English news
Event places spotlight on Leicester and Leicestershire’s literary scene
Dr Corinne Fowler will be part of event shedding light on Leicester's bustling literary talent on Wednesday 11 July
Recognising and using children’s home languages in the primary classroom
How feasible is this in all schools? Elizabeth Bailey of the University of Lincoln will discussing the topic in detail.
Desert Island Discs: more than just a resource for good music
Academics will share their research into the long-running radio programme, and its valuable role in linguistic research, on 16 May
Creative Writing Masterclass
Monday 30 April 2018 - Acclaimed novelist Kerry Young (honorary Creative Writing Fellow at the University of Leicester) will be giving a Creative Writing masterclass as part of the MA in Creative Writing; but the event will be open to all.
Landmark Poetry
Poet, author and broadcaster Lemn Sissay MBE to deliver the 7th Annual Creative Writing Lecture on Wednesday 9 May
Leicester passes 5 million readers milestone on The Conversation
With topics ranging from Facebook data to Julius Caesar, to heart attack risk factors and how colour can help us communicate, Leicester experts have contributed a wide variety of opinion articles to the platform
The V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize 2018
The Royal Society of Literature’s annual prize for unpublished stories is now open for entries. There is a prize of £1,000, and the winning entry will be published in Prospect online and in the RSL Review.
New Research Projects - Spring 2018
New research projects within the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
Children’s experiences and responses to war in the nineteenth century
BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker Dr Emma Butcher to discuss research into the writing of child soldiers on BBC Radio 3 on Thursday 22 March
Student shortlisted for Welsh Government’s highest accolade
Mercy Ngulube is dedicated to reducing the stigma around HIV and supporting other young people with the virus
