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    The Vaughan Forum is a series of talks, workshops and discussions which are for anyone who is curious and wants to find out more.

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    About Us

    We are a cooperative community benefit society set up to provide university-level education dedicated to the needs of part-time learners and to those wanting ‘a second chance’ to study.

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    Vaughan College Discovery Circles are member-led learning communities.

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    Archaeology for All: Community archaeology in Leicestershire

    Archaeology for All: Community archaeology in Leicestershire

    Matt Morris (Archaeology) will deliver a talk on: Archaeology for All: Community Archaeology in Leicestershire.

    Psychological Evidence in Murder Trials

    Psychological Evidence in Murder Trials

    Professor Colman has given expert psychological witness in a number of murder trials, four of which will be discussed in this talk.

    What it’s like to be a person: Reflections on a module for a multi-disciplinary degree

    What it’s like to be a person: Reflections on a module for a multi-disciplinary degree

    This is an interdisciplinary issue involving the pleasure of computer science, free will, consciousness, linguistics, poetry and how people get on with each other.

    Later Life and new approaches to learning

    Our next Open Research Forum will be led by Dr Jane Watts who will be talk on ‘Restor(y)ing Retirement course – new approaches to learning for  Transitions in Later Life’. As Jane explains: ‘The Restor(y)ing Retirement pilot project explores the

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    Christmas and New Year closing

    Leicester Vaughan College will be closed for Christmas and New Year from 22 December 2018 to the 1 January 2019 (inclusive). The College will reopen on 2 January 2019. LVC wishes its students, tutors and members a joyful festive season

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    Concessions for course fees

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    Free taster session for counselling course

    There are a limited number of places left for our second free taster session for the course ‘Counselling and Relationship Skills’ which is taking place on Wednesday 24 October, 6-7 pm. Counselling skills help us to communicate effectively and relate

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    Our next open research forum

    This will be on Tuesday 13 November and will be a talk delivered by Dr Alexander Hall of Birmingham University. He will talking on: ‘The Stream of Life: evolution, Julian Huxley, and humanism on the BBC’ Alexander Hall is a historian based at the University of Birmingham  whose primary area of

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    Barking in the wilderness? Making the case for adult learning

    Barking in the wilderness? Making the case for adult learning

    “How is it that at a time when there has never been a greater need for adult learning, there is so little public commitment to securing an informed democracy with critically engaged citizens.”

    Information Open Evenings for Courses

    LVC is hosting two ‘open evenings’ at the Leicester Adult Education College on Belvoir Street. Come and find out about our non-accredited courses for this Autumn, our Open Research Forums and learn more about Leicester Vaughan College Community Benefit Society.

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