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/holocaust-awareness-event-to-pay-tribute-to-liberators-of-belsen
Today is the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, first celebrated on 8 May 1945, which marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.