Welcome to the News Centre
The News Centre, which consists of the Press Office and Corporate Communications, welcomes news and event information from across the University and provides a central source for media enquiries, both proactively by contacting journalists about our latest research and events, and also reactively by providing expert commentators on a daily basis.
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New hope for gay communities after Typhoon Haiyan disasterUniversity of Leicester researcher discovers LGBT acceptance in Typhoon Haiyan-affected areas two years after devastating typhoon |
News Highlights
Eighth annual University of Leicester literary festival promises to explore the magic of Wonderland, the mystery of Jack the Ripper and the genius of James Joyce |
Richard III, College Court and University arts centre celebrated at regional tourism awards |
World-class bioscience investment at University of Leicester |
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Literary Leicester festival takes place between Wednesday 11 November and Saturday 14 November |
Projects involving the University of Leicester score gold awards |
Inward investment into the knowledge economy sees more than £1.5million go to pioneering work that impacts on health |
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The Beginnings Of Wisdom -The Challenge For Engineering Education
In this podcast, Professor Atkinson discusses the challenges caused by a gap in engineering skills.
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James Bond - Interview with Professor James Chapman |
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| Leicester Geographers were commissioned by the National Trust to revisit a pioneering mapping project to determine the location and nature of land use change along the coast. | Professor James Chapman, Director of Film Studies at the University of Leicester, reflects on 53 years of James Bond on the silver screen. | In this video, members of the University’s community discuss their experiences of being treated differently because of their gender. |
