Degree-level part-time courses, workshops, and seminars
A talk on a more positive aspect of the wartime experience for prisoners of war who had already been through the hell of battle, wounding and incarceration - humanitarian internment in neutral Switzerland.
Why are business and organisational studies so neglected by universities and other education institutions? This special Forum considers how such narrow thinking has taken over most aspects of our society.
This talk will look at German and Austrian civilian internees on the Isle of Man during the First World War. How did they cope with 'living with the wire' for anything up to 5 years in captivity?
A Forum of interest to those who want to find out more about the activities and aims of the Universities Partnership in Leicestershire. It will also appeal to those who are interested more broadly in the concept of the 'civic university' and its role in promoting widening participation and reawakening adult education within the university sector.
Dr Deirde O'Sullivan, from Archaeology at the University of Leicester, gives us insights into gifts and giving in the middle ages.
Leicester Vaughan College is five years old! Join us at our anniversary event consisting of a programme of short inspirational talks in a magazine style.. Celebrate with our members and supporters, review our story so far and find out what plans we have for the future.
Is knowledge power? Professor John Holford reflects on the impact of Nottingham University's adult education department and what it contributed to the city and the surrounding area.
Prashant Kidambi talks about the 'Indian' cricket team's debut in imperial Britain in 1911 and how the idea of India was fashioned on the cricket pitch.
A talk on Modernist architecture, sculpture, and new towns in the UK during the 20th century
This talks discusses how pilgrimage differs from other forms of travel and why does it remain popular today.