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Academics, poets, activists and members of the public discuss responses to migration crisis during event at Leicester Cathedral on 13 July 2018
Post-World Cup blues? Delve into the history of the beautiful game
Latest edition of free online course exploring football origins, fandom and politics runs from 16 July
Expert opinions cover middle-aged entrepreneurs, descended testicles in mammals, heatwaves, sex work, football, heritage sites and coral reefs
The Conversation and Think: Leicester talking points: a range of topical issues recently tackled by academics 1 - 31 July
Why public health campaigns and the BMI scale may do more harm than good- claim
Dr Oli Williams explains why governments and corporations should deal with the social determinants of health and obesity, as opposed to their symptoms
The Enemy Within? A Tale of Muslim Britain
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi to speak at the University on 21 June
Film highlights experiences of children in the Calais 'Jungle'
The film screening on Monday 21 May will be followed by a question and answer session and panel discussion
Study shows large gender imbalance in funding given for cancer research
Male researchers receive more than three times as much funding as female researchers
Expert opinions cover Zuma, masculinity, Facebook data, railway reforms, the NHS and social media
The Conversation and Think: Leicester talking points: a range of topical issues recently tackled by academics 15 March - 30 April
‘Fighting Gender Injustice in a Changing World’ Baroness Shami Chakrabarti
6pm Thursday 10th May Peter Williams Lecture Theatre, University of Leicester
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
Facebook scandal and its effects in Southeast Asia
Dr Athina Karatzogianni appeared on BBC World News on 5 April
The future of the media in the wake of Trump and Brexit
Experts to gather at conference to take place on Wednesday 21 February
Public invited to explore what it means ‘to be at home’
Leicester event to consider issues surrounding inclusion and belonging
Event to unravel Europe’s ‘migration crisis’
Professor Heaven Crawley will share first-hand experiences of migrants detailed in a new book at free public talk on 17 January
Free online course to offer insights into Leicester City Football Club’s historic Premier League win
University of Leicester, De Montfort University, Leicester City Football Club and FutureLearn to offer online course exploring football origins, fandom, politics and the effect of the club’s historic 2015/16 season
Festival event turns spotlight on Diversity in Leicester
‘Diversity and the City’ will take place on 7 December
Expert opinions cover James Bond, sexual harassment in the media, kindness, science diplomacy and 'the beautiful game'
The Conversation and Think: Leicester talking points: a range of topical issues recently tackled by academics 1 - 15 November
Migrants' experiences of life in UK is focus of University of Leicester event
Public invited to launch of new research at Resource for London on Thursday 16 November 2017 at 6.30pm
Impact of Chinese students in Leicester is focus of TV programme
Our academic contributes to discussion on BBC
