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Procession route for Kings cortege announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/procession-route-for-kings-cortege-announced
Preparations are underway for a ceremonial procession bringing King Richard III’s mortal remains to their final resting place in the heart of Leicester.
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The fight for minority rights in the United States to be explored at event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/the-fight-for-minority-rights-forms-2018a-continuous-thread-of-american-history2019-1
Issues of racism - from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s up until today - and how the ongoing fight for minority rights has formed a ‘continual and continuous thread of American history’ will be discussed at an upcoming ‘Remembering Rosa Parks’ event on...
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Speaking out against hate crime at Police event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/speaking-out-against-hate-crime-at-police-event
Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy from the University’s Centre for Hate Studies will be joining a panel discussion about hate crime, alongside the Police Crime Commissioner for Leicester and the mother of hate crime victim Sophie Lancaster.
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Leicestershires unusual historical habits revealed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicestershire2019s-unusual-historical-habits-revealed
From fattening pigs to enjoying a nice slice of crow pie, unusual historical habits in villages throughout Leicestershire have been revealed by our East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA).
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Expert opinions cover football the Bemba conviction and Obamas visit to Cuba
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/expert-opinions-cover-football-the-bemba-conviction-and-obamas-visit-to-cuba
John Williams from the Department of Sociology has written three opinion pieces recently hosted on Think: Leicester.
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Study heralds intensive exercise with intervals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-heralds-intensive-exercise-with-intervals
Short bursts of intensive exercise provide a more “time-efficient” and realistic way of preventing, delaying and managing Type 2 diabetes and also losing weight, a study by our University and the NIHR Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical...
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Millions of people are reading opinion pieces written by Leicester researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/millions-of-people-are-reading-opinion-pieces-written-by-leicester-researchers
Millions of people are reading opinion pieces authored by Leicester academics.
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Geographer to receive national award for promoting diversity in teaching
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/geographer-to-receive-national-award-for-promoting-diversity-in-teaching
The efforts of Dr Margaret Byron (pictured) from the Department of Geography to bring the subjects of race and diversity into geography education have been recognised by a prestigious professional body.
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Accessible, inclusive and relevant - RCMG
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/social-justice/rcmg
Working with museums, galleries and heritage sites to enable them to become more accessible, inclusive and relevant.
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Your arrival
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-arrival
Get ready to start enjoying everything the University and the city have to offer by making sure you’ve completed the final formalities.