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Leicester academic discusses assisted suicide legislation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-academic-discusses-assisted-suicide-legislation
Dr Clark Hobson, from the University's School of Law, has written an article for BioEdge which examines the possibility of the blanket ban on assisted suicide in the UK being overturned. In the article for BioEdge, Dr Hobson said: "Noel Conway is 67 years old.
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Gentrification expert discusses 'managed decline' of estates for BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/gentrification-expert-discusses-2018managed-decline2019-of-estates-for-bbc
The managed decline of inner-city social housing Loretta Lees, Professor of Human Geography at the University of Leicester, comments on councils' increasingly common policy of managed decline of inner-city estates ahead of regeneration.
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Leicester scientist discusses BepiColombo mission to Mercury
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-professor-discusses-bepicolombo-mission-to-mercury
Professor Emma Bunce, Principal Investigator of the Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer (MIXS) - one of the main instruments on the upcoming BepiColombo Mercury mission which was designed and built by Leicester researchers, has been interviewed about the mission for BBC...
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Expert discusses popularity of ITVs Love Island with the BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-discusses-popularity-of-itvs-love-island-with-the-bbc
The phenomenon that is ‘Love Island’ on ITV2 was discussed by an academic from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology today (Wednesday, 12 July) on BBC Radio Leicester.
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British developments in mining to be discussed at international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/british-developments-in-mining-to-be-discussed-at-international-conference
Professor Gawen Jenkin from the Department of Geology has been invited to Peru in September in order to discuss major British developments in mining and processing.
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Implementing lecture capture event 11 Sep 2017 – Pedagogy, Practice and Policy discussions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/10/02/implementing-lecture-capture-event-11-sep-2017-pedagogy-practice-and-policy-discussions/
Posted by Catherine Leyland in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on October 2, 2017 As part of the ‘ Implementing lecture capture – what are we learning ‘ event on Monday 11 September 2017, we held discussions on the theme of Pedagogy, Practice and...
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Lecturer on FT podcast discusses Galileo Brexit and space policy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/lecturer-on-ft-podcast-discusses-galileo-brexit-and-space-policy
Dr Bleddyn Bowen from HyPIR has featured as the guest on the Financial Times’ latest episode of their fortnightly podcast Brexit Unspun to discuss the recent events in space policy and Brexit negotiations, in light of Bleddyn’s singular expertise on the political and security...
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Student discusses mental health support at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/student-discusses-mental-health-support-at-leicester
During Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14 May), student Katie Sinfield (pictured), who studies Geology at our University, has written a blog for ITV Central about her work as a mental health advocate.
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Returning graduate to discuss how to make cities safer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/returning-graduate-to-discuss-how-to-make-cities-safer
Dr Allan Bonner (pictured), who founded crisis communications consultancy Allan Bonner Communications Management, will be visiting the Civil Safety and Security Unit on 29 July, where he received his MSc in Disaster Management, during a tour to promote his latest book...
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University Provost discusses proposals for universities to run schools
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/university-provost-discusses-proposals-for-universities-to-run-schools
The University’s Provost Professor Mark Peel has written a piece for the Times Educational Supplement discussing the Government’s consultation paper ‘Schools that work for everyone’ – asking whether universities should also be required to run a school.