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The Invisible Religious Hate Crime: Shiaphobia Amid Ashura Commemorations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2023/10/27/the-invisible-religious-hate-crime-shiaphobia-amid-ashura-commemorations/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on October 27, 2023 Michael Dhanoya – PGR Researcher Earlier this year around the 27-28 July crowds of Muslim men and women took to the streets worldwide.
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Joe Orton’s ‘Entertaining Mr Sloane’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/05/06/joe-ortons-entertaining-mr-sloane/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on May 6, 2014 Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane was first performed at the New Arts Theatre Club 50 years ago today.
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Earth observation images reveal extent of ferocious forest fires in Siberia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/siberian-fires
According to Russia’s forestry agency, this year’s fires have ravaged more than 14m hectares, making it the second-worst fire season since the turn of the century.
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Festival of Careers
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/careers/festival-of-careers
Our annual Festival of Careers is a huge graduate recruitment event with a wide range of top employers from across many sectors visiting the Leicester campus.
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Coaching and Officiating Pathway Award
https://le.ac.uk/sports/coaching-pathway
Find out more about the Coaching and Officiating Pathway Award at Leicester.
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Peptide from fish could help in battle against cardiovascular disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/peptide-from-fish-could-help-in-battle-against-cardiovascular-disease
A major international review of a peptide originally found in fish that could be used in the battle against cardiovascular disease has been published.
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Leicester expert provides research to House of Commons on homophobia in sport
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-expert-provides-research-to-house-of-commons-on-homophobia-in-sport
A University expert from the Department of Media, Communications and Sociology has given evidence to a House of Commons Select Committee as part of efforts to address homophobia in sport.
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About the Mayer family
https://le.ac.uk/igan/about
Backed by the Mayer family’s transformative funding, Leicester’s IgAN Research Group drives global breakthroughs in kidney disease treatment and care.
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Battlefield feeling changing perceptions of masculinity in war
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/2018battlefield-feeling2019-changes-perceptions-of-masculinity-in-war
A new project led by Dr Holly Furneaux from the School of English will shake up traditional views of masculinity on the battlefield by exploring the heroism of the English ‘Boy Captain’ Audley Lempriere, who gave his life fighting during the Crimean War.
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Mary McIntosh (1936-2013)
https://le.ac.uk/about/campus-development/freemens/freemens-building-names/mary-mcintosh
Mary McIntosh, a lecturer and influential sociologist, was a founding member of the Leicester Campaign for Racial Equality and involved in setting up the Gay Liberation Front.