Fundraisers and Forums
February Forum
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.
Annual General Meeting – Report
Report of the Annual General Meeting on 18 January 2023
LVC Fifth Anniversary Celebration
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.
Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting will take place via Zoom on 18 January 2023 at 6pm. During the meeting, Directors will present the Annual Report of Activities and the Financial Report. The meeting will also elect new board members, including a new Chair as will we
Our first in-person research forum since March 2020
We are excited to announce that our next forum will be an in-person event. This is the first one since early March 2020, just before the first lockdown. The Forum will be a suitably-themed talk for December: gift-giving and giving
Gifts and Giving in the Middle Ages
Dr Deirde O’Sullivan, from Archaeology at the University of Leicester, gives us insights into gifts and giving in the middle ages.
University Partnerships in Leicestershire
November Open Research Forum, led by Fi Donovan of De Montfort, University, will be about Leicestershire University Partnership, an partnership formed by the three universities of Leicestershire in conjunction with Leicester and Leicestershire’s local governments.
November forum: The Universities Partnership in Leicestershire: ambitions and next steps in education for all
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.
October’s Forum – Civilian Internment in Britain during WW1
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?
Living with the Wire
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?