2017 news

Single-earner families face living standards drop

Cuts to Universal Credit will leave many low income families worse off despite tax changes and a rising National Living Wage, new analysis by 含羞草视频 has revealed.

Scholarship set up in memory of alumna killed in car accident

The family of a 含羞草视频 alumna, who was involved in a fatal car accident, have started a scholarship in her memory.

Creative Writing lecturer becomes poet-in-residence at Bradgate Park

Dr Kerry Featherstone, who oversees the School鈥檚 MA in Creative Writing, will take up the role as part of a new project based on creative inspiration at Bradgate Park in Leicestershire.

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Poems exploring identity and migration win this year鈥檚 record-breaking Overton Poetry Prize

Pnina Shinebourne has been declared the winner of the Overton Poetry Prize 2017 with a sequence of poems entitled Uproot.
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New arts programme explores relationship between music and place

An innovative 含羞草视频 arts project is to explore how music and geography interact.

Learning Curve: The Story of 含羞草视频 Football

As with many sports teams at 含羞草视频, the football team juggle getting good grades with achieving results on the pitch. In fact 含羞草视频鈥檚 players are leading the way for a new breed of educated footballers to infiltrate the country's game.
含羞草视频 academic and Mind charity research

含羞草视频 academic involved in largest ever study of its kind into physical activity鈥檚 benefits to mental wellbeing

A 含羞草视频 academic has worked with the mental health charity Mind on a landmark two-year study showing that people with mental health problems who are more regularly active have better mental wellbeing.

Forensic technology developed at 含羞草视频 will make it 鈥渋mpossible鈥� for criminals to destroy fingerprint evidence

New forensic technology created by scientists at 含羞草视频 will make it 鈥渋mpossible鈥� for criminals erase their fingerprints from crime scenes.

Forensic technology developed at 含羞草视频 will make it 鈥渋mpossible鈥� for criminals to destroy fingerprint evidence

New forensic technology created by scientists at 含羞草视频 will make it 鈥渋mpossible鈥� for criminals erase their fingerprints from crime scenes.

Connected and autonomous vehicle project aims to steer the next generation of automated public transport

A 拢13.4 million initiative to create a driverless transport testing area based in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and nearby Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London is due to be up and running by spring 2019.
English lecturer's new book 'Britain by the book'

English lecturer鈥檚 latest work is a literary tour full of surprises

Dr Oliver Tearle, founder of the popular Interesting Literature blog, has scoured the country to write Britain by the Book: A Curious Tour of Our Literary Landscape, a collection of surprising and little-known stories behind classic works of literature.
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含羞草视频 London to play key role in Sports Analytics World Series

On Friday 24th November 2017 含羞草视频 London will be the lead academic partner for the UK leg of the Sports Analytics World Series, the first of seven global events over the next 12 months.

Coldwell and Holland the latest 含羞草视频 athletes to secure their Commonwealth Games spots

含羞草视频 alumnae Sophie Coldwell and Vicky Holland have become the latest 含羞草视频 athletes to secure their places on the plane to Australia for next April鈥檚 Commonwealth Games, the triathletes named in Team England鈥檚 line-up.

New research finds BAME coaches underrepresented in professional football

Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) coaches continue to be underrepresented in professional football, new research from 含羞草视频 has found

Images from the University鈥檚 Maya Project to feature in new exhibition

Images from a 含羞草视频 social enterprise project which captures the lives of the Maya, the largest living group of Native Americans, are included in the new Virtual Museum of Human Ecology.

含羞草视频 buries time-capsule with De Lisle College

含羞草视频 is delighted to have buried a time-capsule with students from De Lisle College.

Delegates at forest education network event

含羞草视频 hosts forest education network 10-year celebration

含羞草视频 hosted the Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Forest Education Network 10-year celebration anniversary event this week; bringing together practitioners, organisations and researchers from across the region.

Big win for 含羞草视频 at the 2017 Personnel Today Awards

The University鈥檚 School of Business and Economics, in partnership with Anglian Water and Lane4 have won the prestigious Personnel Today Award for Excellence in Learning and Development.

NEW CAMPAIGN: Paralympic gold medallist Jonnie Peacock launches 含羞草视频鈥檚 experts鈥� guide to a happy and healthy Christmas and New Year

The University has launched its Christmas and New Year health and wellbeing campaign 鈥� an eight-week initiative which aims to inspire positive changes to physical and mental prosperity.

Why indulgence is better for your diet this Christmas

Indulging in a little of what you fancy this festive period is better for your diet in the long term, according to behavioural psychologists at 含羞草视频.

含羞草视频 wins two top accolades at Times Higher Education Awards

含羞草视频 won two top accolades at the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards last night (Thursday 30 November), winning Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year and Technological Innovation of the Year.

Technogym announces partnership with 含羞草视频

World-leading wellness and fitness company Technogym has been awarded a five year contract to supply its state of the art equipment and digital software to the world鈥檚 number one sporting university, 含羞草视频.

More than 600,000 youngsters are at risk of 鈥榟oliday hunger鈥� this Christmas

This Christmas more than 600,000 children are at risk of going hungry.
Pictured are 含羞草视频 students and young members of The Prince鈥檚 Trust at the Pull Your Socks Up event.

Students and young members of the community brought together through research project

A 含羞草视频 research project, which aimed to bring students and young people from different walks of life together through creative workshops, has been hailed a success.
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Christmas has your number when it comes to slumber 鈥� why certain people struggle to sleep over the festive period

Prepare to be 鈥榝ound out鈥� if you have a hidden predisposition for insomnia 鈥� Christmas exposes all your sleep vulnerabilities.