News and Events
College students to present at Festival of Postgraduate Research
College of Social Science students will present at the annual Festival of Postgraduate Research on topics including the influence of domestic violence on women's involvement in crime and the Political Representation of Animals
Buzzing with success: University of Leicester student wins major award for debut novel
Alexander Maskill, University of Leicester Politics student, wins the 2013 Terry Pratchett prize for first novel, with “The Hive”
Social work, social media and the Search for life on Mars: Free lunchtime lectures at Leicester Adult Education College
University of Leicester post graduate students to give free public talks
Call for Social Science staff and students to fill out questionnaire and have a chance of winning £500 in Amazon vouchers.
All Social Sciences students and staff invited to take part in a short questionnaire exploring internet use, passwords and personality.
Leicester Award for Employability Skills: Develop your Business and Enterprise skills
Don’t miss the opportunity to develop your Business and Enterprise skills and knowledge and hear from Business experts.
Online Networking & Employability Award
An opportunity has arisen for students to develop their personal brand and explore their potential of social media in improving career prospects through the Online Networking and Employability Award (ONE).
Leicester Exchanges hosts discussions on North Korea
University of Leicester academics give their take on the political situation in North Korea
Research Development Fund 2012/2013
The College of Social Science has set aside a total of £100,000 in its budget to the Research Development Fund (RDF) for the academic year 2012/2013.
College of Social Science funding for research student reading groups, discussion groups etc
We are pleased to announce that the College is now able to provide funding for tea, coffee and biscuits to support initiatives such as reading/ discussion groups or groups where students present their work to each other, where these are organized on the students' initiative. This is in order that we support activities which are ongoing in some departments and Schools (Economics, Education and Management), and encourage other initiatives of this kind.
Academics ask whether UKIP can move beyond the European question
Political experts from the University have entered into the EU debate in a new blog
Air power in the new millennium
A military expert will give a lecture at the University of Leicester on the exercise of air power on Wednesday 20 March
University of Leicester event highlights new research into the Conservative Party
Leading scholars to discuss new findings on the Conservative Party at the University of Leicester
New Labour’s impact: lessons learned?
University of Leicester to host conference reflecting on thirteen years of New Labour
Careers Opportunity: Media Fellowships
Do you want to put science in the headlines? If you do then the British Science Association Media Fellowships are for you. Experience first-hand how science is reported by spending 3-6 weeks on a summer placement with a press, broadcast or online journalist such as the Guardian, The Irish Times or BBC.
Are you thinking about postgraduate study?
University of Leicester to host Postgraduate Open Evening on Tuesday 19th March
Politics students to study official Houses of Parliament module
University of Leicester selected to deliver new module
Creating impact from Leicester’s research: 28 February 2013 event
Academics, including Dr Leah Bassel from the Department of Sociology, will share their experience of creating impact from Leicester’s research at an event on 28 February, organised as part of Research Focus Week.
Refugee issues under the spotlight at University of Leicester
Students to hold University’s second Refugee Week from February 25 to March 3
What influence has the UK had in shaping the EU as we know it?
University of Leicester academic appears on live panel discussion hosted by the European Parliament and Business for New Europe
Honorary Graduate No.1: Diana Garnham
Diana Garnham, Chief Executive of the Science Council and former University of Leicester student, was bestowed an honorary degree of Doctors of Laws from the University of Leicester on Friday 25 January.
