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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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A concert inspired by the songs of endangered birds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/a-concert-inspired-by-the-songs-of-endangered-birds
The Attenborough Arts Centre has commissioned a new concert ‘The Red Species List’, to respond to the current exhibition by internationally acclaimed artists Lucy + Jorge Orta, whose artwork questions the social and ecological sustainability of our planet.
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Beehold our hivestar bumble abode
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/bee-hold-our-hive-star-bumble-abode
Ahead of World Environment Day on Sunday 5 June, students at the University are helping to build replicas of insect natural habitats in two new locations in Leicester.
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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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Nationwide map of air pollution provides insights into nitrogen dioxide levels across the country and within towns and cities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/new-nationwide-map-of-air-pollution-provides-insights-into-nitrogen-dioxide-levels-across-the-country-and-within-towns-and-cities
EarthSense Systems – a joint venture between our University and aerial mapping company BlueSky - has published MappAir® – the first ever high resolution nationwide map of air pollution.
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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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Leicester remembers honorary graduate Tim Pigott-Smith
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-remembers-honorary-graduate-tim-pigott-smith
The University was saddened to learn on 7 April of the death of Tim Pigott-Smith, noted actor and and honorary graduate of the University of Leicester.
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Researchers identify common biological features of different types of asthma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/researchers-identify-common-biological-features-of-different-types-of-asthma
Researchers have identified biological variations in lung tissue samples that for the first time can help identify people with mild asthma from those with moderate or severe asthma.
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20-21 April 2018 event
https://le.ac.uk/crime-representation-anglophone-caribbean/events/april-20-21-2018
Find out more about the speakers from the workshops that focussed on the following themes: violent crime; corruption and white collar crime; crime and the state on 20-21 April 2018.
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Previous Brixworth Lectures
https://le.ac.uk/medieval/events/brixworth-lecture/previous-lectures
Browse our archive of previous Brixworth Lectures, which are organised by the University of Leicester's Medieval Research Centre alongside The Friends of All Saints Church in Brixworth.