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Social media and riots - a double-edged sword - 14/10/2011

Lecturer in Media and Communication Dr Paul Reilly discusses the role of the likes of Twitter and Facebook in times of civil unrest.

Award-winning study quantifies benefit of work placements - 04/10/2011

The good book - 01/10/2011

The year 2011 is the 400th anniversary of the edition of The Bible known either as the King James or Authorised Version. It cannot have escaped the notice of anyone with half an interest in the subject that throughout the media one of our principal national experts is the University of Leicester’s Professor of Renaissance Studies, Gordon Campbell.

Teaching that inspires, research that changes the world - 01/10/2011

Leicester invests in mind and body - 30/09/2011

Multi-million pound programme of new projects will see creation of new facilities for education and sport

A kingdom for a course - 29/09/2011

Study of English is brought to life in dramatic fashion at the University of Leicester

Food for thought for inquiring minds - 29/09/2011

The University of Leicester’s School of Education is the principal centre in England for the EU-funded Fibonacci Project – a major European scheme aimed at encouraging relevant and practical learning in primary and secondary schools.

Letting the brain take the strain - 29/09/2011

Neuroscientists at the University of Leicester, in collaboration with researchers from Poland and Japan, announced the discovery of a critical and previously unknown pathway in the brain that is linked to our response to stress.