
Henrietta O'Connor
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Professor of Sociology and Provost and DVC @uniofleicester
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27-10-2008 13:08:46
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Great day National Space Centre and Space Park Leicester with Richard Dunn @mackinnon_abbie to view the future of space in Leicester


The much anticipated ‘The Leicester Heritage Trail’ Guide is now available from Visit Leicester . It lists over 170 Heritage Panels across the city, showing history from Roman Leicester to the modern city. Also available as a pdf online: storyofleicester.info. ℹ️ 🚶🏽📍


It was great to welcome a delegation from the Science Museum for #CosmicCoffee, including incoming Head of the School of Museum Studies, Dr Tilly Blyth. We also welcomed Biocarbon Robotics, who showcased their impressive reforestation drone. Thanks for joining us! #networking



Leicester Heritage Partnership meeting this evening in the new Percy Gee Building at University of Leicester. Loved hearing about all the news and wonderful projects from the different local heritage groups. New university buildings have been named after eminent and inspiring women.

I was delighted to welcome staff and students, past and present, to University of Leicester School of Education 75th birthday celebrations today. The school is driving innovative partnerships with education providers, locally and nationally, to promote inclusive education. #CitizensofChange


Last week University of Leicester University of Leicester delivered an excellent employability skills session to year 12 students, preparing them for their mock interview day this week and for their future careers. #serve #support #success


Great to see stories in print about #leicester’s #heritageactionzone BETA X Documentary Media Centre Tina Barton


Attenborough Tower this evening #RemembranceDay University of Leicester College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities


NEW on Wonkhe: This week's card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to a living memorial to those who served in the War to End All Wars Hugh Jones wonkhe.com/blogs/higher-e…


What an incredible two days we at #LeaderBoard with a talented cohort of candidates & inspirational speakers. Thank you to Azeem Rafiq who spoke so candidly & eloquently about the need for representation at board level on Wednesday evening. We are empowering tomorrow’s change!



Alongside the Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester Students’ Union, the Disability Staff Forum, and our various departments, the University of Leicester is proud to be celebrating International Day of Disabled People with a number of open events. #IDoPD #IDPWD See the thread below for a list of events: 🧵


My warmest congratulations to University of Leicester’s Dr Claire Wood from @Arts_UoL for winning a @TimesHigherEd award for Research project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Well done to all winners and nominees. #THEAwards #CitizensofChange



I am proud of the support that University of Leicester and Leicester Students’ Union are providing to our students, staff, and the local community during the cost of living crisis. You can find out about our many initiatives and programmes here: le.ac.uk/news/2022/dece… #CitizensofChange


Well done to Leicester Students’ Union and colleagues in Equity, Diversity & Inclusion @ Uni of Leicester, Attenborough Arts Centre and the Women's Forum for organising such a fantastic range of events to mark International Women's Week University of Leicester. le.ac.uk/iwd #EmbraceEquity


Impressive views - inside and out! A great day at the super University of Leicester Sir Bob Burgess Building for the University of Leicester School of Education Departmental Meeting & Conference, with guest speakers including Henrietta O'Connor @WilliamDarler Innovate UK plus an #inclusion workshop by Equity, Diversity & Inclusion @ Uni of Leicester #education


It was an honour to mark our 100-year relationship with Smithsonian by signing an MoU and gifting books which represent the University’s research. It is inspiring to see so many University of Leicester alumni in key roles Smithsonian. We look forward to partnering for 100 more years


NEW on Wonkhe: Nishan Canagarajah shares the work the University of Leicester is doing to coalesce investment, effort, and support to provide new opportunities in northwest Leicester Nishan Canagarajah wonkhe.com/blogs/how-univ…
