Henrietta O'Connor

Our book now published but emotions mixed in the absence of Andy. We added a preface to acknowledge his immense contribution to the field.

@pjalmond Congratulations!

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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 @NCanagarajah wonkhe.com/blogs/how-univ…

@MairiWatson @UniofHerts Congratulations Mairi

Welcomed back from leave today with cards and flowers from colleagues to congratulate me on my professorship (from 1 August) and appointment as Deputy Vice Chancellor (from 1 January) ⁦⁦The @UniofHerts⁩ community is fantastic 🤩

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 @UniOfLeicester alumni in key roles @Smithsonian. We look forward to partnering for 100 more years

Impressive views - inside and out! A great day at the super @uniofleicester Sir Bob Burgess Building for the @Leicester_Ed Departmental Meeting & Conference, with guest speakers including @hso1 @WilliamDarler @innovateuk plus an #inclusion workshop by @UniOfLeics_EDI #education

Well done to @LeicesterUnion and colleagues in @UniOfLeics_EDI, @AttenboroughAC and the Women's Forum for organising such a fantastic range of events to mark International Women's Week @uniofleicester. le.ac.uk/iwd #EmbraceEquity

I am proud of the support that @uniofleicester and @LeicesterUnion 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

Alongside the @AttenboroughAC, @LeicesterUnion, the Disability Staff Forum, and our various departments, the @uniofleicester 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: 🧵

@SpaceCraigUK @spacegovuk Congratulations! Great news Craig - look forward to hearing more about it

Absolutely delighted to be joining @spacegovuk in this important new role. Really looking forward to working with the UK space family to drive up investment, by making the UK the best place to start and grow a space business 🚀🛰️

News | Dickens codebreakers have best of times at Higher Education ‘Oscars’. 🏆 👉 le.ac.uk/news/2022/nove… #CitizensOfChange | #THEAwards | @Arts_UoL

My warmest congratulations to @uniofleicester’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

Great to have so many students and staff including SU officers engaging with the Dignity and Respect pledge signing today #AntiBullyingWeek #ReachOut

What an incredible two days we at #LeaderBoard with a talented cohort of candidates & inspirational speakers. Thank you to @AzeemRafiq30 who spoke so candidly & eloquently about the need for representation at board level on Wednesday evening. We are empowering tomorrow’s change!

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 @hughjconsulting wonkhe.com/blogs/higher-e…

Attenborough Tower this evening #RemembranceDay @uniofleicester @LeicesterCSSAH

Great to see stories in print about #leicester’s #heritageactionzone @betaxleicester @DocMediaCentre @tinawotbox

Last week University of Leicester @uniofleicester 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

Leicester Heritage Partnership meeting this evening in the new Percy Gee Building at @uniofleicester. 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 @Leicester_Ed 75th birthday celebrations today. The school is driving innovative partnerships with education providers, locally and nationally, to promote inclusive education. #CitizensofChange

It was great to welcome a delegation from the @sciencemuseum 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